The 16th Festival on Wheels ( tr, 16 Gazici Festival) was a

film festival A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors. Films may be of recent date and, depending upon ...

held in

Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

from December 3 to 9, 2010;

Artvin Artvin (Laz language, Laz and ; hy, Արտուին, translit=Artuin) is a List of cities in Turkey, city in northeastern Turkey about inland from the Black Sea. It is located on a hill overlooking the Çoruh, Çoruh River near the Deriner Dam ...

, Turkey from December 10 to 16, 2010; and

Ordu Ordu () or Altınordu is a port city on the Black Sea coast of Turkey, historically also known as Cotyora or Kotyora ( pnt, Κοτύωρα), and the capital of Ordu Province with a population of 229,214 in the city center. Name Kotyora, the ori ...

, Turkey from December 17 to 19, 2010. A selection of films was screened at Kızılay Büyülü Fener theater and the Goethe Institut in Ankara, and the Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar cultural centre in Artvin with the theme of ''Coup d’Etat!'' to commemorate the 30th anniversary year of the

1980 Turkish coup d'état The 1980 Turkish coup d'état ( tr, 12 Eylül Darbesi), headed by Chief of the General Staff General Kenan Evren, was the third coup d'état in the history of the Republic of Turkey, the previous having been the 1960 coup and the 1971 coup by ...

2010 Golden Bull Awards

The Golden Bull awards were handed out for the second year running to the best films of the 16th Festival on Wheels as selected by the festival jury. * Golden Bull: ''

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'' (french: Illégal) directed by

Olivier Masset-Depasse Olivier Masset-Depasse is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. He made his feature-length debut in 2006 with ''Cages''. In 2010, he wrote and directed ''Illegal'', which premiered at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for eight Ma ...

* Silver Bull: ''

Chongqing Blues ''Chongqing Blues'' () is a 2010 Chinese drama film directed by Wang Xiaoshuai. It was selected for the main competition at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Lin Quanhai, a sea captain and father, returns from a six-month journey and is informed ...

'' () directed by

Xiaoshuai Wang Wang Xiaoshuai (; born May 22, 1966) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter and occasional actor. He is commonly grouped under the loose association of filmmakers known as the "Sixth Generation" of the Cinema of China. Like others in this gener ...

* Special Mention: ''

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'' ( tr, Saç) directed by

Tayfun Pirselimoğlu Tayfun Pirselimoğlu (born 1959) is a Turkish screenwriter and film director. He has contributed to more than eight films including '' I Am Not Him'' and ''Haze''. Bibliography *''Çöl Masalları'' (1996, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, ) *''Kayıp ...

* SİYAD Award: ''

Bibliothèque Pascal ''Bibliothèque Pascal'' is a 2010 Hungarian drama film directed by Szabolcs Hajdu. The film was selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, but it didn't make the final shortlist. Cast * Or ...

'' directed by

Szabolcs Hajdu Szabolcs Hajdu (born 26 January 1972) is a Hungarian actor and film director. He directed more than ten films since 1991. Selected filmography References External links * 1972 births Living people Hungarian male film actors Hung ...

Programs

Golden Bull Film Competition

Nine nominees, including two Turkish features, were selected to compete for the Golden Bull during the Artvin leg of this edition of the festival.

Films in competition

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The Temptation of St. Tony ''The Temptation of St. Tony'' ( et, Püha Tõnu kiusamine) is a 2009 Estonian film written and directed by Veiko Õunpuu, starring Taavi Eelmaa. The plot has been described as a black comedy and centers around a successful, middle aged man who b ...

'' ( et, Püha Tõnu Kiusamine) directed by

Veiko Õunpuu Veiko Õunpuu (born 16 March 1972, in Saaremaa) is an Estonian film director and screenwriter who is best known for his artistic movies '' Autumn Ball'' (''Sügisball'', 2007) and ''The Temptation of St. Tony'' (''Püha Tõnu kiusamine'', 2009). ...

*'' Pál Adrienn'' directed by Ágnes Kocsis *''

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'' ( es, Octubre) directed by

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& Diego Vega *''

Mundane History ''Mundane History'' ( th, เจ้านกกระจอก) is a 2009 film by the Thai film-maker Anocha Suwichakornpong. She wrote, co-produced and directed the film. It is described as “one of the most startling and original feature debut ...

'' ( th, เจ้านกกระจอก, ) directed by

Anocha Suwichakornpong Anocha Suwichakornpong ( th, อโนชา สุวิชากรพงศ์, born 1976) is a Thai independent film director, screenwriter and producer. She is Visiting Lecturer on Art, Film, and Visual Studies at Harvard University. Her fi ...

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Special Screenings

Two international features were selected to be shown out of competition in special pre-release screenings. *'' Somewhere'' directed by

Sofia Coppola Sofia Carmina Coppola (; born May 14, 1971) is an American filmmaker and actress. The youngest child and only daughter of filmmakers Eleanor Coppola, Eleanor and Francis Ford Coppola, she made her film debut as an infant in her father's acclaimed ...

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Socialism Socialism is a left-wing economic philosophy and movement encompassing a range of economic systems characterized by the dominance of social ownership of the means of production as opposed to private ownership. As a term, it describes the e ...

'' (french: Film Socialisme) directed by

Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Luc Godard ( , ; ; 3 December 193013 September 2022) was a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic. He rose to prominence as a pioneer of the French New Wave film movement of the 1960s, alongside such filmmakers as Fran� ...

Turkish Cinema 2010

Five Turkish features made in the preceding year were selected to be shown out of competition in the national showcase. *''

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'' ( tr, Atlıkarınca) directed by İlksen Başarır *'' Toll Booth'' ( tr, Gişe Memuru) directed by

Tolga Karaçelik Tolga may refer to: People * Tolga (given name), a given name of Turkish-origin * Nazlı Tolga, a Turkish-Dutch journalist and television host Places * Tolga, Algeria, a municipality in Biskra Province, Algeria * Tolga District, a district of ...

*'' Tales From Kars'' ( tr, Kars Öyküleri) directed by

Özcan Alper Özcan Alper (born 1975) is a Turkish film director and screenwriter of Hemshin descent. He studied at Trabzon Lisesi. In 1992, he moved to Istanbul to study at Istanbul University Engineering Faculty in the Physics Department and then moved to ...

, Ülkü Oktay, Emre Akay, Ahu Öztürk & Zehra Derya Koç *''

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'' ( tr, Siyah Beyaz) directed by Ahmet Boyacıoğlu *''

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'' ( tr, Zefir) directed by Belma Baş

Lives into Line!

Six international films were selected for this special section, timed to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 1980 Turkish coup d'état, examining the impact of military coups in Turkey, Portugal, Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Greece. *'' 48'' directed by

Susana de Sousa Dias Susana de Sousa Dias (born 22 January 1962, Lisbon, Portugal) is a Portuguese independent filmmaker. Biography After taking a degree at Lisbon Theatre and Film School she took on another degree course in Painting at Lisbon Fine Arts School where ...

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The Year My Parents Went on Vacation ''The Year My Parents Went on Vacation'' ( pt, O Ano em Que Meus Pais Saíram de Férias) is a 2006 Brazilian drama film directed by Cao Hamburger. The screenplay, which took four years to be completed, was written by Hamburger, Adriana Falcão, ...

'' ( pt, O Ano em Que Meus Pais Saíram de Férias) directed by

Cao Hamburger Carlos Império Hamburger, better known as Cao Hamburger (; born 27 February 1962), is a Brazilian film and television director, screenwriter, and producer. He is one of the creators of the ''Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum'' series of programs for children ...

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Costa Gavras Costa-Gavras (short for Konstantinos Gavras; el, Κωνσταντίνος Γαβράς; born 12 February 1933) is a Greek-French film director, screenwriter, and producer who lives and works in France. He is known for films with political and s ...

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The Judge and the General ''The Judge and the General'' is a 2008 feature-length documentary film about Juan Guzmán's attempts to bring Augusto Pinochet to justice for human rights crimes. Plot ''The Judge and the General'' tells a story of personal transformation, as ...

'' directed by

Elizabeth Farnsworth Elizabeth Farnsworth (born 1943) is an American journalist and author of the memoir, A Train Through Time – A Life, Real and Imagined' (February, 2017). Early life and education Farnsworth was born Elizabeth Fink in Minneapolis, Minnesota, an ...

& Patricio Lanfranco *'' The International'' ( tr, Beynelmilel) directed by

Sırrı Süreyya Önder Sırrı Süreyya Önder (born 7 July 1962) is a Turkish film director, actor, screenwriter, columnist and politician. Elected to parliament in 2011 Turkish general election, 2011 as an independent backed by the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP), ...

& Muharrem Gülmez *''

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'' ( tr, 12 Eylül) directed by

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Refugee in the City

Two international documentaries were selected for this special section about the consequences of urban regeneration projects for human lives as much as city plans. *'' My House Stood in Sulukule'' (german: Mein Haus Stand In Sulukule) directed by Astrid Heubrandtner *''

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'' ( bg, Hotel Rai) directed by Sophia Tzavella

A Time in the Country

One Turkish film was seşected for this special section which offers a grateful nod to the countryside and is supported by the publication of a collection of essays edited by Tül Akbal and Aslı Güneş under the same title. * ''

Vavien ''Vavien'' is a 2009 Turkish comedy film directed by the Taylan Brothers. Cast and characters * Engin Günaydın as Celal * Binnur Kaya as Sevilay * Settar Tanrıöğen as Cemal * Serra Yılmaz as Vekil * Binnaz Ekren as Hanife * İlker Aksum ...

'' directed by Yağmur & Durul Taylan

External links

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Festival On Wheels

Festival on Wheels The Festival on Wheels ( tr, 16 Gazici Festival) is an annual film festival, organised by the Ankara Cinema Association based in Ankara, Turkey, which has been held since 1995. Its mission is to present outstanding examples of cinema to film ent ...

2010 film festivals 2010s in Ankara

2010 Golden Bull Awards

Programs

Golden Bull Film Competition

Films in competition

Special Screenings

Turkish Cinema 2010

Lives into Line!

Refugee in the City

A Time in the Country

See also

External links

References