Category Archives: Istanbul Express

It’s been two years today…

…since we met up in Tallinn for this crazy trip. Oh, the good times! Istanbul Express Tallinn train from Jerker Beckman on Vimeo.

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Cannes Critics’ Week Selection

Congratulations to the Istanbul Express Films that will be premiered at the 50th Cannes Critics’ Week in May 2011. See you in Cannes! INVITATION NISI MASA Istanbul Express 1001 Days Olivier Jourdain & Zeynep Köprülü Belgium, Turkey – 2011 – … Continue reading

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Tallinn train reunion in Paris

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Half-documentary = worse than the truth

This is the the Istanbul Express Tallinn spin-off. It’s something extra we made on the way. I want to share this half-documentary film especially with all my fellow producers and coordinators in all the 3 trains. (this is 10 minutes). … Continue reading

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A video tribute to shura marchenko

From Tallinn train with love ! A litte gift to shura marchenko, from the tallinn train with love !

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Istanbul is over…

During these 4 crazy weeks, I had always some quotes coming through my brain… “Jusqu´ici tout va bien. Jusqu´ici tout va bien. Jusqu´ici tout va bien. Mais l´important c´est pas la chute. C´est l´atterrissage.” (“So far so good. So far … Continue reading

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Post-Istanbul blues

It’s cold and raining in Stockholm, and I’m back to work as usual. Soon Istanbul Express will fade into memory as a month-long dream about trains, films and fleeridden hostels. And about wonderful, wonderful people. But I guess we will … Continue reading

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Last dance little stars (on silent)

Last dance from Eftihia Stefanidi on Vimeo.

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Vladimir Pavlovitch and the gold of the Turkish

Well, also in Moldova there is Turkish and Turkish expressions. Don’t eat as though the Turks are approaching or are you Turkish or what? A concert the other night at Babyon met the band Babaloza. And in my mind he represented the classical prototypical Ottoman. And it brought a story to my mind. At some point the Ottomans (Moldova meets the Ottoman!) And here some story about the Ottoman. The Ottoman armies were at some point retreating thru my forest in northern Moldova where as growing up. Some five hundred years earlier of course. And as they were retreating some chronics (and /or legends) Continue reading

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Exboring!

Most directors are happy (as much as possible) with their edits and we the cinematopraphers and sound designers are left to the final hours of darkness as usual. Trying to optimize color grading, so that it looks ok in tomorrow’s … Continue reading

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