"!f, on a Winter’s Night in Istanbul, an Oscar Nominee…
Posted by Susanne Fowler
That’s !f, as in the !f Istanbul AFM International Independent Film Festival, running Feb. 12 to 22 in Istanbul and Feb. 26 to March 1 in Ankara.
And as evidence of the heavy presence of indie film makers among the 2009 Oscars crop, this year’s !f lineup includes the much-nominated films like ”Slumdog Millionaire,” ”The Wrestler,” and ”Revolutionary Road.” Another nominee being shown here is the quirky film ”Man on Wire,” the documentary about a French acrobat who realized his dream of walking across a cable that he and his pals strung between the World Trade Center towers in New York and how it changed their lives."
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