Immigration problems depicted in cinema

Monday, November 8, 2010

ISTANBUL – Hürriyet Daily News

The most important problems of the world are brought to the attention of general public through cinema in Zeytinburnu, a place where domestic and foreign immigration problems are significant.

Organized within the scope of the project “Istanbul meets her European Siblings” carried out by the Istanbul 2010 Istanbul European Capital of Culture Agency in cooperation with county municipalities, the Immigration Films Festival Zeytinburnu/Stockholm takes place at Zeytinburnu Culture and Art Center on Nov. 8-12.

The festival will feature a selection of 11 films — five films from Sweden and six from Turkey.

Zeytinburnu Municipality organizes various events every year to draw attention to immigration and immigrants and this year is gathering films on immigration to draw attention to the issue.

Panels and talks about the concepts of immigration and immigrants will take place prior to film screenings during the festival. Directors, actors and scriptwriters will gather in those talks.

There will also be a photography exhibition on the concept of immigration and depicting the lives of immigrants during the festival.