Interview Doc Next maker Hande Zerkin

 

Documentary director and street photographer Hande Zerkin from Izmir, Turkey, participated the International Documentary Festival of Amsterdam (IDFA) 2012 as one of the invited media makers of Doc Next Network. Hande is one of the directors of the short documentary Just Brewed It, We’re Waiting for It to Settle (Demledik, Çökmesini Bekliyoruz), screened as part of the Doc Next Mini Cinema program during IDFA 2012.  The documentary was completed during the Youth MODE Creative Documentary Workshop ‘Local Heroes of Izmir’, organized by Doc Next partner MODE Istanbul in February 2012. Hande also took part in the North Aegean Narratives project, produced by Istanbul Digital Culture and Arts Foundation and facilitated by MODE Istanbul, and completed as a part of the project the short documentary I Missed the Bus. 

MODE Istanbul team interviewed Hande Zerkin during IDFA 2012. To read the interview in Turkish please click here.

 

Doc Next photographer (18) premiers in Warsaw gallery.

18 year old Karol Komorowski is now premiering his  work at the Lookout Gallery in Warsaw, Poland. Karol is a talented photographer representing the youngest generation, standing on the threshold of his caree. His exhibition ‘Debiut’ consists of two projects: In the Dark and Girls.Karol Komorowski is one of this year Polska.doc participants – a programme run within Doc Next Network’s framework.

Read more about Karol Komorowski exhibition at polska.doc.e.org.pl and at the website of Lookout Gallery.

All images on this page are by Karol Komorowski.

Youth MODE Documentary Workshop in Izmir

MODE Istanbul will be organizing a creative documentary workshop in Izmir between January 30th and February 5th. The national applications are closing this Friday, the 13th of January.

 

Participants will be given seminars on creative documentary making, screenwriting, digital camera techniques and editing. They will shoot 5 minute documentaries on the theme of “Local Heroes of Izmir”. All documentaries completed during the workshop will be added to the Doc Next Network’s Media Collection.

 

The workshop will be held in collaboration with Bornova Municipality’s 4 Seasons 4 Colors Workshops and with the support of the universities in Izmir, mainly the Izmir Ekonomi University. All films made during the workshop will be showcased as part of the 4 Seasons 4 Colors Screening Event on Febuary 23rd .

 

For more information on the application guidelines and the online form please click here.

 

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