Consultant Hayet Benkara who has years of international experience working extensively with some of the most prestigious film festivals, will talk about short film's position in the international arena with the festival audience.
Hayet Benkara
French born and Toronto-based Hayet Benkara has years of international experience working extensively with some of the most prestigious festivals. After managing the Sales Office, unoffcial market, at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), she had been managing all the Talent Development Programmes at TIFF including Studio the first year round professional training programme for mid-career producers, directors and screenwriters and the Talent Lab. Benkara has worked for Cannes (Producers Network), Berlinale (Co-production market), Rotterdam IFFR , the Dubai International Film Festival, the Guanajuato Film Festival (Mexico), T-Mobile New Horizon (Poland), the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, the Doha Film Institute, Locarno and most recently the Bosphorus Film Festival (Turkey).
Because of her knowledge of the international market place, Hayet is often hired as a Mentor, a Programmer and an Industry Advisor. Throughout her career Hayet has consistently placed a high value on the quality of the relationships she has fostered, and has developed an extensive network of contacts among artists and professionals working in virtually every aspect of the industry in North America, Europe and the Middle East. She also created her company, Prodigy 360, to advise young and established filmmakers, producers and screenwriters on Development, Production, Co-production, Distribution, Marketing, and Festival strategies.
Event is free of charge. Invitations can be obtained, on the day of the event, one hour prior to the event, at the Akbank Sanat ticket counter.