Cinema of Turkey
Countdown to Golden Boll kicks off
The 21st International Golden Boll Film Festival will begin on Sept 15. The festival was launched at a press conference held yesterday in Istanbul The 21st International Golden Boll Film Festival will be held this year between Sept. 15 and 21 in Adana, featuring selected films from Turkish and world cinema as well as exhibitions, talks, concerts and workshops.
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‘Dry Summer’ selected best movie in Turkish cinema
The first internationally-awarded film of Turkey âSusuz Yazâ (Dry Summer) has been selected as the best film of Turkish cinema during online voting that started in June The online voting, which was initiated by the Culture and Tourism Ministry in June to select the top 100 films of Turkish cinema as part of events marking the 100th anniversary of the countryâs cinema, has ended.
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‘Cracks in Concrete’ exposes cracks in family
Austrian-Turkish director Umut DaÄâs sophomore features âCracks in Concreteâ (Risse im Beton) delves into familiar territory of families in dysfunction like his debut feature, âKumaâ (Second
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Actors announced for ‘Atatürk’ film
London-based Turkish film producer Fuad Kavur has been working on a film project on the founder of the Turkish Republic for the last five years. The lead role in the joint Turkish-Hungarian production, titled âAtatürk,â will be played by young English actor Jack Fox.
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Exploring Turkish cinema in English through the written word
Celebrating its centenary this year, Turkish cinema has gone through drastic transformations in line with changes in the country, created and consummated genres, experienced a long stupor and finally risen like a phoenix from the ashes in the last two decades.
Voting still open for top Turkish movies
The voting, which had begun in June, to select the best 100 films of Turkish cinema as part of events marking the 100th anniversary of the countryâs cinema, will end soon. Nearly 289,000 people so far have voted and the cult 1970s series âHababam Sınıfıâ (Chaos Class) tops the list. The film is still the most-watched film on Turkish televisions.
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Cannes Palme d'Or winner ‘Winter Sleep’ picked as Turkey’s Oscar entry
Nuri Bilge Ceylanâs âWinter Sleepâ (KıŠUykusu) that won the Palme dâOr (Golden Palm) for the best film at the 67th Cannes Film Festival will represent Turkey in the foreign film category at the 87th Academy Awards next year.
Countdown begins for Golden Orange Film Festival
The 51st Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival will be held between Oct 10 and 18 with a particular focus on films from Spain, the guest country Turkeyâs premier film festival will be back for its second half-century in just three monthsâ time, as the 51st Golden Orange Film Festival brings together stars and top-level cinema in Antalya between Oct. 10 and 18.
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‘Winter Sleep’ becomes Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s most-watched movie
Nuri Bilge Ceylanâs latest film âKıŠUykusuâ (Winter Sleep), which won the Palme dâOr at the Cannes Film Festival on May 24 and was released in Turkish movie theaters on June 13, drew over 237,000 viewers in its first month, becoming Ceylanâs most-watched film, according to the Turkish Box Office.
Turkish filmmaking brings high revenues
Turkish productions that were released in the first half of the year and drew interest from viewers also proved profitable for their producers.
In the first half of this year, 33.3 million tickets were sold, and during the film marathon between Jan. 3 and July 3, a total of 177 new films, 52 of which were Turkish films, were screened.
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