Turkish Films Of 2011
A list of films produced by the Turkish film industry in Turkey in 2011. Highest-grossing films Events ;January :21 — Haydar Demirtaş's ''My Father Is Making History'' ( tr, Babam Tarih Yapıyor) receives Best Documentary Audience Award from 15th Boston Turkish Culture and Art Festival. :30 — Seren Yüce's ''Majority'' ( tr, Çoğunluk) shares Grand Jury Prize at 23rd Premiers Plans European First Film Festival in Angers, France. ;February :11 — 61st Berlin International Film Festival holds gala in collaboration with 30th International Istanbul Film Festival to promote Turkish cinema. :16 — 10th !f Istanbul AFM International Independent Film Festival opens with gala screening of Benedek Fliegauf's ''Womb''. :16 — Seyfi Teoman's ''Our Grand Despair'' premiers in competition at 61st Berlin International Film Festival. :17 — Semih Kaplanoğlu honored at 4th Crystal Clapperboard Short Film Competition. :19 — Hamo Beknazarian's ''Zare'' (1926) screens at 10th !f ...
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Cinema Of Turkey
Cinema of Turkey or Turkish cinema (also old known as ''Yeşilçam'' literally means ''The Green Pine'' in Turkish language), () or Türk sineması is the sobriquet that refers to the Turkish film art and industry. It is an important part of Turkish culture, and has flourished over the years, delivering entertainment to audiences in Turkey, Turkish expatriates across Europe, Balkans & Eastern Europe, also more recently prospering in the Arab world and to a lesser extent, the rest of the world. The first film exhibited in the Ottoman Empire was the Lumière Brothers' 1895 film, ''L'Arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat'', which was shown in Istanbul in 1896. ''The Weavers'' (1905), by the Manaki brothers, was the first film made in the Ottoman Empire. The earliest surviving film made in what is present-day Turkey was a documentary entitled ''Ayastefanos'taki Rus Abidesinin Yıkılışı'' (''Demolition of the Russian Monument at San Stefano''), directed by Fuat Uzkınay ...
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