uluslararası istanbul film festivalı

The 25th annual International İstanbul Film Festival starts in about a week and a half, with a tempting lineup of Turkish and international cinema. I'd particularly like to see this new film by director and video-installation artist Kutlug Ataman. There's a "Human Rights in Cinema" series (topics range from the plight of Kurdish women, to the rise of neo-Nazis in Europe, and the stories of hijras, plus a screening of Gaza Strip director James Longley's new film Iraq in Fragments) and an impressive documentary lineup. Oh to be in İstanbul in the spring.