Antalya’s Eurasia Film Market gets thumbs up

Antalya’s Eurasia Film Market gets thumbs up

ANTALYA, Turkey ~ The first film market ever held in Turkey ended yesterday in Antalya and was hailed as a success both by buyers and sellers, several of whom were clearly taken aback by the sheer professionalism of the organisers.

A combined total of some 200 buyers and sellers from approximately 30 countries attended the inaugural Eurasia Film Festival which took place over four days during the week-long 43rd Golden Orange Eurasia Film Festival.

The launch of the film market is a bold bid by the Turks to position Antalya as the key business event of the year for the exchange of feature films and TV programmes between Asian, American and European dealers.

Industry veteran and former Universal Studios executive, Mr Tony Watts, told filmfestivals.com that the initiative by the Turks could well pay off, despite fierce competition from other festivals not only in the region but elsewhere in the world.

“Turkey has a good tradition, a good background in film-making, and the way they’ve organised this film market shows they have the necessary expertise,