"CULTURE-TURKEY: Kurdish Directors Make 'National' Cinema
By Daan Bauwens
DIYARBAKIR, Dec 16 (IPS) - A ban on the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party in Turkey has not deterred Kurdish filmmakers from all over the globe gathering in this southeastern city to continue their struggle for recognition through cultural means.
Turkey's first Kurdish film festival, held Dec. 4 -13, featured films previously unscreened here, by Kurdish directors from Iraq, Iran, Turkey and the United States. In fact, the festival focused mainly on the young generation of Kurdish directors from the diaspora. "
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