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Before venturing into filmmaking and moving to Paris, Ahmet Necdet Cupur worked for three years in Iraq and Afghanistan during the war, as a civil engineer. Two years after his arrival, he got funding from France’s CNC for his short
Latin Babylon. In 2017, he completed his film and then returned to his village in Turkey, where he shot his debut feature.
Les Enfants Terribles was produced by
Anke Petersen for JYOTI Film (Germany) and
Nadir Öperli for Liman Film (Turkey). Its world sales are being handled by Deckert Distribution (Germany).
Check out our exclusive trailer for
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Before venturing into filmmaking and moving to Paris, Ahmet Necdet Cupur worked for three years in Iraq and Afghanistan during the war, as a civil engineer. Two years after his arrival, he got funding from France’s CNC for his short
Latin Babylon. In 2017, he completed his film and then returned to his village in Turkey, where he shot his debut feature.
Les Enfants Terribles was produced by
Anke Petersen for JYOTI Film (Germany) and
Nadir Öperli for Liman Film (Turkey). Its world sales are being handled by Deckert Distribution (Germany).
Check out our exclusive trailer for
Anne-Marie Jacir
Palestinian director Annemarie Jacir’s upcoming TV drama
Mornings In Jenin is among 39 projects to have secured Doha Film Institute (DFI) funding as part of its autumn 2020 grants round.
The drama, which is in development, marks Jacir’s first foray into TV drama after numerous shorts and three features,
Wajib,
Salt Of The Sea.
Based on the eponymous, best-selling novel by Palestinian-American writer and journalist Susan Abulhawa, it is an intergenerational tale, spanning five countries and the intertwining lives of three siblings.
In keeping with the DFI’s mission, 31 of the 39 projects have Arab world connections, with 22 projects hailing from the Middle East and North Africa. Another eight projects at the post-production stage hail from Belgium, Bolivia, China, Ethiopia, France, Iran, Philippines and Sweden respectively.