Turkish film ‘Cars of the Revolution’ to open 2009 Queens International Film Festival
Posted by editor@vimooz.com on November 11, 2009 under Queens International Film Festival | 
'Cars of the Revolution' (Devrim Arabalari)
‘Cars of the Revolution’ (Devrim Arabalari), a feature film by acclaimed Turkish director Tolga Ornek, will open the 2009 edition of the Queens International Film Festival and will screen on November 12th at the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts.
This film takes place in 1961 when during a cocktail reception following a national convention on Turkey’s automobile industry, prominent Turkish journalists, bureaucrats and businessmen join President Cemal Gursel in a discussion of the country’s potential of building its own industry. When the president says Turkey has the power to manufacture cars on its own, the issue suddenly turns into a challenge that everybody in attendance is willing to take.
For its 7th edition, the festival will honor Turkish actress Meltem Cumbul and present a special recognition to the Cavu Pictures team, independent movie mavericks Isil Bagdadi and Michael Sergio, highlighting their rise to prominence in the world of independent film distribution and production.
