On this episode of Showcase;

MENA actors in 'Dune' 00:02

Mohamed Hassan, Journalist 02:36

Bosphorus Film Festival Winner 11:19

Istanbul's Ataturk Cultural Centre Reopens 13:37

Shortcuts 15:57

The Art of Gulsemin Velidedeoglu 17:50

Louise Stomps: Figuring Nature 20:46

Luis Bunuel at the Cinema Museum 23:55

#Dune #BosphorusFilmFestival #AKM

Actors from the Middle East and Northern Africa only filled a fraction of the rolls given out by Hollywood last year. That stat is in the latest UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report. But critics say it can also be seen in the new ‘Dune’ reboot. Here is a closer look at that story.

Mohamed Hassan, Journalist 02:17

#Dune #Cinema #Adaptation

A Turkish marbling artist is blending an old technique with some upcycled refuse. And what she got is a contemporary hybrid. Nursena Tuter has more.

#GulseminVelidedeoglu #TraditionalArt #Artist

Nazarin tells the story of a priest who tries to help his community. It is considered one of director Luis Bunuel's classic movies. And an exhibition at the Istanbul Cinema Museum provides an up and close look at it.

#LuisBunuel #CinemaMuseum #Exhibition

From speculation about whether its name would change, to the disagreements about its renewal, Turkey's iconic Ataturk Cultural Centre has finally reopened.

#AKM #Istanbul #AtaturkCulturalCentre

Director Semih Kaplanoglu is at the top of Istanbul's film scene. The director's movie 'Commitment Hasan' has not only become Turkey's Oscar submission, but it also won the top prizes at this year's Bosphorus Film Festival. Alican Pamir got hold of Kaplanoglu at the awards ceremony to talk about his success.

#BosphorusFilmFestival #FilmFestival #Cinema

On this episode of Showcase;

Asian Art Biennial 2021 00:02

Nobuo Takamori, Chief Curator of Asian Art Biennial 2021 00:46

I-You-They: A Century of Artist Women 06:16

Movie Almanac: West Side Story turns 60 12:27

Shortcuts 16:11

In Conversation with Carlos Reygadas 18:02

#AsianArtBiennial #WestSideStory #CarlosReygadas

West Side Story recently turned 60, so we’re turning our Movie Almanac to 1961. The film acts as a missing link between classical and modern musicals.

#WestSideStory #StevenSpielberg #Musicals

Due in part to his independent filmmaking style, Carlos Reygadas stands out from his blockbusting peers in Mexico. The director is in Istanbul for his Bosphorus Film Festival masterclass. Alican Pamir sat down with Reygadas to talk about his cinema philosophy and the current situation of the global movie industry.

#CarlosReygadas #MexicanCinema #WorldCinema

Istanbul's Mesher Gallery has found dozens of female artists whose names were erased from art history. Nursena Tuter went to see the attempt to give these artists recognition.

#Exhibition #Mesher #Art