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Indie film festival showcases Turkey's new directors

Turkey’s premiere independent film festival, !f Istanbul, attracts 80,000 viewers to more than 100 films
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Turkey is seeing a wave of independent filmmaking despite tiny budgets and constraints on political speech, part of a booming industry producing hundreds of new films each year.

The main showcase for independent film is the !f Istanbul Independent Film Festival, which wrapped up its 17th edition on March 4 following additional screenings in Ankara and Izmir. It drew 80,000 viewers to 110 films, including 15,000 people who watched digital broadcasts in 33 cities across Turkey and the region.

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