Margarita With A Straw
Feat. Film /100 min/
Directed By Shonali Bose
2nd Unit Director of Photography : Ugur Becer
Shot on ARRI Alexa
Stars: Revathy, Kalki Koechlin, Sayani Gupta
Synopsis: Margarita, With A Straw is the journey of a teenage disabled musician who yearns for love, sex and external affirmation.
Shonali Bose was awarded the $10,000 Sundance Institute-Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award for this script
WORLD Premiere on 8th September 2014 at Toronto International Film Festival.
European Premiere at the British Film Institute London Film Festival on Oct.17.
Toronto International Film Festival- Best Film (Netpac Award) 2014 • National Film Awards (India) – Best Film (Silver Lotus Award) 2016 • Seattle International Film Festival- 2nd Place (Best Actress) 2015 • Nashville Film Festival 2015-Nominated Best Narrative • Palm Springs International Film Festival –Nominated Best Narrative Feature 2015 • 2015 Montclair Film Festival – Best Film (AUDIENCE AWARD) • 2015 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival – Jury Price • 2015 Asian Film Awards – Best Film
Endless
Because our love is endless...
"Three minutes. 21 cuts. Two actors. One location. No dialogue. Short film as perfection" - Kagonada / Sight & Sound Magazine - British Film Institute
CREDITS
Martin Pfefferkorn / Husband
Jeannie Rae Kempa / Wife
Director: Taylan Sinan Yilmaz
Cinematographer : Ugur Becer
Producers: NTM Creative & Ex-Oriente Films
2011 / New York
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS 2014 Film de la Turquie Corne d'Or" in Montreal / CANADA •
2013 TISFEST / Istanbul • 2013 BLUE DATA ART FESTIVAL / New York • 2012 FANCINE, XXII FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL Málaga / SPAIN • 2012 !F INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL / ISTANBUL •2012 INTERNATIONAL ISTANBUL FILM FESTIVALI / ISTANBUL • 2012 INTERNATIONAL IZMIR FILM FESTIVAL / IZMIR • 2012 PENICHE ANAKO FILM FESTIVAL / PARIS • 2012 BACKUP FILM FESTIVAL / GERMANY • 2012 INTERNATIONAL GOLDEN APRICOT FILM FESTIVAL / ARMENIA • 2012 ONAT KUTLAR FILM FESTIVAL / TURKEY • 2012 INTERNATIONAL IZMIR SHORT FILM FESTIVAL / TURKEY • 2011 COUCH FEST FILMS / ICELAND
• 2011 GADABOUT FILM FESTIVAL/ USA
• 2011 AUDIENCE CHOICE FILM FESTIVAL / USA• 2011 CONSCIENCE FILMS / ISTANBUL • 2011 PBS REEL 13 FILMS / NEW YORK
SPECIAL SELECTIONS REPUBLIC OF TURKEY Ministry of Culture and Tourism
2012 Short Film Catalogue Selection For
65th Cannes Film Festival and 62nd Berlin Film Festival
British Film Institute - The year’s best new online movies, by 16 international correspondents selection (2012)
AWARDS PBS REEL 13 SHORT FILM CONTEST WINNER / USA
CONSCIENCE FILMS BEST FILMS SELECTION / TURKEY
The Wingman
Short Film, Drama /Comedy
Shot with Red Mysterium X
Writer / Director: Ludovica Mauri
Director of Photography : Ugur Becer
Producers: Ludovica Mauri, Kevin Patrick Canepa
Associate Producers: Matteo Provezza, Giovanna Aureli,Lorenzo Mauri, Cristina Foschini
Executive Producers: Matteo Provezza, Lorenzo Mauri, Stefano Mauri, Roberto Lombardi, Betti Sperandeo
'The Wingman' is about love. Loving the ordinary, loving the extraordinary, and loving the unique. But, ultimately it is a film about the inexorable link of family love and the understanding that people with Down Syndrome have their own gifts to offer the world.
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS • 2012 Sprout Film Festival at the Metropolitan Museum Of Art / USA • 2012 Los Angeles Indie Film Festival Official Selection/ USA • 2012 California Best Shorts Competition Official Selection / USA • 2012 Puerto Rico International Film Festival / Puerto Rico • 2012 Alexandria Film Festival / Virginia • 2012 Albany Film Festival • 2013 ONECLOUD Online Film Festival
AWARDS • Best Short Competition (disability issues) 2012
No Matter What
is a short film that was written, directed and produced by Shaza Irfan. The film was screened in New York in December. Starring in the film are Kiley Rothweiler as Ariana,Omar Bustamante as Julian, Carson Grant as the healer andKristin Smith (voice) as Julian's sister Isabelle.
It was shot on the RED Scarlet-X by Ugur Becer.
Synopsis: Sometimes the hardest thing in life is 'letting go'. This short narrative is about a loving husband's inner struggle of coming to terms with his wife's terminal illness. His delusions cause him to waste time, when all he wants is more.
Loy
Feat Film - Sci Fi / Thriller
Shot on Red Epic
Loy has an unusual encounter with a blind man at the New York subway that unleash a chain of events that will change the universe he lives in, pursuing his true passion will unveil the hidden reality.
Director: Alfredo Plessman
Director of Photography: Ugur Becer
Born Into Silence; The Incredible Legend of Albert Brown
Short Film, Mockumentary
Writer /Director: Ludovica Mauri
Director of Photography: Ugur Becer
My Mothers Eulogy
2014 - Short - Dark comedy directed by André Feldberg
Anthony has to give a speech at his mom's funeral and decide if he is going to reveal her secret or keep the holy image that everybody has of her.
Brain Drain
Web Series 2014
Written and directed by Ludovica Mauri
DP: Ugur Becer
Shot on Red Epic
Synopsis: When a woman starts over thinking she just decided she's gonna get in troubles.
Sign
2019 - short film
A woman and a man run into each other on their way to work. This encounter causes the two to leave unexpected impressions on one another.
Director: Ugur Sahin
Director of Photography: Ugur Becer
Prisoner
2020 Short Drama/ Mystery
Director: Levent Gereken
Director of Photography: Ugur Becer
Cast: Umit Erlim