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Boston Turkish Festival's 18th Documentary & Short Film Competition (2023)

Ege University Çeşme Faculty of Tourism begins building a gastronomy academy with donations from Bridge to Türkiye Fund, which is a non-profit organization founded by Turks living in the USA, and from Shipley Foundation. This new academic model is a first in Türkiye and it’s goal is, in addition to regular undergraduate and graduate education programs, to open up academia to public by providing free workshops, create means for the producers to market their goods, and create agricultural branding. This documentary focuses on the agricultural side of Çeşme; the value of production, as well as things which can be done in Çeşme where agricultural lands are rapidly turning into construction areas.

Jale İNCEKOL

Jale İncekol (Istanbul,1970) graduated from Ege University, College of Press and Media in 1990. She started directing TV series in 2003. For the last seven years she’s been making documentaries. Her documentary films include Aşağı Karaçay Village First School / Aşağı Karaçay Köyü İlk Mektep (filming), There Is No Place As Distant / Uzak Diye Bir Yer Yok (2023), Narperi’s Bracelet / Narperi’nin Bileziği (2022), My School Is Open / Okulum Açıldı (2022), Let My School Open / Okulum Açılsın (2021), There Is Hope in This / Bu İşte Bir Umut Var (2019), A Story With Hope / Umutlu Bir Hikaye (2018), A Story With Music / Müzikli Bir Hikaye (2017).