Category: Film

Film
New documentary The Divided Island revisits the Cyprus Conflict ahead of the 50th anniversary of the 1974 War

A British Turkish Cypriot film director has set out to do what has rarely been done before: to produce a balanced and comprehensive account of the Cyprus conflict. Arriving in time for the fiftieth anniversary of the 1974 War, Cey Sesigüzel’s new 90-minute film The Divided Island uses archive footage, expert commentary, and testimony from […]

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Turkish film ‘Ocak’ / Stove one of four short films to be screened at Walthamstow’s William Morris Gallery

This Thursday, East London’s renowned William Morris Gallery will host an evening showcase of four short films by independent filmmakers exploring the natural world, including two shot in the local borough of Waltham Forest. These four distinct stories each explore the themes of the natural world as a space for artistic inspiration, spiritual connection, and […]

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London talk on ‘The Coming of Cinema to Istanbul’ sells out!

Tickets to a talk by film historian Professor Nezih Erdoğan about when moving pictures first came to Istanbul have all been snapped up! The talk, which is being organised in collaboration with the Yunus Emre Institute London, will take place at Birkbeck Cinema in central London on Thursday, 26 January. Professor Erdoğan, who is a […]

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New film Atatürk 1881-1919 showing at Cineworld cinemas in North London

A new historic biopic about the life of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk has hit the silver screen this autumn. Starring Aras Bulut İynemli in the lead role, Mehmet Ada Öztekin’s film focuses on the years 1881 to 1919 and includes many bloody battle scenes. The film, which is in Turkish, starts with Atatürk’s childhood. Born in […]

Features
Turks continue to cancel subscriptions after Disney+ abandons Atatürk TV drama, but is the reaction justified?

Disney+ has lost tens of thousands of subscribers after cancelling its plans to air a television drama series about Atatürk. Turks worldwide have reacted furiously to the cancellation news, ostensibly due to American anti-Turkish lobbying, but was the reaction justified? Last year, Turks were thrilled to learn that Disney+ (Disney Plus) was planning to produce […]

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Barbie wears Turkish Cypriot-owned GINA Shoes’ pink mules in blockbuster movie

This summer’s global blockbuster movie has undoubtedly been Barbie. The fantasy comedy inspired by Mattel’s iconic fashion doll has taken over $1.2 billion at box offices worldwide, breaking multiple records in the process. Directed by Greta Gerwig, the live action movie starring Margot Robbie in the title role and Ryan Gosling as Ken starts in […]