The Match Factory has acquired the international rights to the recently remastered 4K version of Fatih Akin’s 2005 documentary “Crossing the Bridge — The Sound of Istanbul.” The film is celebrating its new restored version with the premiere tomorrow at Red Sea Film Festival.
In the film, Akin goes on a journey through Istanbul, the city that bridges Europe and Asia, and challenges familiar notions of East and West. His voyage led to the discovery of a broad spectrum of music ranging from modern electronic, rock and hip-hop to classical “Arabesque.”
“Crossing the Bridge – The Sound of Istanbul” is a crossover experience of both traditional and modern music where East meets West in the bustling Bosporus metropolis. The documentary is a significant component of Akin’s filmography with a mix of Turkish culture, German background and a good pinch of music and lifestyle.
“This restored documentation can serve as a reminder of what was lost.
In the film, Akin goes on a journey through Istanbul, the city that bridges Europe and Asia, and challenges familiar notions of East and West. His voyage led to the discovery of a broad spectrum of music ranging from modern electronic, rock and hip-hop to classical “Arabesque.”
“Crossing the Bridge – The Sound of Istanbul” is a crossover experience of both traditional and modern music where East meets West in the bustling Bosporus metropolis. The documentary is a significant component of Akin’s filmography with a mix of Turkish culture, German background and a good pinch of music and lifestyle.
“This restored documentation can serve as a reminder of what was lost.
- 12/1/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Remastered 4K version is premiering tomorrow at Red Sea International Film Festival
The Match Factory has acquired the international rights to the recently remastered 4K version of Fatih Akin’s Crossing The Bridge - The Sound Of Istanbul (2005).
The documentary’s restored version is premiering tomorrow (December 2) at Red Sea International Film Festival.
It sees Akin goes on a journey through Istanbul’s music scene, discovering a broad spectrum ranging from modern electronic, rock and hip-hop to classical “Arabesque”.
“This restored documentation can serve as a reminder of what was lost. It gives a precise portrait of a momentum of two decades ago in Turkey.
The Match Factory has acquired the international rights to the recently remastered 4K version of Fatih Akin’s Crossing The Bridge - The Sound Of Istanbul (2005).
The documentary’s restored version is premiering tomorrow (December 2) at Red Sea International Film Festival.
It sees Akin goes on a journey through Istanbul’s music scene, discovering a broad spectrum ranging from modern electronic, rock and hip-hop to classical “Arabesque”.
“This restored documentation can serve as a reminder of what was lost. It gives a precise portrait of a momentum of two decades ago in Turkey.
- 12/1/2023
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
The Match Factory has acquired international rights to the newly restored 4K version of Fatih Akin’s documentary Crossing The Bridge: The Sound Of Istanbul ahead of its retrospective screening at the Red Sea International Film Festival.
The film, which originally played Out Of Competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 2005, goes on a journey through Istanbul, exploring its position as a city that bridges Europe and Asia through its music.
The crowd-pleasing work, which won Audience Award at the music-focused Ghent International Film Festival in 2005, brings in a wide spectrum of music from modern electronic, rock and hip-hop to classical “Arabesque.”
The documentary is considered a significant component of Akin’s filmography, which is infused with his Turkish roots and German upbringing.
“This restored documentation can serve as a reminder of what was lost. It gives a precise portrait of a momentum of two decades ago in Turkey. The...
The film, which originally played Out Of Competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 2005, goes on a journey through Istanbul, exploring its position as a city that bridges Europe and Asia through its music.
The crowd-pleasing work, which won Audience Award at the music-focused Ghent International Film Festival in 2005, brings in a wide spectrum of music from modern electronic, rock and hip-hop to classical “Arabesque.”
The documentary is considered a significant component of Akin’s filmography, which is infused with his Turkish roots and German upbringing.
“This restored documentation can serve as a reminder of what was lost. It gives a precise portrait of a momentum of two decades ago in Turkey. The...
- 12/1/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
The Golden Glove (Der goldene Handschuh)
Germany’s Fatih Akin turns to horror for his tenth feature, The Golden Glove, which relays the true story of a 1970s serial killer who hunted prostitutes in Hamburg’s red light district. Produced by Akin and Nurhan Sekerci-Porst through his company bombero international, the film is also a co-production with Pathe and Warner Bros. Films Productions Germany. Utilizing his regular Dp Rainer Klausmann, the cast includes Jonas Dassler, Margarethe Tiesel, Uwe Rohde, Victoria Trauttmansdorff, Marc Hosemann, Hark Bohm, Heinz Strunk and Tristan Göbel. Akin competed in Locarno with his 1998 debut Short Sharp Shock but came to prominence in 2004 when his title Head-On won the Golden Bear in Berlin.…...
Germany’s Fatih Akin turns to horror for his tenth feature, The Golden Glove, which relays the true story of a 1970s serial killer who hunted prostitutes in Hamburg’s red light district. Produced by Akin and Nurhan Sekerci-Porst through his company bombero international, the film is also a co-production with Pathe and Warner Bros. Films Productions Germany. Utilizing his regular Dp Rainer Klausmann, the cast includes Jonas Dassler, Margarethe Tiesel, Uwe Rohde, Victoria Trauttmansdorff, Marc Hosemann, Hark Bohm, Heinz Strunk and Tristan Göbel. Akin competed in Locarno with his 1998 debut Short Sharp Shock but came to prominence in 2004 when his title Head-On won the Golden Bear in Berlin.…...
- 1/4/2019
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
“Hey, you two lovebirds! Where to?”
In July (Im Juli) (2000) screens Thursday September 7th at Webster University’s Moore Auditorium (470 East Lockwood). The movie starts at 7:30pm.
Controversial German-Turkish filmmaker Faith Akin followed the critical success of his 1998 debut feature Short Sharp Shock and cemented his popular appeal with In July, a cute rom-com that takes its protagonists from downtown Hamburg to the banks of the Bosporus in Istanbul that proved a successful sophomore feature. Moritz Bleibtreu plays a shy teacher, who travels to meet the woman he loves but picks up Juli (Christiane Paul), a hitchhiker. As the two travel through Europe, they fall in love.
Prolific German actor Moritz Bleibtreu makes a likable lead and generates great chemistry with the über-cute Christiane Paul as his sometime love interest whilst excellent support comes from the charming Mehmet Kurtulus at the head of a quirky supporting cast that includes the ephemeral İdil Üner,...
In July (Im Juli) (2000) screens Thursday September 7th at Webster University’s Moore Auditorium (470 East Lockwood). The movie starts at 7:30pm.
Controversial German-Turkish filmmaker Faith Akin followed the critical success of his 1998 debut feature Short Sharp Shock and cemented his popular appeal with In July, a cute rom-com that takes its protagonists from downtown Hamburg to the banks of the Bosporus in Istanbul that proved a successful sophomore feature. Moritz Bleibtreu plays a shy teacher, who travels to meet the woman he loves but picks up Juli (Christiane Paul), a hitchhiker. As the two travel through Europe, they fall in love.
Prolific German actor Moritz Bleibtreu makes a likable lead and generates great chemistry with the über-cute Christiane Paul as his sometime love interest whilst excellent support comes from the charming Mehmet Kurtulus at the head of a quirky supporting cast that includes the ephemeral İdil Üner,...
- 9/4/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Perhaps a surprise inclusion after The Cut was unceremoniously not selected for Cannes on his last time out, not including his pair of Special screening docus (Crossing the Bridge in 2005 and Polluting Paradise in 2012), along with the Best Screenplay winning 2007’s The Edge of Heaven (an arguably still his best feature in a filmography that began with the 1998’s Locarno selected Short Sharp Shock) this is technically only his second time in the big ring.
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- 5/26/2017
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
Below is the first image from the set of Jalmari Helander’s Big Game featuring Samuel L. Jackson as The President of the USA and Onni Tommila as his 13-year old sidekick Oskari. An adrenaline-fuelled action adventure, Big Game is written and directed by Jalmari Helander (Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale) and is nearing the end of its eight-week shooton locations across Bavaria and at Bavaria Film Studios.
When Air Force One is shot down by terrorists leaving the President of the United States stranded in the wilderness, there is only one person around who can save him – a 13-year old boy called Oskari. In the forest on a hunting mission to prove his maturity to his kinsfolk, Oskari had been planning to track down a deer, but instead discovers the most powerful man on the planet in an escape pod. With the terrorists closing in to capture their own “Big Game” prize,...
When Air Force One is shot down by terrorists leaving the President of the United States stranded in the wilderness, there is only one person around who can save him – a 13-year old boy called Oskari. In the forest on a hunting mission to prove his maturity to his kinsfolk, Oskari had been planning to track down a deer, but instead discovers the most powerful man on the planet in an escape pod. With the terrorists closing in to capture their own “Big Game” prize,...
- 10/24/2013
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Cast including Jim Broadbent and Ray Stevenson added to action adventure starring Samuel L Jackson, which begins shooting this week.
Principal photography is to begin tomorrow [Sept 12] on action adventure feature Big Game, starring Samuel L Jackson at the Us President alongside Onni Tommila as his surprise teen sidekick.
New cast additions include Jim Broadbent, last seen in Cloud Atlas, Closed Circuit and Le Week-End, and fellow British actor Ray Stevenson, known for roles in Thor and GI Joe: Retaliation.
Also joining the cast is German actor Mehmet Kurtulus (Short Sharp Shock).
Big Game will shoot for eight weeks on locations across Bavaria and at Bavaria Film Studios.
The film follows Oskari (Tommila), a shy 13-year old boy who ventures into a vast local forest, armed only with a bow and arrow and the aim of returning with a prize to prove himself.
But when Air Force One is shot down by terrorists, Oskari discovers...
Principal photography is to begin tomorrow [Sept 12] on action adventure feature Big Game, starring Samuel L Jackson at the Us President alongside Onni Tommila as his surprise teen sidekick.
New cast additions include Jim Broadbent, last seen in Cloud Atlas, Closed Circuit and Le Week-End, and fellow British actor Ray Stevenson, known for roles in Thor and GI Joe: Retaliation.
Also joining the cast is German actor Mehmet Kurtulus (Short Sharp Shock).
Big Game will shoot for eight weeks on locations across Bavaria and at Bavaria Film Studios.
The film follows Oskari (Tommila), a shy 13-year old boy who ventures into a vast local forest, armed only with a bow and arrow and the aim of returning with a prize to prove himself.
But when Air Force One is shot down by terrorists, Oskari discovers...
- 9/11/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Toronto – Jim Broadbent (The Iron Lady), Ray Stevenson (Thor) and Mehmet Kurtulus (Short Sharp Shock) have signed on to star alongside Samuel L. Jackson in Big Game as it readies its shoot for Sept. 12. Written and directed by Jalmari Helander, Big Game stars Jackson as the U.S. president, alongside Onni Tommila (Rare Exports) as his unexpected 13-year-old sidekick. The movie is billed as an adrenaline-fuelled action adventure and tells the story of the boy who, like his forefathers, endures a test of manhood by spending one day and night alone in the wilderness of a
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- 9/11/2013
- by Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The fifth edition of the Bengaluru International Film Festival will hold retrospectives of Girish Kasaravalli and Jahnu Barua among others. Five of Kasaravalli’s films: Tabarana Kathe (1986), Kraurya (1996), Thaayi Saheba (1997), Dweepa (2003) and Hasina (2004)will be screened. While Barua’s Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai (1987), Banani (1990), Firingoti (1992) and Hkhagoroloi Bohu Door(1995) will be screened.
Besides, three other sections are dedicated to Indian cinema. Chitrabharathi – Indian Cinema Competition, Kannada Cinema (competition and screening of films in other dialects in Karnataka) and 100 years of Indian Cinema (screening of 14 films).
Complete line up:
Retrospective
Chan-Wook Park (South Korea)
1. J.S.A.: Joint Security Area (Chan-Wook Park/110/2000/South Korea)
2. Sympathy for Mr Vengeance (Chan-Wook Park/129/2002/South Korea)
3. Old boy (Chan-Wook Park/120/2003/South Korea)
4. Lady Vengeance (Chan-Wook Park/112/2005/South Korea)
5. Thirst (Chan-Wook Park/133/2009/South Korea)
Fatih Akin (Germany)
1. Short Sharp Shock (Fatih Akin/100/1998/Germany)
2. In July (Fatih Akin/99/2000/Germany)
3. Solino (Fatih Akin/124/2002/Germany)
4. Head On (Fatih Akin/121/2004/Germany/Turkey...
Besides, three other sections are dedicated to Indian cinema. Chitrabharathi – Indian Cinema Competition, Kannada Cinema (competition and screening of films in other dialects in Karnataka) and 100 years of Indian Cinema (screening of 14 films).
Complete line up:
Retrospective
Chan-Wook Park (South Korea)
1. J.S.A.: Joint Security Area (Chan-Wook Park/110/2000/South Korea)
2. Sympathy for Mr Vengeance (Chan-Wook Park/129/2002/South Korea)
3. Old boy (Chan-Wook Park/120/2003/South Korea)
4. Lady Vengeance (Chan-Wook Park/112/2005/South Korea)
5. Thirst (Chan-Wook Park/133/2009/South Korea)
Fatih Akin (Germany)
1. Short Sharp Shock (Fatih Akin/100/1998/Germany)
2. In July (Fatih Akin/99/2000/Germany)
3. Solino (Fatih Akin/124/2002/Germany)
4. Head On (Fatih Akin/121/2004/Germany/Turkey...
- 12/7/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
- Exclusive still: Soul Kitchen: Adam Bousdoukos ('Short Sharp Shock') as Zinos Kazantsakis and Birol Ünel ('Head-On') as Shayn. Copyright: corazón international / Gordon Timpen. #100. Soul Kitchen Director/Writer: Fatih AkinProducers: Longtime Akin-producer - Klaus MaeckDistributor: Rights Available. The Match Factory The Gist: This is a love story, which tells the story of beleaguered Greek bar owner Zinos' who has a relationship with a basketball player from Serbia, and attempts to keep his restaurant in business. Fact: Akin is actually in post production with Garbage in the Garden of Eden (a doc about Villagers in Turkey's Black Sea village who see the government turn their community into a garbage dump) and he is one of the many directors on the New York, I Love You project with a segment called "Chinatown". Why is it on the list?: I’m very curious to see how Akin, a filmmaker
- 1/5/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
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