A Multi-Method Analysis of the Berlin International Film Festival and the World Cinema Fund

The functions festivals fulfill within contemporary film culture extend beyond the exhibition and circulation of completed films; many festivals around the world have gradually attained the role of a film producer in the past two decades. This dissertation investigates the relationship between a major film festival and a European program that provides financial support for film production in developing countries. With a particular focus on the World Cinema Fund, associated with the Berlin International Film Festival, this study traces the common stylistic and thematic preoccupations observed across a wide range of Latin American, African, and Southeast Asian films partially financed by European festival funds. Textual analyses of recent films that have celebrated their premieres in major festivals after benefitting from these initiatives bring to light a prevalence of narratives about hybrid identities and mobility between cultures, as well as an emphasis on highly ceremonial events and rituals with clear patterns of accepted behavior. Interviews with directors whose films are associated with the World Cinema Fund complement this analysis by offering a first-hand glimpse into the process of financing and realizing feature film projects under restrictive conditions. A major part of the analysis introduces quantitative data and statistical methods to the study of film festivals, testing for the impact of funding structures of films on their presence in festivals, and for the link between the reception of films on the festival circuit and their commercial prospects. This exploration of film festivals and related financial programs reveals that transnational funds based in Europe, instead of contributing to the sustained development of film production in the Global South through investments in infrastructure, prefer to engage in temporary, project-based transactions which ensure the continuous flow of films suitable for festival selection. When combined together, these findings contribute to a broader, multifaceted understanding of funds associated with film festivals, which offers a critical perspective on the hierarchical power dynamics that lie at the core of this practice

The relationship between hyperactivity dyslexia disorder and emotional intelligence and success

Hyperactivity and dyslexia disorder, which was discovered at begining of the the twentieth century, also affects academic life negatively. In this study, the relationship between hyperactivity/dyslexia disorder and emotional intelligence and success has been analysed. In this study, the first-year students of primary schools in the Istanbul Florya school district, who are diagnosed as dyslexic and hyperactive, were purposefully sampled the research. In total, 70 students were involved. The results of the study showed that academic success level of the dyslexic and hyperactive students is low. Yet, there is not any success level difference among dyslexic and hyperactive students themselves. Moreover, positive relationship between hyperactivity and emotional intelligence was found.Keywords: dyslexia disorder, hyperactivity, emotional intelligenc

DECRIMINALIZING MARIJUANA: UNDERSTANDING MARIJUANA DEBATE THROUGH HISTORY AND POLICY

The globalization of the world by easy transportation and communication enabled the distribution of drugs to anywhere in the world. Among many drugs, marijuana has an exceptional place with being the most abused drug in many countries such as the United States of America and the United Kingdom. Particularly, marijuana use is prevalent among young people in the United States. Although 1970 Control Substances Act listed marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug, many states in the US have been enacting state legislatures on legalizing marijuana at least in terms of medical use. This paper examines marijuana in a comprehensive way by detailing marijuana facts, history, policy, and alleged medical usefulness in order to shed a light in understanding whether medical marijuana use should be decriminalized