Filmekimi, Organized by İKSV, Meets Cinema Enthusiasts in Four Cities
Filmekimi, organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, is meeting audiences in Istanbul as well as Ankara, İzmir, and for the first time, Mersin.
Filmekimi events, organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), continue to present the year's most anticipated productions to the taste of cinema lovers as they leave their first weekend behind.
Festival Calendar and Screening Cities
Within the scope of the Filmekimi program organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, the eagerly awaited films of the year continue to meet with cinema enthusiasts until October 18.
In addition to Istanbul, the events are being held in Ankara from October 15 to 18, and in İzmir and for the first time in the city of Mersin from October 22 to 25.
Featured International Productions
In the festival hosting cinema lovers for the twenty-fifth time, Pedro Almodóvar’s film Bitter Christmas, which features a film-within-a-film narrative and competed in Cannes, is also included.
Asghar Farhadi's film Intersecting Lives brings together important names such as Isabelle Huppert, Virginie Efira, Vincent Cassel, and Pierre Niney in the same cast.
Venice Film Festival Award-Winning Films
Martin McDonagh's film Wild Horse Nine, which won John Malkovich the Best Actor Award in Venice, is among the striking productions of the festival.
Directed by May el-Toukhy, the film Unknown Woman, which won the Golden Lion for best film and the best actress award in Venice, is also on the program.
First-Time Screenings in Mersin
Within the scope of screenings outside Istanbul under Filmekimi, cinema enthusiasts in Mersin are getting the opportunity to meet award-winning local films for the first time.
Productions that won awards at the Istanbul Film Festival are being brought to the silver screen specially for audiences in Mersin.
Program of Award-Winning Local Productions
Ziya Demirel's film The Most Beautiful Funeral Songs won many awards, including Best Screenplay, at the 45th Istanbul Film Festival and will be screened in Mersin on October 24.
Films Whistling in the Dark, directed by Pınar Yorgancıoğlu, and Goat501, directed by Evrim Çervatoğlu, will also meet audiences in Mersin with the participation of the crew.