The 3rd International Eurasia Film Festival ( tr, 3. Uluslararası Avrasya Film Festivali) was a film festival held in

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from October 19 to 28, 2007. This third of four editions of the

International Eurasia Film Festival The 1st International Eurasia Film Festival ( tr, 1. Uluslararası Avrasya Film Festivali) was a film festival held in Antalya, Turkey, from 24 September to 1 October 2005. It was the first of four editions held in successive years. This inau ...

was jointly organised by the Turkish Foundation of Cinema and Audio-visual Culture (TURSAK) and the Antalya Foundation for Culture and Arts (AKSAV) in conjunction with the

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Awards

*Best Film: ''

The Band's Visit ''The Band's Visit'' ( he, ביקור התזמורת, Bikur Ha-Tizmoret) is a 2007 comedy-drama film, directed and written by Eran Kolirin, and starring Saleh Bakri, Ronit Elkabetz, Sasson Gabai and Uri Gavriel. It is an international co-pro ...

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: ביקור התזמורת) directed by Eran Kolirin (Prize worth USD 75,000) *Best Director:

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for ''

The Secret of the Grain ''The Secret of the Grain'' (french: La graine et le mulet), titled ''Couscous'' in the UK, is a 2007 Franco-Tunisian drama film directed by Abdellatif Kechiche. The film stars Habib Boufares as an aging immigrant from the Maghreb whose ambition to ...

'' (french: La graine et le mulet (Prize worth USD 25,000) *Special Jury Award: ''

You, the Living ''You, the Living'' ( sv, Du levande) is a 2007 Swedish black comedy-drama film written and directed by Roy Andersson. The film is an exploration of the "grandeur of existence," centered on the lives of a group of individuals, such as an overweigh ...

'' ( sv, Du levande) directed by

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*Film Critics Award: ''

Under the Bombs ''Under the Bombs'' (French: ''Sous les bombes'', ar, تحت القصف; taht alqasf) is a 2007 Lebanese drama film directed by Philippe Aractingi. The film is set in Lebanon at the end of the 2006 Lebanon War. Plot Although she grew up in Leba ...

'' (french: Sous les bombes / ar, تحت القصف ) directed by

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(Prize worth USD 15,000) *NETPAC Jury Award: ''

'' (french: Sous les bombes / ar, تحت القصف ) directed by

*Eurasia Screenplay Development Fund Award: ''Gözlerinde 50 Sebep'' directed by

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*Honorary Award:

Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola (; ; born April 7, 1939) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is considered one of the major figures of the New Hollywood filmmaking movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Coppola is the recipient of five A ...

*Honorary Award: Shekhar Kapur *Honorary Award:

Hanna Schygulla Hanna Schygulla (; born 25 December 1943) is a German actress and chanson singer associated with the theater and film director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. She first worked for Fassbinder in 1965 and became an active participant in the New German ...

Competition programme

Jury members

Lale Mansur Lale Mansur (née Yurdatapan; born 1956) is a Turkish actress. She has appeared in more than twenty films since 1988. Selected filmography References External links * 1956 births Living people Turkish former Muslims Turkish agnos ...

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Films in competition

* ''

'' by Eran Kolirin, * '' Lust, Caution'' by Ang Lee, (Festival opening film) * '' Elizabeth: The Golden Age'' by Shekhar Kapur, (Festival closing film) * ''

Under the bombs ''Under the Bombs'' (French: ''Sous les bombes'', ar, تحت القصف; taht alqasf) is a 2007 Lebanese drama film directed by Philippe Aractingi. The film is set in Lebanon at the end of the 2006 Lebanon War. Plot Although she grew up in Leba ...

'' by

, * '' 3:10 to Yuma'' by

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, * '' Guca!'' by Dušan Milic, * ''

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days ''4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days'' ( ro, 4 luni, 3 săptămâni și 2 zile) is a 2007 Romanian art film written and directed by Cristian Mungiu and starring Anamaria Marinca, Laura Vasiliu, and Vlad Ivanov. The film is set in Socialist Republic o ...

'' by Cristian Mungiu, * ''3x3'' -

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, * '' The Flock'' by

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, Siu Fai Mak, * ''

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'' by

Anton Corbijn Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn van Willenswaard (; born 20 May 1955) is a Dutch photographer, film director and music video director. He is the creative director behind the visual output of Depeche Mode and U2,Pitman, Joanna"The silent partner"' ...

, * '' My Brother Is an Only Child''⋅by Daniele Luchetti, * '' Cruelty'' by Marina Lyubakova, * '' I Just Didn't Do It'' by Masayuki Suo, * '' The Blue Wolf: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea'' by

Shinichiro Sawai was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Career Born in Hamamatsu, Sawai studied German at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. Graduating in 1961, he joined the Toei Company as an assistant director and worked under such directors as ...

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