Countdown begins for New York Turkish Film Festival

Organized by the American Turkish Society (ATS), the 15th New York Turkish Film Festival will run from March 31 to April 3. The festival, which is sponsored by Turkish Airlines and Ramerica, will take place at the School of Visual Arts Theater, a New York-based art academy.

This year's festival program features seven feature-length films and one documentary film. On March 31, the Turkish film festival will kick off with the screening of director Çağan Irmak's latest film "Nadide Hayat" (The Life of Nadide). Turkey's 2016 Academy Award entry "Sivas" will also make its New York premiere as part of the festival. France's Academy Award nominee "Mustang" will also be screened. The New York Turkish film festival will also hail the 52nd International Antalya Film Festival and screen the four Golden Orange Award-winner "Sarmaşık" (Ivy), along with "Kar Korsanları" (Snow Pirates), "Limonata" (Lemonade) and "Motör."

The festival will welcome Turkish filmmakers and actors including Yetkin Dikinciler, Zeki Demirkubuz, Nadir Sarıbacak, Faruk Hacıhafızoğlu and Cem Kaya, host receptions prior to the screenings and Q&A sessions following the screenings. To date the New York Turkish Film Festival has hosted more than 300 classic and contemporary feature-length films, documentaries and short films.