Ahu Öztürk
Filmmor Women’s Film Festival to travel Turkish cities
The International Filmmor Women's Film Festival on Wheels celebrates its 18th anniversary in seven cities with 46 films, interviews panels and workshops this year. The festival will kick off in Istanbul on March 16 and continue through May 10.
'Dust Cloth': Cleaning women on the verge of a nervous breakdown
When "Toz Bezi" (Dust Cloth) won the Golden Tulip for Best Film in the national competition of the recent Istanbul International Film Festival, director and writer Ahu Öztürk dedicated her award to the mothers and women of a Turkey that finds itself war-torn once more. "The wars hit women and children first, and it will be women who will build peace," Öztürk said in her acceptance speech.
'Dust Cloth' chosen Best Film at Istanbul Film Festival
The 35th Istanbul Film Festival, organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV), presented this year's awards at a ceremony at the Haliç Congress Center on April 15.
The Golden Tulip for the Best Film in the National Competition of the festival went to "Toz Bezi" (Dust Cloth), directed by Ahu Öztürk, who received the award from the jury head, Müjde Ar.