Istanbul Film Festival to Feature More Than 200 Films
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
The countdown geriye sayım has begun for Turkey's largest film event olay, the 29th International Istanbul Film Festival. Under the sponsorship of Akbank yet again, the festival will take place olmak between April 3 and 18.Entrance giriş to matinées and all Turkish films is just 3.50 liras.
Istanbul's cinema aficionados meraklı are due a treat as organizers of the International Istanbul Film Festival have announced the event's program, which includes içermek over 200 films from 57 countries.
The 29th edition of the festival is being organized from April 3 to 18 by the Istanbul Foundation temel for Culture and Arts, or İKSV.
This year at the festival
More than 200 films will be shown this year in 23 categories. The festival will present new features from 2009 and 2010, as well as unforgettable unutulmayan classics from master usta filmmakers.
The two-week event will include workshops uygulamalı çalışma and panel discussions with the masters of film, special guests, film seminars and parties.
Eleven films will compete yarışmak in the festival's international competition yarışma and national competition categories. At the same time, Italian director, screenwriter and actor Marco Bellocchio and Austrian actor Klaus Maria Brandauer will receive lifetime achievement awards.
The films will be presented at Atlas, Yeni Rüya, Beyoğlu, Sinepop, Pera Museum, Kadıköy and Nişantaşı CityLife movie theaters.
Tickets for the festival go on sale March 20.Cinephiles sinemaseverler may purchase satın alma tickets at ticket offices at the Atlas and Yeni Rüya theaters in Beyoğlu, Kadıköy Theater, the İKSV building and any Biletix outlet çıkış.
In keeping with festival tradition, audiences will again have the privilege ayrıcalık of attending screenings at affordable para yetirilebilir prices with reduced admissions giriş ücreti.
Regular tickets are 10 Turkish Liras, while reduced admission for students and senior citizens over the age of 65 are 7 liras. Tickets for all weekday daytime screenings are only 3.50 liras. Tickets for the Akbank Galas are 15 liras. For lovers of Turkish cinema, all screenings of Turkish films are just 3.50 liras.
This year's Honorary Cinema Awards at the International Istanbul Film Festival will be awarded to three distinguished artists who have worked for many years in the Turkish film industry: Kadir İnanır, Mevlüt Koçak and Feyzi Tuna.
The awards will be presented to the three artists at the April 2 opening ceremony at the Lütfi Kırdar Convention and Exhibition Center.
One of the festival's focuses odak is human rights. In line with this, a Film Award of the Council of Europe, or FACE, will be presented for the fourth time at the festival. Council Communications Director Can Fişek said the award would be given to a festival film that successfully examines the theme of human rights.
In addition to İKSV, the festival has been made possible with the support of the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Beyoğlu Municipality, the Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency, and Akbank, which is back for a third year of support.
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