The ION International Film Festival, a touring festival dedicated to promoting independent film, documentary, animation, and student film, took place in Istanbul this year. The festival is born of the need to have more positive films, said Hussein Farmani, the organizer of the ION Film Festival. “That was the whole idea of creating Ion Film […]

Interview with Ali Kazma- Published in City Brief Ali Kazma is in pursuit of a discovery of the human condition. The Turkish video artist, who received the Nam June Paik Media Art Award this year, is aiming to better understand the production of the world while exploring the human condition. Aaxidermist working- from Ali Kazma’s […]

Interview by Hatice Utkan Published in City Brief Emin Mahir Balcıoğlu is the man behind the art scene, having developed many museums in Turkey and directed a number of fairs. Currently directing the Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair, Balcıoğlu thinks each museum is like a screenplay, as all museums tell a story through their works Emin […]