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.

‘Dry Summer’ selected best movie in Turkish cinema

The first internationally-awarded film of Turkey ‘Susuz Yaz’ (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 country’s cinema, has ended.

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 country’s cinema, will end soon. Nearly 289,000 people so far have voted and the cult 1970s series “Hababam Sınıfı” (Chaos Class) tops the list. The film is still the most-watched film on Turkish televisions.

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 Turkey’s premier film festival will be back for its second half-century in just three months’ time, as the 51st Golden Orange Film Festival brings together stars and top-level cinema in Antalya between Oct. 10 and 18.

‘Winter Sleep’ becomes Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s most-watched movie

Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s latest film “Kış Uykusu” (Winter Sleep), which won the Palme d’Or 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 Ceylan’s 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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