Invited Project

In partnership with ZagrebDox Pro’s Slow Pitch 2026 (the development programme of the Croatian ZagrebDox festival), Nebulae 2026 is hosting the project Transformation Stories from Akbelen Forest, directed by Selen Çatalyürekli and produced by Zeyneb Gültekin (Nar Film, Turkey), as part of an international collaboration that promotes the circulation of projects and exchange between development programmes.

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Transformation Stories from Akbelen Forest

by Selen Çatalyürekli

Estimated budget:
247,000 EUR

Financing in place:
60,000 EUR

In southwest Turkey, five women in their 40s to 60s take on a coal mining company threatening their land, livelihood; future transforming from neighbors into activists, elected leaders, and a force confronting both the company and patriarchy itself.

Producer: Zeyneb Gültekin (Nar Film, Turquia)