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	TABUTTA RÖVASATA (Somersault in a coffin) Dir: Dervish Zaim  - 1996,35mm,102',col.     Screenplay  Dervish Zaim Cinematography Mustafa Kusçu Editor Mustafa Presava Sound Ender Akay Music Baba Zula, Yansimalar Principal Cast Ahmet Uourlu (Mahsun),  Tuncel Kurtiz (Reis),  Aysben Aydemir,  Serif Erol,  Fuat Onan, Ahmet Cediladirci,  Mahmut Benek,  Nadi Güler,  Figen Evren,  Baris Çelikoglu Producers Ezel Akay & Dervish Zaim Production Company Istisnai Filmler, Eski Büyùkdere Car 75, 80670 Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey Foreign Sales Agent Istisnai Filmler, Eski Büyùkdere Car 75, 80670 Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey     Synopsis Mahsun Supertitiz is an unemployed homeless man who steals cars at night so that he can sleep in a heated place during the winter. Mahsun lives in Rumelihisar, an old section of Istanbul, and makes ends meet by getting the local fishermen to help him. Mahsun loves the cars he robs, cleans and polishes them, and drives them through the streets of Rumelihisar during the daytime.     Biography Born in 1964 in Famagusta, Cyprus, Dervish Zaim graduated from Warwick University. He took a course in independent film production, organized in London by the Hollywood Film Institute. In 1995 his first novel won the prestigious "Yunus Nadi" literary prize in Turkey. Tabutta Rövasata is his debut as director and screenwriter.     Filmography Tabutta Rövashata (Somersault in a Coffin, 1997), Filler ve Cimen (Elephants and Grass, 2001)
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	The Skyy Prize Of San Francisco Film Festival Goes To A Turkish Film: Somersault In A Coffin San Francisco Film Festival sets records, awards new prizes in 41st year   San Francisco Examiner The San Francisco International Film Festival, which closed Thursday night, reports a record attendance of more than 78,000 for this year's 41st outing. That figure represents a 2.5 percent increase in attendance and 2.8 percent increase in ticket revenues, the festival says, as well as its 16th consecutive year of audience growth. The Skyy Prize is a $10,000 cash award designed to help first-time directors find distribution. This year's winner, chosen from 15 nominees, is the Turkish-Cypriot film "Somersault in a Coffin," by Dervis Zaim, a drama examining Istanbul's underclass. Comments Skyy jury member Tony Rayns: "Given that the climate for distribution of foreign-language movies in North America keeps getting harder, we chose what we thought was the bravest and most innovative film in the "guerrilla style' used less constructively by so many other independent filmmakers."
	Click to see to scenes from the movie Somersault in a Coffin Film Awards Conclude Record-Breaking Festival  San Francisco Chronicle The 41st San Francisco International Film Festival ended yesterday with the announcement of record attendance: 78,000 people came to see its 174 films over a two-week period. Festival prize-winners also were announced. The $10,000 Skyy Prize was awarded to Turkish-Cypriot director Dervis Zaim for the neorealist drama ``Somersault in a Coffin,'' about a homeless Istanbul alcoholic. The film was selected by a jury from among 15 first features that had not yet acquired U.S. distribution.
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