"Do not forget me Istanbul" was shown at the 30th Istanbul Film Festival.
"Don't Let the Darkness Be Forgotten" was shown at the 30th Istanbul Film Festival.
"Don't Let the Darkness Be Forgotten" was shown at the International Human Rights Film Festival and forum in Geneva.
"Brutal Consciences" received the Special Jury Award at the 22nd Ankara International Film Festival.
As Film Production has been a collective of independent filmmakers in Istanbul for over ten years, bringing together filmmakers from all over the Middle East. In 2006, its co-founder Hüseyin Karabey registered it as an offical production company in order to produce "My Marlon and Brando", which has already received some international awards, thus transforming Asi Film Production into an established and successful company in the public eyes.
Resources and facilities have been built up which are now being used by a collective of filmmakers who may be temporarily based in Istanbul but tell stories from all around the region.
Asi Film produced recently "Do Not Forget Me Istanbul" with 7 international directors.
Asi Film is a collective company formed by independent filmmakers. It produces motion picture, documentary film, short film and international co-production projects and also provides production services to international filmmakers working on projects in Turkey.
The film tells of the unlawful practices that children have to put up with due to the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PoTA), and the extent of the physical and psychological violence they are subjected to. The documentary questions the "petrifying brutal consciences" of our country where more than 4,000 children are undergoing trials, hundreds are still under arrest, and dozens are found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment twice or thrice their ages long.
Directors: Cenk Örtülü & Zeynel Koç
Director of Photography: Cenk Örtülü
Editing: Hüseyin Karabey, Cenk Ortülü, Zeynel Koç
Producer: Hüseyin Karabey
Type: Documentary
Production Company: Asi Film
Production Year: 2010
Duration: 41 min.
2011- 22nd Ankara International Film Festival
Special Award of the Jury
