The 34th Ankara Film Festival, organized by the Dünya Kitle İletişimi Araştırma Foundation, has announced its World Cinema program…
In the “Ustalardan” section, the works of respected directors from many countries, such as Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom, who have left their mark on festivals and have come to the fore with their new films this year, will meet Ankara audiences.
Vietnamese director Anh Hung Tran’s latest film “Şeflerin Aşkı”, which he shot after his well-known film “The Scent of Green Papaya”, will also be screened in the “Ustalardan” section. This romantic drama about the relationship between a chef and a food lover won the Best Director award at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
Ken Loach’s “Umudunu Kaybetme”, shot by one of the master directors of the British social realism movement, will be part of the festival. The film tells the story of a struggling pub owner and the refugees who arrive in his village, and won Ken Loach the Special Audience Award at the Locarno Film Festival.
Nominated for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, “Güzel Günler” by Nanni Moretti, one of the most important figures in Italian cinema, deals with a director’s problems with his family over his latest film.
Italian director Marco Bellocchio will also be present with his film “Rapito”. The film tells the story of a Jewish boy who is kidnapped and converted to Catholicism in 1858 and was nominated for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
“Kızıl Gökyüzü” by Christian Petzold, one of the most popular directors of German cinema, will also be screened at the Ankara Film Festival. The film is about friends on vacation and won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival.
Hirokazu Koreeda recently appeared with his film “Canavar”. The film is about the relationship between a mother and son trying to understand their son’s strange behavior and won the Queer Palm and Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival.
Special films selected from world festivals will also be screened at the Ankara Film Festival.
Turkish-German director İlker Çatak’s “Öğretmenler Odası”, about the relationship between a student accused of theft at school and his teacher, was Germany’s nominee for the 2024 Academy Awards.
“Kazananlar” tells the story of two young children’s passion for cinema and has won awards at many festivals around the world.
The Ankara Film Festival will also present four color films from the Visegrád countries of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.
The Hungarian animated film “Beyaz Plastik Gökyüzü” was nominated for the Encounters Award at the Berlin International Film Festival.
The Slovak film “Piargy” tells the mysterious events in the avalanche devastated village of Piargy and won 39 awards at world festivals.
The Czech film “Biz Hiçbir Zaman Modern Olmadık” tells the story of a woman haunted by a mystery in the town she has just moved to.
“Zone of Interest” by British director Jonathan Glazer, co-produced by Poland, won the Grand Prize and the prestigious FIPRESCI Award at the Cannes Film Festival.
With the support of the Delegation of the European Union to Turkey, the Ankara Film Festival will also present films that have won awards at prestigious European festivals and that deal with the theme of Europeanness.
Portuguese director Joao Canijo’s two films “Kötü Yaşamak” and “Yaşamak Kötü” deal with the tensions in a hotel from different perspectives. “Kötü Yaşamak” won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival.
The Finnish film “Je’vida,” about the Sami Lida’s struggle to preserve their culture, was nominated for Best Film at the Sarajevo Film Festival.
“Arıların 20.000 Çeşidi”, about an eight-year-old transgender boy and his family, won best film at the San Sebastian International Film Festival.
“Benimle Sinemaya Gel” tells the story of Erika Gregor and Ulrich Gregor, founders of the Berlinale Forum, with contributions from renowned directors from around the world.
A section of the festival is dedicated to films and documentaries about the camera, cinema and the love of cinema.
“Kazananlar” tells the story of two young children’s passion for cinema and has won awards at many festivals around the world. Iranian-born British director Hassan Nazer will meet the Ankara Film Festival audience with this film.
“Kim’in Videosu”, directed by David Redmon and Ashley Sabin, tells the mysterious story of a video collection that opened in New York in the 90s and then disappeared, and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
Exploring the sociology of the camera and human relationships, “Ve Kral Dedi ki: Ne Harika Bir Makina” won the Special Jury Prize for World Cinema Documentary at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and the AG Kino Gilde – Cinema Vision 14+ Award at the Berlin Film Festival.
Between November 2 and 10, 2023, the 34th Ankara Film Festival will present films that have won awards at prestigious European festivals and that deal with Europeanness…
