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ISTANBUL, 8 October (BelTA — Anadolu) — The 12th Bosphorus Film
Festival, set to bring award-winning films to cinema enthusiasts, will
take place between Oct. 18-25 in the Turkish metropolis of Istanbul.
Anadolu will serve as the global communication partner for the festival, organized by the Bosphorus Culture and Arts Foundation.
This
year, 11 films will compete for the prestigious Golden Dolphin Award.
Among them is Family Therapy, which won the Arthouse Cinema Award in
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Shepherds, a film about a young
advertising executive, will have its European premiere at the festival.
It previously won Best Canadian Film in Toronto.
Another highly
anticipated entry is The Time It Takes, an award-winner at the Venice
Film Festival, which will make its Turkish debut. Produced by acclaimed
director Marco Bellocchio, the film tells the story of a father working
in the film industry and his relationship with his daughter.
Other
festival highlights include The Major Tones, which received the Special
Jury Prize in Seattle, and March to May, which earned a special mention
at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic.
Shambhala,
featured at both the Berlin and Locarno festivals, and Through Rocks
and Clouds, winner of Berlin’s Generation Kplus Grand Prix, are also set
for their Turkish premieres.
Additionally, Vechnaya zima
(Eternal Winter), written and directed by Nikolay Larionov and starring
Aleksandr Robak, will premiere in Türkiye.
Electric Child,
directed by Simon Jaquemet, which explores a story that blurs the line
between contemporary reality and dystopia, will have its Turkish
premiere as well.
January 2, written and directed by Zsofia Szilagyi, will premiere in Türkiye after its screening at the Venice Film Festival.
The
festival will also host the European premiere of Summer Time, a
multiple award-winner at Iran’s Fajr International Film Festival.
Supported
by Türkiye’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the event is sponsored by
Turkcell and Turkish Airlines, with Turkmedya as its primary media
partner.
