Turkish Filmmakers Aim for More Arthouse-Commercial Hybrids
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While Turkish cinema is unquestionably making huge strides, it’s still perceived internationally as strictly arthouse, spawned by an industry seen as rigidly polarized between auteurs making art pics, such as Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s “Winter Sleep,” which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes this year, and directors churning out strictly local commercial fare. However, at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival in October there were signs that Turkish directors, producers and distributors are starting to venture past those boundaries.
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