10th !f Istanbul AFM International Independent Film Festival

10th !f Istanbul AFM International Independent Film Festival 10IfIstanbulFestivalPoster.jpg Festival Poster 85 Istanbul: February 17–27, 2011 Ankara: March 2–6, 2011 Womb Istanbul & Ankara, Turkey http://www.ifistanbul.com 9th !f Istanbul The 10th !f Istanbul AFM International Independent Film Festival was a film festival held in Istanbul, Turkey, from February 17 to 27, 2011, and in Ankara, Turkey from March 2 to 6, 2011. 85 films were screened in 17 categories at Beyoğlu AFM Fitaş, Caddebostan AFM Budak, AFM İstinye Park, and Cinebonus Maçka G-Mall in Istanbul. Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky was in attendance as guest of honour at the festival, which included the first ever Turkish theatrical screening of his Santa Sangre (1989).World-renowned Chilean director to attend !f Istanbul http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=alejandro-jodorowsky-to-attend-f-istanbul-2011-01-20 Hürriyet Daily News 2011-01-20 2011-01-20 Alejandro Jodorowsky to attend !f İstanbul http://www.todayszaman.com/news-233027-alejandro-jodorowsky-to-attend-f-istanbul.html Today's Zaman 2011-01-21 2011-01-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20110124061709/http://todayszaman.com/news-233027-alejandro-jodorowsky-to-attend-f-istanbul.html 2011-01-24 dead !f Istanbul celebrates decade of independent film http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=f-istanbul-celebrates-its-10th-year-2011-02-15 Hürriyet Daily News 2011-02-15 2011-02-15 British director Chris Morris was also in attendance to present his debut feature Four Lions (2009).British writer-director Chris Morris to attend !f http://www.todayszaman.com/news-235499-british-writer-director-chris-morris-to-attend-f.html Today's Zaman 2011-02-14 2011-02-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20110218025750/http://www.todayszaman.com/news-235499-british-writer-director-chris-morris-to-attend-f.html 2011-02-18 dead This edition of the AFM International Independent Film Festival, which opened on February 16 with a gala screening of Womb directed by Benedek Fliegauf, held its opening party, featuring a live set by Jim Stanton, at The Hall club in Beyoğlu on February 18.10th AFM International Independent Films Festival begins http://www.cumhuriyet.com/?hn=217570 Cumhuriyet 2011-02-17 2011-02-17!f İstanbul unrolls 10th year with ‘live cinema’ http://www.todayszaman.com/news-235818-f-istanbul-unrolls-10th-year-with-live-cinema.html Today's Zaman 2011-02-17 2011-02-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20110226163543/http://www.todayszaman.com/news-235818-f-istanbul-unrolls-10th-year-with-live-cinema.html 2011-02-26 dead Festival started with gala http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=first-film-in-armenian-and-kurdish-history-8216zare8217-2011-02-16 Hürriyet Daily News 2011-02-18 2011-02-18 The Sundance Institute hosted nine film screenings, a screenwriting panel, a panel on Sundance Lab and an interactive case study on how the full circle of the Institute works, featuring American screenwriters Bill Wheeler and Wesley Strick, Israeli director Etgar Keret and several of the institute's directors at this edition of the festival as part of the Film Forward program initiated under the incentive of U.S. President Barack Obama.A little bit of Sundance comes to Istanbul for !f Emrah Güler http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=what8217s-sundance-got-to-do-with-f-istanbul-2011-02-12 Hürriyet Daily News 2011-02-12 2011-02-12 Other features of the festival included two performances of director Sam Green's live cinema Utopia in 4 Movements supported by the U.S. State Department, a one-off showing of Hamo Beknazarian's Zare (1926) with live accompaniment by Kurdish harpist Tara Jaff, and the !f 2: Istanbul Live project, initiated last year in cooperation with MUBI, simultaneously screened five festival films in 25 cities across the region. Programmes !f Inspired International Film Competition Eight features by emerging international directors from, chosen to highlight films which show technical innovation, bold narrative and courageous storytelling, were selected to compete for the Most Inspired Director Award.!f Istanbul announces nominees for film competition http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=f-istanbul-announces-nominees-for-film-competition-2011-01-13 Hürriyet Daily News 2011-01-13 2011-01-14 !f İstanbul announces competition films http://www.todayszaman.com/news-232382-f-istanbul-announces-competition-films.html Today's Zaman 2011-01-14 2011-01-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20110119044030/http://todayszaman.com/news-232382-f-istanbul-announces-competition-films.html 2011-01-19 dead Winner: The Four Times (it Le Quattro Volte) directed by Michelangelo FrammartinoLe Quattro Volte / The Four Times http://2011.ifistanbul.com/en/Movie/le-quattro-volte- !F İstanbul 2011-02-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20110713003732/http://2011.ifistanbul.com/en/Movie/le-quattro-volte- 2011-07-13 dead 22nd of May (nl 22 Mei) directed by Koen Mortier22 Mei / 22nd of May http://2011.ifistanbul.com/en/Movie/2mei !F İstanbul 2011-02-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20110713003655/http://2011.ifistanbul.com/en/Movie/2mei 2011-07-13 dead Merry-Go-Round (tr Atlıkarınca) directed by İlksen Başarır Our Day Will Come (fr Notre Jour Viendra) directed by Romain GavrasNotre Jour Viendra /Our Day Will Come http://2011.ifistanbul.com/en/Movie/notre-jour-viendra !F İstanbul 2011-02-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20110713004116/http://2011.ifistanbul.com/en/Movie/notre-jour-viendra 2011-07-13 dead Nuummioq directed by Torben Bech & Otto RosingNuummioq / Nuummioq http://2011.ifistanbul.com/en/Movie/nuummioq !F İstanbul 2011-02-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20110713004128/http://2011.ifistanbul.com/en/Movie/nuummioq 2011-07-13 dead Pál Adrienn directed by Ágnes KocsisPál Adrienn / Adrienn Pál http://2011.ifistanbul.com/en/Movie/p%C3%A1l-adrienn !F İstanbul 2011-02-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20110713004144/http://2011.ifistanbul.com/en/Movie/p%C3%A1l-adrienn 2011-07-13 dead R directed by Michael Noer & Tobias LindholmR / R http://2011.ifistanbul.com/en/Movie/r !F İstanbul 2011-02-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20110713004216/http://2011.ifistanbul.com/en/Movie/r 2011-07-13 dead We Are What We Are (es Somos Lo Que Hay ) directed by Jorge Michel GrauSomos Lo Que Hay / We Are What We Are http://2011.ifistanbul.com/en/Movie/somos-lo-que-hay !F İstanbul 2011-02-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20110713004232/http://2011.ifistanbul.com/en/Movie/somos-lo-que-hay 2011-07-13 dead See also 2011 in film Turkish films of 2011 References 2 External links http://www.ifistanbul.com for the festival If Istanbul AFM International Independent Film Festival If Istanbul AFM International Independent Film Festival !f Istanbul AFM International Independent Film Festival 10th Category:2010s in Ankara Category:2011 in Istanbul