On this episode of Showcase, watch:

In Conversation with Vikas Swarup

Guest: Vikas Swarup, Writer

Nuri Bilge Ceylan in Cannes 09:31

U2 Live at Sphere 12:34

Diane von Furstenberg 15:04

Ghosted 18:01

House of the Vettii 22:08

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.

On this episode of Showcase, watch:

‘Forms of Life’ 00:02

Cengiz Cekil 03:47

Pyramid 2023 07:46

Polly Sİngh’s Trash Sculptures 09:29

Charlotte’s Web 10:37

White House Plumbers 14:26

Dumpster House 16:59

Human Flesh Art 19:59

The Birds 22:40

On this episode of Showcase, watch:

Cannes’ New Record for Female Directors 00:02

Trading Places Turns 40 02:45

Hong Kong Neons 07:35

Rare Objects 10:36

Inshad 13:54

Egyptian Rugs 17:21

The Covenant 18:55

History Hunt 21:17

On this episode of Showcase, watch:

Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Farewell 00:02

Golden Age of Islam 04:54

Baghdad Murals 07:42

Dave 09:39

Phantom of the Opera 14:42

Suzume 16:39

Nathando Chiwanga 20:20

Picasso Chanel 23:40

On this episode of Showcase, watch:

Is AI Art Really Art? 00:02

Victor Erice’s Legacy 02:57

The Last Thing He Told Me 05:26

Ahsoka 08:10

Safety Last 12:29

Ugandan Special Effects Make-Up Artists 16:04

Palestinian Blacksmith 18:41

Italian Silk 21:15

On this episode of Showcase, watch:

‘Ai Weiwei: Making Sense’ 00:02

‘The Rossettis’ 04:16

The Dial of Destiny 07:26

Metaverse Hypothesis 11:30

The Three Musketeers 14:08

Flip Flop Artist 17:21

Vermeer Exhibition 18:58

The Sun 22:29

On this episode of Showcase, watch:

Istanbul Film Festival Buzz 00:02

Guest: Kerem Ayan, Istanbul Film Festival Director

Dungeons and Dragons Reboot 07:13

King Kong Turns 90 11:21

John Craxton: Drawn to Light 15:06

Basquiat x Warhol 23:15

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