Fatma of the Forest

Fatma of the Forest (Turkish: Tahtacı Fatma) is a 28-minute color Turkish documentary film about Tahtacı people directed by Süha Arın. It was first shown in 1979, the International Year of the Child.^[1]

Fatma of the Forest
Tahtacı Fatma
Directed by	Suha Arın
Produced by	Suha Arın
Music by	Mehmet Erenler Nevit Kodallı
Distributed by	MTV Film Televizyon
Release date	1979 (1979)
Running time	28 minutes
Country	Turkey
Language	Turkish

The film shows the life of a 12-year-old Tahtacı girl and her family in the forests of the high Taurus Mountains.

Crew

• Director: Suha Arın
• Assistant Director and Editor: Nesli Çölgeçen, Cemal Karman, Kemal Sevimli, Yalcin Yelence
• Director of Photography: Hasan Ozgen
• Camera: Savas Guvezne
• Music Arrangement: Mehmet Erenler, Nevit Kodallı

Awards

• First Prize in The International 3rd Balkan Film Festival (1979)^[1]
• International Damascus Film Festival Silver Sword Award (1979)^[1]
• Antalya Film Festival Golden Orange Award (1979)^[1]
• First Prize in The Short Film Competition of Turkey Ministry of Culture (1979)^{[citation needed]}