“Manug’s Journey” film project is the winner of the Armenian-Turkish cinema platform

Yerevan, July 19, ARMENPRESS: The “Manug’s Journey” film project of Ozlem Sariyildiz was the winner of the Armenian-Turkish cinema platform. The author was awarded a $10,000 prize. The cinema platform was being held in the framework of “Golden Apricot” International Film Festival.

As “Armenpress” was informed by the Film Festival Press Department, nine filmmakers from Armenia and Turkey selected from 25 applications by the cinema platform pre-electoral commission, participated in the Yerevan workshop. The participating film projects are: Mariam Ohanyan’s “Old Plane Branch”, Arsen Arakelyan’s “Dialogue”, Erdal Bilij’s “Looking for Manug”, Ozlem Sariyildiz’s "Manug’s Journey”, Gagik Ghazare’s “My and Your Sunday”, Gagik Harutyunyan’s “One Life, One Love”, Ashot Mkrtchyan’s "Salem Abdul-Karim”, Zeynel Koch’s "Silent Tombs” and Deria Durmaz’s "Rainbow".

During the three-day workshop two unfinished films were presented: “It is very wonderful- from America to Bitlis” (director Lusin Dink, producer Soner Alper) and “Back to Gyuryun” (director Adrine Grigoryan, producer Kara Marstn). Individual meetings between the Armenian and Turkish filmmakers and trainers were also held. There was also a lecture on fund finding for film production and support in Europe.

Armenia-Turkey cinema platform was formed in 2008 in the result of the cooperation between “Golden Apricot” International Film Festival and Anadolu Kultur, through which the two countries’ film directors can cooperate and create films. Since its creation the ATCP supported the Armenian and Turkish film directors to create 12 films.