Turkish soap operas have taken the world by storm, conquering the hearts of millions of viewers in the Middle East, North Africa, the Balkans and Asia. The film unravels the secrets of this phenomenal success that transcends religion and culture.
Turkish soap operas have taken the world by storm, conquering the hearts of millions of viewers in the Middle East, North Africa, the Balkans and Asia. With unprecedented access to the industry’s most glamorous actors and creative talent, ‘Kismet’ unravels the secrets of this phenomenal success that transcends religion and culture.
From the lavish production sets of the most popular Turkish soap operas, the film travels to streets and homes in Cairo, Abu Dhabi, Istanbul, Athens, Sofia and Mostar, to discover how these taboo-breaking soaps are helping women across the region to claim their rights and transform their lives.
TV Version: 48/52′ // Cinema Version: 66′
Kismet Greek premiere at Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, on March 20, 2014 > Read more here
Kismet screened on ARTE on March 9, 2014 > Read more here
Kismet premiered at IDFA 2013 in Amsterdam > Read more here
Vera IFF, Finland // Tempo Doc Festival, Sweden // Planete IFF, Poland // One World Human Rights IFF, Czech Republic// International Women’s Film Festival in Seoul // Istanbul IFF // Sarajevo IFF // Movies that Matter, Amsterdam // Sofia IFF, Bulgaria // Oslo Arabian Film Days, Norway // Cinemazero, Italy // Endeavous Documentary Film Festival, Singapore // Ismailia International Film Festival, Egypt // Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Greece // Lemesos International Documentary Festival, Cyprus // International Documentary and Short Film Festival – DokuFest, Bosnia and Herzegovina // Bir Duino – Human Rights Movement, Kyrgystan // MOVE IT!Filmfestival, Dresden // Rekjavik International Film Festival, Iceland // Divan Film Festival, Romania // Mediteran Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina // International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Glasgow // Amnesty International Film Festival, Canada // DOKUart, Croatia // Golden Island International Film Festival, Cyprus // Al Jazeera International Documentary Festival, Qatar // Margaret Mead Film Festival, USA // American Documentary Film Festival, USA
Leiden University Institute for Area Studies (Netherlands), Lillehammer University College (Norway) and Volta Design Office (Netherlands).
PRODUCED BY: FOREST TROOP AND ANEMON PRODUCTIONS
IN CO-PRODUCTION WITH: Al JAZEERA, ARTE, GREEK FILM CENTER, CROATIAN AUDIOVISUAL CENTRE, BULGARIAN NATIONAL FILM CENTRE
CO-PRODUCED BY: AGITPROP, NUKLEUS FILM, VERITAS FILMS
IN ASSOCIATION WITH: SVT, RTS, KNOWLEDGE NETWORK, YLE, CHANNEL 8, BTV, CYBC, MRT
WITH THE SUPPORT OF: THE MEDIA PROGRAMME OF THE EU
CINEMATOGRAPHY: MICHALIS ARISTOMENOPOULOS
SOUND: LEANDROS NTOUNIS, NIKOS KONSTANTINOU, HRVOJE PETEK, MOMCHIL BOZHKOV
EDITING: THODORIS ARMAOS
ORIGINAL SCORE: SPYROS AND MICHALIS MOSCHOUTIS
PRODUCTION MANAGER: ELENI CHRISTODOULOU
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER TURKEY: HILAL BAKKALOGLU
CO-PRODUCERS: MARTICHKA BOZHILOVA, SINISA JURICIC, EVA STAR SAYRE
PRODUCERS: REA APOSTOLIDES, YURI AVEROF, NINA MARIA PASCHALIDOU
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: NINA MARIA PASCHALIDOU
WORLD DISTRIBUTION: FILMS TRANSIT International, JAN ROFEKAMP
USA DISTRIBUTION: Women Make Movies, DEBRA ZIMMERMAN
Nominee for the Prix Europa Award 2014
Nominee for the Medimed VIII Ahmed Attia Award 2014
Nominee the IDFA Best Mid-Length Documentary Award 2013
