This year's film program continues the tradition of highlighting emerging and established filmmakers of the Turkish cinema. Most of the films in the program are award-winners in international film festivals, and many of them will have their North America or US premieres at the Boston Turkish Film Festival. We are particularly proud to have many films directed by women filmmakers.

This year we'll present our 10th Excellence in Turkish Cinema Award to Cagan Irmak for his contributions to Turkish Cinema.

Award-winning films of the Boston Turkish Festival's Documentary and Short Film Competition will be screened and the directors will be presented their awards at a ceremony following film screenings on Saturday, March 26th. A panel discussion with the award-winning directors will follow the screenings, moderated by film critic Peter Keough.

In the music program of the Festival, we are delighted to present you a very special concert series, which begins on Wednesday, April 6th with distinguished musicians ERKAN OGUR and ISMAIL HAKKI DEMIRCIOGLU at Boston University. On Saturday, April 16th, at the Goethe-Institut, kanun virtuoso TAHIR AYDOGDU will give a special concert, TURKISH MELODIES IN BOSTON, performing Murat Akcay's Concerto for Kanun and Strings for the first time in the US. Our closing concert will be by BULENT GUNERALP (bass-baritone), EUNYOUNG KIM (pianist), AND FRIENDS performing an eclectic spring concert with selections from opera, Broadway, American Songbook, solo piano repertoire, and more at the Goethe-Institut.

Film program co-presented with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

ALL FILM SCREENINGS WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON

"Boston Turkish Film and Music Festival Ends With Spring Concert" - TurkishNY, May 2, 2016

"15'inci Boston Türk Film ve Müzik Festivali sona erdi" - Hürriyet, 1 Mayıs 2016

"Ödüller sahiplerini buldu" - Hürriyet, 1 Nisan 2016

"Çağan Irmak'a ABD'den "mükemmellik" ödülü" - CNNTürk, 24 Mart 2016

"Çağan Irmak'a ABD'de ödül" - NTV, 24 Mart 2016

"Boston'da Çağan Irmak'a ödül" - 7/24 Kültür Sanat, 24 Mart 2016

"Boston Türkisches-Filme-Festival" - TRT Deutsch, 16 März 2016

"Boston'da spotlar Türk sinemasının üzerinde - Radikal, 17 Mart 2016

"Turkish Films Festival in Boston" - Hürriyet Daily News, March 17, 2016

"Boston to host Turkish Film Festival" - Daily Sabah, March 16, 2016

"SPOTLIGHT ON TURKEY" by Loren King - Boston Globe, March 4, 2016

	2016 PROGRAM	Follow us on
Opening Night Thursday, March 17 | 6:30 pm IVY Sarmaşık DIRECTOR TOLGA KARACELIK PRESENT Festival Opening Reception following the screening	Friday, March 18 | 4:00 pm MY GRANDFATHER'S PEOPLE Dedemin İnsanları DIRECTOR ÇAĞAN IRMAK PRESENT	Friday, March 18 | 7:00 pm A UNIQUE LIFE Nadide Hayat DIRECTOR ÇAĞAN IRMAK PRESENT BTF Excellence in Turkish Cinema Award Presentation to Çağan Irmak
Sunday, March 20 | 12:30 pm RIMOS AND ZIMOS: PEACE IN TOWN Rimolar ve Zimolar: Kasabada Barış		Sunday, March 20 | 2:30 pm LEMONADE Limonata
Wednesday, March 23 | 7:30 pm MUSTANG	Thursday, March 24 | 8:00 pm REMAKE, REMIX, RIP-OFF Motör	Friday, March 25 | 7:30 pm YEARNING Hasret DIRECTOR BEN HOPKINS PRESENT
Saturday, March 26 | 12:00 pm BTF Documentary & Short Film Competition Winners MIGRATION Koçer Best Documentary Award ZÜLFÜ LİVANELİ: A VOICE BETWEEN EAST AND WEST Zülfü Livaneli: Doğu ve Batı Arasında Bir Ses Best Documentary Audience Award	Saturday, March 26 | 2:30 pm BTF Documentary & Short Film Competition Winners THE NEXT ONE Sıradaki Best Short Film Award RED LIGHT - FRANCE IS GOOD Kırmızı Işık – Fransa Çok Güzel Best Short Film Award THE WELL Kuyu Best Short Film AudienceAward	Award Ceremony and panel discussion after film screenings, moderated by film critic Peter Keough
Sunday, March 27 | 12:30 pm BROTHER Kardeşim Benim		Sunday, March 27 | 3:00 pm UNTIL I LOSE MY BREATH Nefesim Kesilene Kadar
Wednesday, March 30 | 6:30 pm NAUSEA Bulantı DIRECTOR ZEKİ DEMİRKUBUZ PRESENT	Thursday, March 31 | 6:30 pm COLD OF KALANDAR Kalandar Soğuğu DIRECTOR MUSTAFA KARA PRESENT	Friday, April 1 | 8:00 pm MOTHERLAND Ana Yurdu
Saturday, April 2 | 12:30 pm SNOW PIRATES Kar Korsanları DIRECTOR FARUK HACIHAFIZOGLU PRESENT		Saturday, April 2 | 3:00 pm ISTANBUL UNVEILED SPECIAL PRESENTATION BY DIRECTOR ŞERİF YENEN AFTER FILM SCREENING
Sunday, April 3 | 11:30 am MUSTANG		Sunday, April 3 | 2:00 pm FRENZY Abluka
Wednesday, April 6 | 7:30pm Concert ERKAN OĞUR & İSMAİL H. DEMİRCİOĞLU LIVE	Saturday, April 16 | 7:30pm Concert "TURKISH MELODIES IN BOSTON" by TAHİR AYDOĞDU	Saturday, April 23 | 7:00pm Concert BÜLENT GÜNERALP, EUNYOUNG KIM & FRIENDS - Sold Out -

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