Director Ümit Köreken’s second feature film “Bir Umut” (“A Hope”), co-produced by Turkey’s state broadcaster TRT, Germany and Slovenia with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, will have its world premiere at the 44th Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF). The film, which is also produced by Ümit Köreken and Nursen Çetin Köreken,…
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The Tribeca Film Festival is set to take place June 8-19 in New York with many highlights, including a documentary on Jennifer Lopez, a reunion of “Heat” and a discussion with Taylor Swift as a filmmaker. Lopez herself is scheduled to attend the screening of “Halftime,” a film about the singer and actor’s career, which…
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With the summer spirit taking over Munich, the upcoming 39th edition of the film festival of the Bavarian capital (June 23-July 2) prepares to capture the ambiance of the city with its motto. “Unleashed” is the title of the Munich Film Festival (Filmfest München), which will be screening 120 films from 52 countries, with 35…
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Documentarist Istanbul Documentary Days, Turkey’s longest-running documentary festival, is preparing to celebrate its 15th anniversary on June 25-30 with a program selected from the most creative documentaries of the last period, and local and foreign guests. Documentary Days will be opened on June 24 at Istanbul’s Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall with the screening of…
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Istanbul’s Beykoz Kundura, a former Istanbul shoe factory-turned cultural venue, has been hosting A Midsummer’s Night Festival, which has been one of the most sought-after events in Istanbul during summer since 2017. The sixth edition of the festival will take place on June 29 and Aug. 14 this year with a program inspired by the…
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Organized by the Boğaziçi Foundation for Culture and Arts, the Bosphorus Film Festival, one of the most anticipated events of the year, will be held between Oct. 21 and 28 this year. The festival, which hosted the event at 50% capacity for the last two years due to the global pandemic, has started the countdown…
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Turkey’s first “Universal Sci-fi and Fantastic Film Festival” will bring cinephiles together with imagination and science in Istanbul this year. The festival, hosted by Beyoğlu Municipality, will be organized with a wide range of events from Sept. 28-30. The festival will be held with the organization of the International Association of Science and Art Creators…
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