Masterclass of Turkish Film by the Film Maker and Professor Can Diker 10th and 11th May

Can Diker

Can Diker had graduated from Vefa Anatolian High School and he attended to Visual Communication Design department of Istanbul Commerce University in 2004, graduated in 2008 in the first place. He won the “Best Documentary” award with his documentary film, film “Eyes of the Darkness” in Boston Turkish Film Festival.

He also became a finalist with his film in significant film festivals, namely 14th Adana Golden Boll Film Festival and 44th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival.

He also won the “Best Istanbul Documentary” award in the Marmara University Communication Faculty 10th Short Film Competition with his film “How Beautiful You Are Belami”.

He took a part in Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, one of the most famous Advertisement Festival in the World. During the festival, he had an advertisement graduate certificate from Roger Hatchuel Academy in June 2007.

He worked as a student adviser in his university while studying his bachelor degree. He had completed studying at Yeditepe University, Radio Television Cinema master degree program, then also he has completed his PhD in Yeditepe University’s Media Studies program, with the dissertation name “Effects of the Eurimages Fund on the Content of Turkish Cinema After 1990s”.

He is currently working on Üsküdar University’s Faculty of Communication as an Assistant Professor.

Mustang Synopsis

Early summer. In a village in northern Turkey, Lale and her four sisters are walking home from school, playing innocently with some boys. The immorality of their play sets off a scandal that has unexpected consequences.

The family home is progressively transformed into a prison; instruction in homemaking replaces school and marriages start being arranged. The five sisters who share a common passion for freedom, find ways of getting around the constraints imposed on them.

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia Synopsis

In the rural area around the Anatolian town of Keskin, the local prosecutor, police commissar, and doctor lead a search for a victim of a murder to whom a suspect named Kenan and his mentally challenged brother confessed. However, the search is proving more difficult than expected as Kenan is fuzzy as to the body's exact location.

As the group continues looking, its members can't help but chat among themselves about both trivia and their deepest concerns in an investigation that is proving more trying than any of them expected.