ANKARA - Turkey`s culture and tourism minister defined on Monday an international award presented to a Turkish film as the evidence of progress made by Turkish movie industry.
Minister Ertugrul Gunay said Turkish film "Beyaz Melek" (The White Angel) won two giant awards at an international competition.
"I see these awards as an evidence of progress made by Turkish movie industry," the minister said in a written statement.
"Beyaz Melek", directed by Turkish folk singer Mahsun Kirmizigul, received the feature film and video Remi awards, and special jury award at the 41st WorldFest Houston International Film Festival in the United States. The festival was held between April 11th and 20th.
The film narrates the story of an old man visiting a nursing home in the big city where he realizes that the care elderly people in his village is a much kinder, so he invites his nursing home friends to experience the kindness his village offers elderly.
WorldFest was founded 48 years ago as Cinema Arts, an International Film Society in August, 1961. WorldFest became the third competitive international film festival in North America, following San Francisco and New York. WorldFest is the oldest Independent Film & Video Festival in the World. It evolved into a competitive International Film Festival in April, 1968. It was founded by award-winning producer/director Hunter Todd to present a quality film festival for the independent film makers.
(BRC-MS)