''Future Lasts Forever'' ( tr, Gelecek Uzun Sürer) is a 2011 Turkish
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
, written and directed by
Özcan Alper
Özcan Alper (born 1975) is a Turkish film director and screenwriter of Hemshin peoples, Hemshin descent.
He studied at Trabzon Lisesi. In 1992, he moved to Istanbul to study at Istanbul University Engineering Faculty in the Physics Department a ...
, starring
Gaye Gürsel
Gaye () is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France
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as an Istanbul music student who travels to south-east Turkey to record traditional music and confront her own past. The film, which will go on nationwide general release across Turkey on , was awarded 5 prizes at the
18th International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival
The 18th International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival ( tr, 18. Uluslararası Adana Altın Koza Film Festivali) was a film festival held in Adana, Turkey from September 17 to 25, 2011. Cash prizes totalling 936,000 Turkish Liras, the highest amou ...
(September 17–25, 2011) and premiered in competition at the
36th Toronto International Film Festival (September 8–18, 2011).
Release and reception
Festival screenings
*World Premiere: 36th Toronto International Film Festival (September 8–18, 2011)
*18th International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (September 17–25, 2011)
Awards
*18th International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (September 17–25, 2011)
** Best Actor: Durukan Ordu (won)
** Best Music: Mustafa Biber (won)
** Best Cinematography: Feza Çaldıran (won)
** Yılmaz Güney Award (won)
** Turkish Film Critics Association (SÄ°YAD) Best Film Award (won)
See also
*
Turkish films of 2011
A list of films produced by the Turkish film industry in Turkey in 2011.
Highest-grossing films
Events
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*
2011 in film
The following is an overview of the events of 2011 in film, including the highest-grossing films, film festivals, award ceremonies and a list of films released and notable deaths. More film sequels were released in 2011 than any other year befor ...
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 2033997, Future Lasts Forever
2011 drama films
Films set in Turkey
Films set in Istanbul
2011 films
Turkish drama films