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A festival première of the film ‘In-Laws 3’ at BellaTOFIFEST IFF!
We’ve already had two weddings. This means we’re in for a christening. The favourite film characters loved so much by Polish cinema enthusiasts come back in the already third instalment of this great cinema blockbuster. Feel invited to come and see the festival première of the comedy ‘In-Laws 3’ More »
Dziadku, wiejemy! – A family meeting with Jan Peszek and Olga Chajdas at the BellaTOFIFEST IFF!
Summertime is meant for adventures, travelling, and using imagination. But it is even beyond little Jagoda to think that her imagination combined with the temper of her grandpa Jeremi will take them as far as to a meeting with a dragon! More »
The début film ‘Bałtyk’ from Iga Lis to be screened at the BellaTOFIFEST IFF!
Long before the beaches and resorts along the Polish coastline got devoured by the contemporary face of tourism, local small businesses used to be one of the main attractions in the area. One of them was the smoking chamber ‘U Mieci,’ famous for its top quality smoked fish. This year, we have a special treat for all those who not only miss that taste, but also the holiday vibrations of old. More »
10 to 11
11’e 10 kala · dir. Pelin Esmer
Turkey, Germany, France 2009, 110’
Polish premiere
Trailer
10 to 11 is the story of a passionate collector Mithat and the concierge of the building, Ali. For Mithat Istanbul is as vast as his collections and for Ali is nothing more than a few blocks around the building. When the neighbors decide to have the building rebuilt with the fear of earthquake and the wish for a more valuable house, Mithat’s most challenging struggle to save his collections begins. The building becomes the common destiny of these two men living alone. Their relationship that begins with the collaboration to save the continuity of the collections changes track with Mithat’s handing Istanbul over to Ali and ends when they involuntarily change each other’s fate.
| Director: | Pelin Esmer |
| Screenplay: | Pelin Esmer |
| Cinematography: | Özgür Eken |
| Editing: | Ayhan Ergürsel, Pelin Esmer, Cem Yildirim |
| Cast: | Nejat Isler, Mithat Esmer, Laçin Ceylan, Tayanç Ayaydin |
| Awards: | Nagroda Specjalna Jury / Special Prize Of The Jury (MFF / IFF Istambul 2009); Najlepszy Film / Best Film, Najlepszy Scenariusz / Best Screenplay (Adana Golden Boll Film Festival 2009); FIPRESCI Award (2009); Najlepszy Film / Best Film (Rotterdam Film Festival) |
Pelin Esmer was born in 1972 and grew up in Istanbul. After she majored in sociology in Istanbul, she attended the cinema workshop of the Turkish director Yavuz Ozkan. She worked as a first assistant director in a number of Turkish and foreign projects, including documentaries, features and commercials. She gave lectures about documentary film-making at Istanbul Kadir Has University in Istanbul.
Filmography:
- 2002: The Collector
- 2005: The Play
- 2009: 10 to 11
