Back	At the Ottoman Bank Museum: "Champollion, a Scribe for Egypt" The Ottoman Bank Museum Movie Theater will be presenting the documentary film Champollion, a Scribe for Egypt on Thursday, October 27, 2005, at 7:00 p.m. Portraying the life of philologist and historian Jean-François Champollion (1790-1832), the screening will be followed by a discussion conducted by researcher, writer and photographer, Turgay Tuna on the topic "Rediscovering Egypt." The documentary follows the trail of Jean-François Champollion, pioneer of Egyptology and discoverer of the hieroglyphs, along the Nile Valley. Champollion was a genius with languages and a determined scribe whose fertile imagination revealed to the world the two thousand year old mysteries of Ancient Egypt. The Museum's film program is prepared in collaboration with the Documentary Filmmakers Association (BSG) and offers films on a different theme each month, complemented by a discussion. Screenings are held, free of charge, on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. CHAMPOLLION, A SCRIBE FOR EGYPT Director: Jean-Claude Lubtchansky / France Released in : 2000 / Running time: 53' About Turgay Tuna Turgay Tuna was born in 1951, in Istanbul. After graduating from the Galatasaray high school, he studied tourism and hotel management. He started working as a professional guide in the beginning of the 1970s while attending the Department of Tourism at the University of Hacettepe. For long years now, he has conducted research on the history and culture of Egypt and has taken thousands of slides and photographs on the subject. His articles on Egypt have appeared in various publications. His book, 3000 Yıllık Gizem Tut-Ankh-Amon (Tut-Ankh-Amon, a 3000 Year-Old Mystery), was published in 1999 by Güncel Yayıncılık. Documentary Filmmakers Association The Documentary Filmmakers Association (BSB) started out as a civil platform and began its structuring process following the National Conference held in March 1997. Today it continues its activities as an association with professional status, certified by the Ministry of Culture. Starting with Istanbul, Ankara, Eskişehir and Izmir, BSB is in contact with documen- tary filmmakers throughout Turkey. Convinced that civil culture is crucial in designing better social futures and filling the blanks of collective social memory, the Documentary Filmmakers Association considers these functions complementary to the creative aspect of documentary filmmaking. BSB creates and promotes screening spaces other than television, organizes and participates in film festivals all over Turkey and offers film screenings with discussions, especially in universities.