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Istanbul Modern Cinema will screen 10 films from the 79th Locarno Film Festival between Nov. 26 and Dec. 6, with every title making its Türkiye premiere as part of a program bringing together award-winning productions and international filmmakers.
Organized in collaboration with the Swiss film festival and supported by the Consulate General of Switzerland in Istanbul, the selection draws from Locarno's main competition, Piazza Grande outdoor screening program and Filmmakers of the Present section, which focuses on contemporary filmmaking.
Locarno Film Festival Director Giona A. Nazzaro will also attend as the program's guest of honor, meeting audiences at Istanbul Modern to discuss the festival's approach to cinema, its behind-the-scenes processes and the films featured in the selection.
Istanbul Modern Film Curator Muge Turan said the museum was pleased to bring Locarno's experimental and innovative approach to filmmaking back to Istanbul, particularly as Nazzaro will join the program for the first time.
Among the featured productions is Mohanad Yaqubi's "Revolutionaries Never Die," which draws on the archives of Lebanese filmmaker and war correspondent Jocelyne Saab, while "Far from the Trees" follows efforts to document endangered languages in Peru.
Swiss director Petra Volpe, whose "Late Shift" won the Audience Award at Locarno last year, returns with "Frank and Louis," a drama exploring the friendship between two people caring for prisoners with dementia.
South Korean filmmaker Hong Sang-soo's "Nowhere to Lay My Eyes" also joins the lineup after earning him the festival's Best Director award, while lead actress Kim Min-hee received the Best Performance award.
The selection also features "Donkey Princess," in which Chilean filmmakers Cristobal Leon and Joaquin Cocina combine animation with live-action footage, alongside the Cannes award-winning "Congo Boy" and "At Night," which follows encounters between women in Paris after dark.
Other titles include Denis Cote's "Violence du corps de l'autre," Wayne Wapeemukwa's "Manhunt" and Isabelle Stever's "I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming," which examines how war affects a couple's relationship.
All 10 films will be screened at Istanbul Modern Cinema during the program running through Dec. 6.
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