Jury

MANO KHALIL

Director, Producer & Screenwriter

Mano Khalil was born in syrian Kurdistan. 1981-1986 Studied history and law at Damascus University in Syria. 1987-1994 Studied fiction film direction in the former Czechoslovakia (Vysoká škola múzických umení-filmova a televzna fakulta). 1990-1995 Worked as independent film director for Czechoslovakian and later for the Slovakian Television. Since 1996 lives in Switzerland, working as independent film director and producer.

Mano Xelîl li başûrê biçûka Kurdîstanê hatiye dinyayê. Di navbera 1981-1986 de wî li uvîversîteya Şamê beşê dîrok û hiqûqê xwendiye. Ji sala 1987-1994 wî li Cêkoslovakia di uvîversîteya Sînema besê Derhinêrî xwend. Di dem,demekê de ew li televîzyona Çekoslovakya weke rejîsor xebitiye. û ji sala 1996 li Swîsra wek derhinêr, Kamêraman û produsent dijî û kar û xebata xwe didomîne.

ÖZLEM Diler

Director, Producer

Özlem Diler was born in Antakya and graduated from the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at 9 Eylül University, specializing in Labor Economics and Industrial Relations. She participated in the production of several documentaries, including Arkadaşımı Merak Ediyorum (I’m Worried About My Friend), produced by the İzmir Independent Women’s Initiative, and Dengbêj Reso, which tells the story of the famous bard Reso from the borderlands. Additionally, she worked as a director on the documentary Casîme Celîl.

Özlem DIler sala 1973 de dayikbuye. Ozlem li Însîyatîfa Jinên Azad a Îzmîrê weke hevkara dîrektor di belgefîlmê “Arkadaşımı Merak Ediyorum,” (Ez Hevala Xwe Meraq Dikim), herweha di belgefîlmê “Dengbêj Reso” de û di belgefîlmê “Evîn” de xebitîye.

Yavuz Ekinci

Author & Screenwriter

Yavuz Ekinci was born in Batman in 1979. He studied Education at Dicle University. Awards he received included the Yaşar Nabi Notable Award for "Meyser’in Uçuşu", the Haldun Taner Award for “Sırtımdaki Ölüler” and the Yunus Nadi Story Award for “Deyin Bana İsmail”. In 2010, his first novel "Tene Yazılan Ayetler", was published. His novel "Cennetin Kayıp Toprakları" tells the story of the Armenian massacre and was adapted to film by the director Tayfur Aydın under the name İz/Reç (2012). "Günün Birinde" was published in 2016. It became Ekinci’s first novel to be translated into many languages. In 2016, Yavuz Ekinci represented Turkey in the European Writers' Conference in Berlin. With his monologue "Bana İsmail Deyin" he participated in the "Me, Europa" project organized by Schauspiel Dortmund Theater. His monologue was also staged as a performance in Dortmund.

Yavuz Ekinci, di sala 1979’an de li Batmanê hatî dinê. Di Zanîngeha Dîcleyê de perwerdehî xwend. Ew bi “firîna meyser” re Xelata Girîng a Yaşar Nabi, bi “mirî li ser pişta min” re Xelata Haldun Taner û bi “Deyin Ji min re dibêjin Îsmaîl.” re Xelata Çîroka Yunus Nadi wergirt. Di sala 2010’an de romanê berê ya wî, “ayetên ku li ser çerm hatine nivîsandin”, hate weşandin. Romana wî “welatên bihuştê winda kirin” ser serê qirkirina Ermeniyan diçê û bi dengdar,wekî film bi navê İz/Reç (2012) hate guhastin. “Günün Birinde” di sala 2016’an de hate weşandin û ew bû romana Yavuz Ekinci yê yekem ku gelekî zimanên din bû wergerandin. Di sala 2016’an de, Yavuz Ekinci li Berlînê di Konferansa Nivîskarên Ewrûpî de Tirkiyeyê şand. Bi monologa xwe “Bana İsmail Deyin” ew bi projeya “Me, Europa” ya ku Teatra Schauspiel Dortmund çêkiribû, beşdar bû. Monologa wî li Dortmund di performansê de jî hate pêşkêş kirin.