BAU Brings Yeşilçam to the USA

Bahçeşehir University is holding a first in Washington DC, the capital of the USA. The International Yeşilçam Film Festival will take place on 27 May at the Goethe-Institut in the city center.

 

The International Yeşilçam Film Festival, which will screen Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalım, Züğürt Ağa and Ah Güzel İstanbul, aims to show the people of the region our culture, our warmth and our cinema's stance against industrialization first-hand.

 

At the reception, to be attended by leading film scholars from George Washington University, Georgetown University and George Mason University, art lovers will learn about the values of Yeşilçam through a talk by Yeşilçam expert Prof. Dr. Ercüment Akman of Georgetown University.

 

For detailed information and reservations:

 

Contact address: moviesyesilcam@gmail.com

 

Program:

27 May 2012

2:00pm-3.30pm: The Girl with the Red Scarf (Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalım)

4:00pm-6:00pm: The Broken Landlord  (Züğürt Ağa)

6:30pm-7.30pm: Reception; Talking about Yesilcam with Prof. Ercüment Akman 8:00pm-9.30pm: O Beautiful Istanbul (Ah Güzel İstanbul)

 

Venue:
Goethe Institut

812 7th Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20001

 

www.goethe.de/washington

 

On behalf of the organization:
 

Ahmet Fadıl Eraslan (Bahçeşehir University)

Tel: 240 389 80 00