The 37th Ankara Film Festival's 'Fresh' Selection Meets Cinema Lovers
The 37th Ankara Film Festival's "Fresh" (Taptaze) selection, which brings together young directors and productions that have stood out at world festivals, features eight films from nine countries.
Organized by the World Mass Communication Research Foundation between November 12-20, 2026, the 37th Ankara Film Festival welcomes cinema lovers with its "Fresh" discovery section, presenting works by young filmmakers that have made an impact at international festivals to audiences in the capital.
This special selection, consisting of a total of 8 films from Germany, France, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Costa Rica, Mexico, Thailand, and Turkey, was prepared with the support of the EU Delegation to Turkey, the Institut français de Turquie, the Goethe-Institut Ankara, the Embassy of Italy in Ankara, and the Royal Thai Embassy in Ankara.
The productions included in the selection are Valentina Maurel's "Forever the Mothering Animal", Sompot Chidgasornpongse's "9 Temples to Heaven", Lila Pinell's "Shana", Alexander Murphy's "Tin Castle", Fernanda Tovar's "Sad Girls", Kilian Armando Friedrich's "I Understand Your Dissatisfaction", Margherita Spampinato's "Sweetheart", and Gizem Avcıoğlu's (Vikki Bardot) "Sleeping Woman".
Festival screenings will be held at the Kızılay Büyülü Fener Cinema, and tickets will be available for purchase on Biletinial and at the cinema box offices starting Monday, November 2.
Sources
- Habertürk · Link