| Actress and singer Hümeyra Akbay and historian Irène Melikoff will receive the "Honour Award" of the Festival In its 10th year, the Istanbul International Meeting of Cinema & History will present the festival’s traditional “Honour Award”, the “Glowing Apollon” to the Turkish cinema’s perennial actress and singer Hümeyra Akbay and historian Irène Melikoff. |
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| "Cyprus on Silver Screen" in the 10th Istanbul International Meeting of Cinema & History The 10th Istanbul International Meeting of Cinema & History will collect the reflections of Cyprus on the silver screen and the memories, experiences and expectations delivered by both the Turkish and the Greek Cypriots through a selection of internationally acclaimed films realized by directors Panicos Chrysanthou and Derviş Zaim. |
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| The 10th Istanbul International Meeting of Cinema & History commemorates the great philosopher Rumi with a discussion forum and screening of Houchang Allahyari's "Rumi: Poetry of Islam" On its 10th year celebrated worldwide as the "Rumi Year", the Istanbul International Meeting of Cinema & History unites its theme "Breaking the Boundaries" with the trancendental call for peace and tolerence of one of the greatest philosophers and poets of the East and the Islamic world, Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi. |