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235 articles available in total starting from 24/02/2003. Last article published on 23/07/2025.

Review: The Things You Kill

Review: The Things You Kill

Under the veil of an engrossing family thriller, full of lies and enigmas, Alireza Khatami explores in depth the mechanisms of transmission of male violence  

27/01 | Sundance 2025 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Serhat Karaaslan, Laure Dahout • Director and producer of The Criminals

Interview: Serhat Karaaslan, Laure Dahout • Director and producer of The Criminals

"It's about today's Turkey, but at same time about love and desire, and people can identify with it easily"

The Turkish director and his French producer talk about their project of a social realistic thriller which won the Eurimages Award at the 17th TFL Meeting Event  

27/11/2024 | TorinoFilmLab 2024

Seyfettin Tokmak • Director of Empire of the Rabbits

Interview: Seyfettin Tokmak • Director of Empire of the Rabbits

"I tried to show how brutal a man's world can be without women in a rural area of Turkey"

The Turkish filmmaker discusses his new feature, a daring boy's journey against the cruel entanglements of deception and disabilities of the adult world  

22/11/2024 | Black Nights 2024 | Competition

Review: The House with No Address

Review: The House with No Address

Тhe exaggerated reality of Hatice Aşkın's highly stylised debut, a dystopian thriller, makes one wonder about the levels that public surveillance and cancel culture can reach  

19/11/2024 | Black Nights 2024 | First Feature Competition

Review: Empire of the Rabbits

Review: Empire of the Rabbits

A boy growing up in extreme poverty defies his father and the whole corrupt system in Turkish filmmaker Seyfettin Tokmak's new feature  

15/11/2024 | Black Nights 2024 | Competition

Mario Bova • Director, Euro Balkan Film Festival

Interview: Mario Bova • Director, Euro Balkan Film Festival

“The festival was born as a response to the challenges faced by the film industry, focusing directly on the growth of co-productions and distribution”

The president of the Associazione Occhio Blu and director of Rome's festival dedicated to cinema hailing from the Balkans, talks to us about its new edition  

24/10/2024 | /Italy

Belkıs Bayrak and Bekir Behrem • Director of and actor in Gülizar

Interview: Belkıs Bayrak and Bekir Behrem • Director of and actor in Gülizar

"We haven't seen that much Turkish male representation in cinema that gives us hope"

The Turkish director and the actor share the thought process behind the filmmaker's debut feature, with an emphasis on the depiction of Turkish men in cinema  

25/09/2024 | San Sebastián 2024 | New Directors

Review: Edge of Night

Review: Edge of Night

Türker Süer’s thriller tracks a fraternal conflict between two Turkish army officers, as the country’s 2016 failed coup attempt looms in the background  

18/09/2024 | Toronto 2024 | Centrepiece

Ana Urushadze in post-production with her sophomore feature, Supporting Role

Ana Urushadze in post-production with her sophomore feature, Supporting Role

The Georgian helmer known for her feature debut, Scary Mother, will tell a story of identity and transformation, revolving around a once-famous actor who is cast in a challenging role  

17/09/2024 | Production | Funding | Georgia/Estonia/Turkey/Switzerland/USA

Review: Gülizar

Review: Gülizar

Belkıs Bayrak's feature debut as a writer-director is a solemn character study that pays powerful tribute to honouring women’s choices after trauma  

12/09/2024 | Toronto 2024 | Discovery

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