Eskişehir will be hosting “Uluslararası Turkuaz Sinema Günleri” (International Turquoise Film Days) between Feb. 24 and 27 as a part of events organized under “Eskişehir: The Culture Capital of Turkic World” initiative
By Özlem Sakin
Twenty films from the Turkic World will be screened in Turkey's north-western city, Eskişehir, by the Eskişehir Turkic World Culture Capital Agency along with 20 foreign films and 50 local ones. The festival will also offer workshops and panel discussions to the festival goers.
Hocakulu Narlıyev, Turkmenistan's genius director will organize a workshop called "Scenario Stories", which hones in on the ingredients for writing a film script. Another noteworthy workshop is the "Make-up Workshop", where Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University professors will give make-up tips to attendees.
Alima Okeyeva, daughter of Tolomuş Okeyev, a major name in Kirgiz cinema, will attend the "Cinema of Tolmuş Okeyev" seminar. The current status, problems and future of the Turkic cinema will be discussed during the panel "Turkic World Cinema", which will consist of many important names from the Turkic cinema world.
A special Turkic film world exhibit, "Frames and Portraits from the Turkic Cinema World", will display scenes from movies shot in Turkic countries and provinces and portraits of the most important actors and actresses of the region. A three-volume encyclopaedia prepared by Prof. Tevfik İsmailov and titled "History of Cinema in Turkic Republics" and published by the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University's Fine Arts Foundation, will be distributed to attendees. The encyclopaedia focuses on the contribution of the region to Soviet cinema and the lives and works of important directors.
The director and former manager of Tanrıdağ Uyghur Film Studios from the Xingjian Uyghur Autonomous Region, Firdevsi Azizi, who arrived in Turkey before the festival, stated that more cooperation is needed between the two countries, especially when considering their common cultural values. Azizi especially highlighted the importance of creating projects focusing on historical figures in the region.
Festival Director, İhsan Kabil, expressed the aim of the festival as "creating a common cinematic language and aesthetic, reflecting the common values, cultures and past in the region." Kabil also said that Turkey lies on very colorful grounds in the world and added, "If we improve cooperation with the Middle Eastern Geography and the Muslim World, cinema will serve as another platform where problems in the region can be discussed, shown and solutions can be offered through the language of art."
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