All Turkey articles
-
NewsMubi cancels Turkey film festival over local censorship of ‘Queer’
The company has said it is taking a stand for “protecting freedom of expression”.
-
NewsAlamiya, Front Row team on first Saudi-Turkey comedy feature ‘My Treat’
The film, also known as ‘Mahmool Makfool’, will be directed by Egyptian filmmaker Karim Abu Zeid.
-
NewsZeki Demirkubuz’s ‘Life’ wins best film at Mediterrane Film Festival
Further winners included Mahdi Fleifel’s ’To a Land Unknown’ and Brandt Andersen’s ‘The Stranger’s Case’.
-
Reviews‘Faruk’: Berlin Review
Hybrid docufiction explores Istanbul’s rebuild through the experiences of the director’s nonagenarian father
-
News‘The Walk’ from ‘Honeyland’ director acquired for world sales (exclusive)
Film is produced by ‘Virunga’, ‘The White Helmets’ producers Grain Media.
-
Reviews‘Crossing’: Berlin Review
An ageing Georgian woman travels to Istanbul in search of her trans niece in Panorama’s elegiac opener
-
NewsHeretic takes on sales for Aslı Özge’s Berlinale Panorama title ‘Faruk’ (exclusive)
Instanbul-set drama is a story of gentrification and father-daughter relationships.
-
NewsZurich Film Festival awards top prizes to ‘Hesitation Wound’, ‘Hollywoodgate’ and ‘In The Rearview’
Each of the winners takes home festival’s Golden Eye trophy and a CHF 20,000 cash prize.
-
NewsTurkey’s Antalya film festival cancelled amid censorship battle (exclusive)
Documentary ‘The Decree’ (‘Kanun Hukmu’) is at the centre of the row.
-
NewsTurkey’s Burak Cevik wraps filming historic drama ‘Nothing In Its Place’ (exclusive)
The film is inspired by one of Turkey’s most bloody political massacres, which took place in 1978.
-
NewsTurkey selects ‘About Dry Grasses’ as Oscar submission
North American premiere at TIFF on September 13.
-
Reviews‘Hesitation Wound’: Venice Review
A lawyer’s morality is put to the test during a murder trial in this compelling Turkish drama
-
NewsPeter Chernin’s North Road Company acquires Turkey’s Karga Seven Pictures
Deal marks first major international acquisition for former Fox chief’s entertainment group.
-
Reviews‘About Dry Grasses’: Cannes Review
A Turkish teacher practices the art of manipulation in Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Competition drama
-
News‘The Teacher’s Lounge’ director Ilker Çatak preps ‘Yellow Letters’ with Haut et Court, Alamode (exclusive)
Project is set to film in Germany in autumn 2023.
-
NewsMPM Premium boards Rotterdam feature ‘Almost Entirely A Slight Disaster’, unveils trailer (exclusive)
Film from Turkish director Umut Subasi world premieres next week in Bright Future competition.
-
NewsTurkish government demands repayment of funding from Queer Palm-nominated ‘Burning Days’
The film already debuted at Cannes 2022 and released in Turkey this weekend.
-
Reviews‘My Name Is Happy’: IDFA Review
British co-production looks at femicide through the story of Turkish survivor Mutlu Kaya
-
NewsIndustry calls for release of Turkish editor jailed for human rights film
Erhan Örs has been in prison since June for his involvement with a human rights charity
-
NewsErdem Tepegoz’s feature ‘Ash’ heads five-strong Netflix Turkish slate
Includes new film from Erdem Tepegoz and four TV shows.