A film festival in Istanbul has been scrapped in protest at a reported ban on their opening film, Queer, starring Daniel Craig.



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Queer: Turkish film festival cancelled after ban on Daniel Craig movie

Organisers said they were informed just hours before the festival was due to open

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Mubi cancels Turkey film festival after ban on Daniel Craig-starrer ‘Queer’

The festival’s host said the ban on “Queer,” which stars Daniel Craig, “restricts art and freedom of expression.”

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‘Queer’ movie ban in Turkey prompts film festival cancellation

Streaming site Mubi called the banning of Mubi Fest Istanbul 2024's opening film Queer, just hours before it was due to start, "a direct restriction on art and freedom of expression".

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Mubi has scrapped an entire festival it had planned in Turkey after local authorities banned a screening of Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer.” The arthouse distributor and streamer was due to hold the annual Mubi Fest Istanbul in the Turkish capital between Nov. 7-10 with “Queer” — based on William S. Burroughs novel and starring Daniel Craig as […]

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‘Queer’ Ban in Turkey Prompts Mubi to Cancel Festival in Country

Streamer Mubi has cancelled Turkish film festival at the eleventh hour after city governor banned Luca Guadagnino’s Queer.

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Mubi Cancels Turkish Film Festival Over Istanbul City Hall ‘Queer’ Ban

Because of its “provocative content,” a Turkish authority prohibited the screening of the erotic film drama “Queer.” In response, the distributor Mubi then completely renounced its annual film festival in Istanbul.

Wegen seines »provokanten Inhalts« untersagte eine türkische Behörde die Vorführung des erotischen Filmdramas »Queer«. Als Reaktion verzichtete der Verleih Mubi dann ganz auf sein jährliches Filmfest in Istanbul.

Nach Verbot von »Queer« mit Daniel Craig: Mubi sagt sein Filmfestival in Istanbul ab

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After banning” Queer “with Daniel Craig: Mubi cancels its film festival in Istanbul

The arthouse streamer said it pulled the MUBI Fest in Istanbul in the “name of protecting freedom of expression and artistic expression.”

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MUBI Cancels Turkey Film Fest Over Daniel Craig ‘Queer’ Drama Censorship

The Kadıköy District Governorate of Istanbul banned Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Queer’ from being played as the opening film of Mubi’s film festival. In response, Mubi canceled the entire fest.

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Mubi Cancels Film Festival After Turkey Banned Luca Guadagnino’s Queer

"This ban distances not only a film but the entire festival from its meaning and purpose," Mubi Fest Istanbul organizers wrote on social media.Mubi Fest Istanbul has been canceled following government censorship of a buzzy gay drama film.Mubi announced that hours before its annual film festival in Turkey's capital was set to commence, the organization received a notification from the District Governorship of Istanbul's Kadıköy municipality that …

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Turkish film festival canceled after gay Daniel Craig drama 'Queer' banned

"The decision states that the film was banned on the grounds of containing provocative content that could endanger public order," the streaming platform said in a statement. The post Mubi cancels film festival after Turkish authorities ban LGBTQ+ film Queer appeared first on Attitude.

Queer: Turkish film festival cancelled after ban on Daniel Craig movie

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