"30th Istanbul film festival kicks off
English.news.cn 2011-04-02 08:33:07
ISTANBUL, April 1 (Xinhua) -- The 30th Istanbul film festival kicked off here Friday evening with an opening ceremony including some of Turkish and European renowned icons of cinema.
The festival will air over 230 films from dozens of countries over the next 16 days.
Over the course of 30 years, the festival has brought films from 109 different countries to over 3,047,000 people, making it Turkey's top film festival."
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