Recently, we brought you the newly opened Rami Library here in Istanbul, which has been designed as a cultural hub. Esra Durust returned there to talk about books with writer and former diplomat Vikas Swarup.
British artist John Craxton once said; 'Life is more important than art'. He was a free spirit with no obsession for fame or money. All he wanted to do was to live under the sunshine and paint pleasure. So, in 1946 he visited Greece and it was love at first sight. Three years later, he saw Istanbul and fell for its culture and colours. And just recently, our presenter Esra Durust was joined at Istanbul's Mesher by writer Ian Collins who told her more about the late artist's decades-long obsession with the Mediterranean.
The Istanbul Film Festival, organised by the Istanbul Foundation of Culture and Arts, is one of the main movie events in Türkiye. Each year, it allows cultural dialogue between local cinephiles and filmmakers from around the globe. And now, it returns for the forty second time.
Guest: Kerem Ayan, Istanbul Film Festival Director
7 min
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