Crossroads Catalogue 2009

Marathon FilmCompany ProfileProducer-director Derviş Zaim established Marathon Film in the mid 90’s. The company has produced orco-produced six feature film projects and a documentary.The company’s filmography includes the director’s own films, “Somersault in a Coffin” 1996 (Toronto, SanSebastian, San Francisco, Turin, Thessaloniki, Amiens, Montpellier, Chicago and New York’s New directors/NewFilms), “Elepants and Grass” (FIPRESCI award at İstanbul Film Festival, Best Director, Actress, ArtDirection and Editing at Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival), “Mud” (UNESCO Award in Venice Film Festival),“Waiting For Heaven” (the first film of a triology won Best Artistic Contribution in Cairo, Special JuryPrize in Adana), and “Dot” (Best Director in Istanbul Film Festival, Montreal, Sarajevo, Thessaloniki) and hasalso co-directed and co-produced with Panicos Chrysanthou the documentary “Parallel Trips” and the later’sfeature film “Akamas”.Derviş ZaimProducerContactName of Company: Marathon FilmAddress: Petunya 6, d 2, Alkent, Tepecik yolu,Etiler, İstanbul, TurkeyT: +90 212 351 19 77M: +90 542 416 34 00marathon@superonline.comTURKEY33