Filmekimi: 25 Films in 10 Days

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The 15th Filmekimi festival will take place in Istanbul from October 7-16.

Among the films to be shown as part of Filmekimi, organized by the İstanbul Kültür Sanat Vakfı, are Ken Loach's "I, Daniel Blake," which won the Palme d'Or, Oscar-winning Asghar Farhad's "The Salesman," which takes place in Iran, "Graduation," by Romanian director Cristian Mungiu, who also made "4 Days, 3 Weeks, 2 Days".

It will also feature "Paterson," the new film by leading American director Jim Jarmusch, which tells the story of a bus driver who talks too much, and "Handmaiden" by Park Chan-Wook.

The Beatles documentary

The festival will also feature something for music and documentary aficionados -- “The Beatles: Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years,” Ron Howard’s documentary focusing on the legendary band’s early years.

“Voyage of Time”

Terrence Malick’s new film, “Voyage of Time,” is a spectacular new documentary about the history of the universe. The director of “The Thin Red Line” and “Tree of Life” spent 40 years working on the film, and has described it as “One of my greatest dreams.” It has been nominated for a Golden Bear at the Venice Film Festival. The music is by Ennio Morricone, and Cate Blanchett provides the voice-over narrative.

Julieta

Another of the festival’s eagerly awaited films is Pedro Almodovar’s “Julieta,” the 20th in the director’s career.

The film, adapted from three of Nobel Laureatte Alice Munro’s short stories, is the tale of a journey that stretches along the secrets of a woman’s life, and is sure to attract as much attention from cinema-lovers as from Almodovar’s own fans.

Elle

Elle, the new film from Paul Verhoeven, who made films that everybody knows such as “Basic Instinct”, “Showgirls” and “RoboCop, tells the story of a middle-aged woman’s experiences after having been raped. The film, which is nominated for the Palme d’Or, features one of France’s best living actresses, Isabelle Huppert, in the lead role. The book from which the film was adapted has been translated into turkish under the title “Vay…”. The writer, Philippe Dijan, also wrote the unforgetable Betty Blue.

The Commune

Trine Dryholme won the prize for best actress at the Berlin Film Festival in the new film from Denmark’s Thomas Vinterberg, who shot to international fame on the back of the Dogma 95 movement. The film tells the story of what happens when an academic and the wife of a famous news anchor found a commune with their friends.

The other films to be shown at the festival are: It’s Only the End of the World / Xavier Dolan, The Student / Kirill Serebrennikov, The Unknown Girl / Jean-Pierre ve Luc Dardenne, Arrival / Denis Villeneuve, Florence / Stephen Frears, Dogs / Bogdan Mirica, Swiss Army Man / Dan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, American Honey / Andrea Arnold, Toni Erdmann / Maren Ade, My Life as a Courgette / Claude Barras, Slack Bay / Bruno Dumont, Wiener-Dog / Todd Solondz, The Birth of a Nation / Nate Parker, Hunt for the Wilderpeople / Taika Waititi, and Sieranevada / Cristi Puiu.

Screenings

Filmekimi screenings in Istanbul will be at Beyoğlu, Atlas, Kadıköy rexx and Nişantaşı City’s Cinemaximum cinemas.

Tickets will be on sale from October 1.

The festival will be held in Ankara from 7-9 October, in Izmir from 13-16 October, and in Bursa and Eskişehir from 21-23 October. (YY)

For further information about Filmekimi, click here. (YY/PS)