13 December 2016 – ‘Haftasonu’ will be screened alongside all award-winning films of the most recent International Short Film Festival of Cyprus! The Market of the Old Town Hall of Nicosia in Cyprus will host this special event on 21 December 2016 from 6pm.
21 October 2016 – Great news! The main actor Izel Seylani in my film ‘Haftasonu’ has been awarded for his acting performance at the International Short Film Festival of Cyprus!
15 October 2016 – The 14th Mediterranean Short Film Festival of Tangier came to an end today; it was an amazing experience where I got the chance to meet many talented filmmakers and watch a diverse range of quality films! The memories won’t be forgotten! Click here to see some images from the festival.
15 August 2016 – ‘Haftasonu’ has been selected to be screened at the FerFilm International Film Festival in Kosovo. The festival will be taking place between 2-6 September 2016. Click here for more details on the festival.
11 August 2016 – ‘Brother’ has been accepted at the 13th Reykjavík International Film Festival! Congrats to my buddy and colleague Alasdair Bayne! The film will be screened as part of the ‘Icelandic Short Documentaries’ section of the festival, which will take place between 29 September – 9 October 2016. Read more about the festival here.
2 August 2016 – ‘Haftasonu’ is going to Morocco! My film has been selected for the 14th Mediterranean Short Film Festival of Tangier, taking place between 10-15 October 2016! Click here for more details on the festival.
29 July 2016 – My film ‘Haftasonu’ has been selected for participation in the upcoming International Short Film Festival of Cyprus 2016! Congrats to the whole cast and crew! The festival will take place between 15-21 October 2016! Click here for more details on the festival.
15 July 2016 – ‘Brother’, a short documentary directed by my close friend Alasdair Bayne is nearly complete! I was able to be a part of this beautiful piece of filmmaking as the Assistant Editor. Click here for Alasdair’s official website.
2 May 2016 – Another project that has been gestating for a long time is a book inspired by the story of Haftasonu (Weekend). Written by my good friend and Cypriot artist Gurkan Gokasan and titled ‘Golgedeki Notlar’ (which translates to ‘Notes Beneath the Shadow’), this book will contain letters, poems and other writings. To be released in Cyprus in June 2016. Click here for more details.
29 April 2016 – We had an enjoyable chat with Denise Phillips today on Bayrak Int. FM 105 about my film ‘Weekend’.
23 April 2016 – Today I had the opportunity to talk about ‘Weekend’ on Cypriot TV channel BRT-2! Many thanks to presenter Can Gazi!
14 April 2016 – We had a great ‘Cast, Crew & Supporters’ screening of Haftasonu (Weekend)! It was great to hear the positive comments from everyone! Click here to see some photos from the event!
25 February 2016 – Haftasonu (Weekend) is complete and had its first preview screening! Thanks for everyone who came and supported us. Such a great feeling to see another project successfully screened. Check out some of the photos from the evening by clicking here!
22 January 2016 – The trailer for ‘Weekend’ is now online! Click here to watch the trailer on Vimeo!
21 January 2016 – The first preview screening for ‘Weekend’ will be happening on Thursday 25 February 2016 at 7pm at the Yunus Emre Turkish Cultural Centre in London!
20 January 2016 – The Facebook page for ‘Weekend’ goes live! Click here to link to like and share!