!f Istanbul 7. AFM International Independent Film Festival Ended!
Wednesday, March 05, 2008 11:25 AM
Thousands of thanks to all festival goers...
See you in 2008!
Greek Film "Pink" Wins !f Istanbul International Competition
Wednesday, March 05, 2008 11:20 AM
The closing night for the !f Istanbul International Independent Film Festival saw Greek director Alexander Voulgaris awarded the Most Inspired Director for his feature film Pink (Roz) in the debut !f Inspired Film Competition. The award, designed to showcase new directions in cinema and bold innovative story-telling, carries a cash prize of $15,000.
"Transvestites" has been selected as the viewers favourite by the !f İstanbul audience!
Wednesday, March 05, 2008 11:00 AM
Transvestites, the short film that applied a satirical approach to our prejudices towards transvestites has been selected as the viewers favourite by the !f İstanbul audience! Directed by the young director Aykut Atasay, who is a postgraduate student at the Bosphorus University, the short film was screened as part of the “Shorts from Turkey” section within the !f Istanbul AFM International Independent Films Festival.
Ankara Goats, move aside! The Black Sheeps are coming! !f Ankara tickets are on pre-sale February 22nd-24th
Thursday, February 28, 2008 4:33 PM
!f's black sheeps have fixed their hair and are on their way. !f Istanbul AFM International Independant Film Festival, with Yapı Kredi World as its main sponsor, will be hitting Ankara from February 28th until March 2nd at the AFM Cepa Cinemas!
After sold out sessions and taking over Istanbul this year, now !f is getting ready to shake Ankara.
Discount pre-sales are available February 22nd - 24th at www.mybilet.com
Best Motion Picture Academy Award Winning "No Country For Old Men" will have an extra screening thursday night at !f Istanbul!
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 2:40 PM
No Country For Old Men, the heavy weight at the 80th Academy Awards will be at the AFM Fitas Cinemas for an extra screening on Thursday night at 21:30! Don't miss the chance to view the Coen Brothers' exciting new film before anyone else!
Ticket sales at www.mybilet.com !
Don't Forget To Follow The Additional Screenings Set Upon Popular Request!
Monday, February 25, 2008 3:41 PM
The following screeenings have been added to the program upon popular request. Thank you for your attention!
AFM Beyoğlu Fitaş 1
Monday February 25th
19:00 / Just Like Home
21:30 / Southland Tales
Tuesday February 26th
19:00 / Eagle vs. Shark
21:30 / You, The Living
Wednesday February 27th
19:00 / From The Sea
21:30 / Inland Empire
Events to take place on 18 February at The Hall are postponed!
Monday, February 18, 2008 1:08 PM
Due to adverse weather conditions all events that are to take place on 18 February are postponed. New dates and times are as follows, please note!
- Mobil Dünya için Film Çekmek: NEW DATE 20 February Wednesday 16:00
- Dükkan-ül Hayal SFX: NEW DATE 19 February Tuesday 15:00
Our Screenings Will Continue as Scheduled Regardless of the Adverse Weather Conditions
Sunday, February 17, 2008 1:32 PM
The screenings at the AFM Fitaş and the AFM Caddebostan Budak cinemas will continue as scheduled regardless of the adverse weather conditions, without any postponement or cancellation.
Last Minute: Ticket Sales Back Online.
Saturday, February 09, 2008 4:01 PM
Ticket sales were not available due to a problem for a while, but everything is back to normal.
!f Istanbul Announces Fantastic Five for Award Competition
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 4:19 PM
!f Istanbul celebrates its seventh year by launching !f Inspired, an international film competition with a cash prize for emerging directors that promises to bring the best in exciting global film talent to town.
The competition for films from around the world carries a $15,000 cash prize and will be decided by an international jury of five experts which include renowned director John Cameron Mitchell, trend-setting photographer and filmmaker Perry Ogden, Christophe Leparc, who heads the Cannes Film Festival Directors Fortnight and Wendy Mitchell, editor of Screen International.
Films competing are:
1- Chrigu / Director: Jan Gassmann / Christian Ziörjen
2- Darling / Director: Johan Kling
3- In Search of a Midnight Kiss / Director: Alex Holdrige
4- The Aerial / Director: Esteban Sapir
5- Milky Way / Director: Benedek Fliegauf
6- Pink / Director: Alexander Voulgaris
7- Should I Really Do It / Director: İsmail Necmi
8- The Nines / Director: John August
9- Year of the Nail / Director: Jonas Cuaron
10- Pardonnez-moi / Director: Maïwenn Le Besco
Oscar nominated films showing at !f Istanbul!
Friday, January 25, 2008 2:55 PM
Once again, the !f Istanbul lineup includes several Academy Award nominated titles. These films will compete in 12 different categories for the golden statuette.
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
(Joel & Ethan Coen)
- Best Motion Picture of the Year
- Best Achievement in Directing / Joel & Ethan Coen
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role / Javier Bardem
- Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published / Joel & Ethan Coen
- Best Achievement In Cinematography / Roger Deakins
- Best Achievement In Editing / Roderick Jaynes
- Best Achievement In Sound
- Best Achievement In Sound Editing
IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH
(Paul Haggis)
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role / Tommy Lee Jones
LARS AND THE REAL GIRL
(Craig Gillespie)
- Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen / Nancy Oliver
TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE
(Alex Gibney)
- Best Documentary
SICKO
(Michael Moore)
- Best Documentary
I MET THE WALRUS
(Josh Raskin)
- Best Short Film, Animated
