ALAZ FILM is an independent production company founded by Atilla Salih Yücer and Kamen Velkovsky based in Türkiye, Portugal, Bulgaria and the United States. The company’s main focus is on under-represented voices and stories from the Middle East, Central & South America, Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia while also developing new material with established directors from Europe and the United States. Alaz co-production, Sentimental Value, directed by Joachim Trier, recently earned Grand Prix honors at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. Also on the festival circuit is Rezan Yesilbas’ debut film The Flying Meatball Maker.

Upcoming titles that Alaz Film is involved with include Jim Jarmusch’s "Father, Mother, Sister, Brother" and Arnaud Desplechin’s "Two Pianos." Films in early pre-production and development include new features from Arnaud Desplechin, Todd Solondz, David Gordon Green, Sara Driver, Errol Morris, Maria Camila Arias and Susanna de la Salla.

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