Countdown starts for Istanbul's Filmekimi

The 14th annual Filmekimi will kick off in Istanbul on Oct 3. After the nine day festival, it will tour various Turkish cities until the end of the month Organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV) for the 14th time, this year?s Filmekimi will once again bring cinephiles together at several cities across Turkey. 

This year?s 14th Filmekimi will feature films that have premiered at prestigious international film festivals, such as Sundance, Berlin, Cannes, Venice, and Toronto, and received numerous awards, as well as the latest works of master directors such as Woody Allen, Noah Baumbach, Stephen Frears, Michel Gondry, Todd Haynes, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Nanni Moretti, and Paolo Sorentino. 

The Turkish premieres of Can Evrenol?s ?Bask?n? (Raid) and Ben Hopkins? ?Yearning? will also be held at this year?s Filmekimi.

The festival will be in Istanbul for nine days between Oct. 3 and 11 before touring the cities of Ankara, Izmir, Trabzon, Bursa, and Edirne throughout October.

In Istanbul, the festival headed over to the Asian side district of Kad?köy for the first time last year, and this year Filmekimi will hold screenings at Beyo?lu and Atlas Cinemas in the Beyo?lu district, Rexx Cinema in Kad?köy, and Feriye Cinema in the Bosphorus neighborhood of Ortaköy. 

As in previous years, the screening times at these theaters will be 11.00, 13.30, 16.00, 19.00, and 21.30. 

In Ankara, Filmekim will be held at the Büyülü Fener K?z?lay Theater between Oct. 2 and 4; in ?zmir it will be at the Karaca Theater between Oct. 9 and 12; in Trabzon it will be at the Atapark Av?ar Theater between Oct. 16 and 18; in Bursa it will be at the Cinetech Korupark Theater between Oct. 23 and 25; in...