Istanbul Unveiled Explained

Istanbul Unveiled
Producer:	Saadet Özen, Şerif Yenen
Starring:	Jessica Berkmen
Music:	Mercan Dede Baba Zula Burhan Öçal
Runtime:	61 minutes
Country:	Turkey
Language:	English

Istanbul Unveiled is a 61-minute travel documentary film produced in English about Istanbul and Turkish culture in 2013.^[1]

Scriptwriter Şerif Yenen co-produced the film with Saadet Özen and co-directed it with Levent Ayasli. Hosted by American actress Jessica Berkmen, the footage took more than 2 years. The musical pieces composed by Mercan Dede, Baba Zula and Burhan Öçal have been used.

The documentary contains interviews with many people including Asena, Demet Sabancı, Dilek Hanif, Nadir Güllü, Nick Merdenyan, Tülin Şahin and Vedat Başaran.

Awards and nominations

• Best Feature Documentary, World Music & Independent Film Festival, Washington D.C.^[2]
• Best Documentary, International Tourism Film Festival “On the East Coast of Europe”, Bulgaria^[3]
• Best Documentary, FilmAT - Film, Art & Tourism Festival, Poland^[4]
• Best Promotional Travel Movie, Tourism International Film Festival, Romania^[5]
• Special Award, Zagreb Tourfilm Festival, Croatia^[6]
• Nominee for the Grand Prix 2014, CIFFT, Austria^[7]
• Second Best Documentary, Sunset International Film Festival, Los Angeles^[8]

Cast

• Jayda Berkmen as herself-Host

rest of cast listed alphabetically

• Asena as herself
• Vedat Başaran as himself
• Nadir Güllü as himself
• Dilek Hanif as herself
• Nick Merdenyan as himself
• Demet Sabancı as herself
• Tülin Şahin as herself

Notes and References

1. News: Erkmen . Vuslat . Başka Bir İstanbul Mümkün İstanbul Unveiled . Milliyet . Another Istanbul is possible Istanbul Unveiled. August 27, 2014 . March 13, 2015.
2. Web site: 2014 Winners . World Music & Independent Film Festival . March 13, 2015 . March 13, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150316091619/http://www.wmiff.net/past-winners.html . March 16, 2015 . dead .
3. Web site: The World in One City - Awards 2014 . International Tourism Film Festival . March 13, 2015 . 2015-04-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402131804/http://www.tourfilm-bg.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=115:2014-04-14-12-04-09&catid=37:2012-03-07-13-56-40&Itemid=54&lang=en . dead .
4. Web site: Award For the Best Tourist Documentary . Film, Art & Tourism Festival . March 13, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150207094412/http://www.filmat-festival.com/filmat-nagrody2014-en.html . February 7, 2015 . dead .
5. Web site: Award for Best Promotional Travel Movie . IFFEST Document Art XXI. Tourism International Film Festival. March 13, 2015 .
6. Web site: Awards International Competition. Zagreb Tourfilm Festival . March 13, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120808100447/http://zagreb-tourfilm.com/english/awards/. dead. 2012-08-08.
7. Web site: Nominee for the Grand Prix 2014 . CIFFT International Committee for Tourism Film Festivals . March 13, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141118231123/http://cifft.com/grand-prix-winner/. dead. 2014-11-18.
8. Web site: Sunset International Film Festival Award 2014. Sunset International Film Festival . March 13, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040919012045/http://sunsetfilmfestival.com/#%21. dead. 2004-09-19.