Students, alumni, artists, and lawmakers have united in protest against the demolition of the MSGSÜ Prof. Sami Şekeroğlu Cinema-TV Center. Serving Turkish cinema for over half a century through education, production, and archiving, the center has been emphasized as more than just
Andy Sachs is back. The fashion world’s iconic tale is being rewritten for the digital era. The Devil Wears Prada 2 hits theaters on May 1, 2026.
The lineup for the 82nd Venice Film Festival, which will take place from August 28 to September 6, has been announced.
The program of the 22nd Filmekimi organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) has been announced. The festival kicks off in Izmir. Filmekimi will present award-winning and remarkable films to the audience at international festivals from Cannes to Venice.
Emmy Award-winning actor Haluk Bilginer will star with Angelina Jolie in the movie “Maria” directed by Pablo Larrain. ‘Maria’ tells the story of the life of soprano artist Maria Callas. Angelina Jolie in the movie will portray ‘Callas’; while Haluk Bilginer will
The first production co-directed by Iranian and Israeli filmmakers had to be shot in secret to prevent possible interference by Tehran, directors Zar Amir Ebrahimi and Guy Nattiv told Reuters on Sunday. “Tatami”, a tense thriller centred on a world judo championship,
A monumental artist deserves a monumental documentary, and that is what Anselm Kiefer receives in Wim Wenders’ new film, titled simply Anselm. Wenders shot it in 3D and 6K resolution, documenting the German-born painter and sculptor who makes work on a truly grand
A major feature film on Hiroshima is going into production, inspired in part by an unpublished memoir of a Japanese man who witnessed the devastation of the city after the atomic bomb was dropped in 1945. Scriptwriter Elisabeth Bentley was taken aback
The feature film The Teacher’s Lounge by Ilker Çatak (if… Productions Film) will enter the race for Germany to the 96th Oscars in the “Best International Feature Film“ category. The decision was made by an independent jury whose members were appointed by
Franz Kafka never realized how close he came to kickstarting a superhero franchise. Ever since Gregor Samsa awoke in his bed to find himself transformed into a monstrous dung beetle in “The Metamorphosis,” we’ve had spider-men, wasps, ant-men, crime-fighting ticks and mighty
The Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Sarajevo Film Festival ended with an award ceremony after more than 230 films from 70 countries were screened. Elene Naveriani’s “Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry” won the Best Feature Film award while Philip Sotnychenko won the best director award for
William Friedkin, the groundbreaking U.S. director of “The Exorcist” and “The French Connection,” died on Aug. 7, a family friend told AFP. He was 87. Friedkin passed away in Los Angeles after suffering unspecified health issues in recent years, said Stephen Galloway,
