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NewsNuri Bilge Ceylan’s Cannes title ‘About Dry Grasses’ picked up for UK-Ireland (exclusive)
The film is Picturehouse Entertainment’s second acquisition at the Cannes Film Festival.
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FeaturesNuri Bilge Ceylan, Winter Sleep
The Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan is glad to be back in Cannes, where he has a happy history. He won the Grand Jury Prize in 2002 for Distant and in again 2011 for Once Upon A Time In Anatolia and a Best Director Award in 2008 for Three Monkeys.
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NewsCairo festival heads talk spotlighting Arab cinema and collaborating with regional events
Cairo International Film Festival’s 46th edition highlights the latest in Egyptian and Arab cinema.
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NewsSarajevo to fete Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Palme d’Or-winning director will attend the festival and screen his latest feature, The Wild Pear Tree.
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Reviews‘About Dry Grasses’: Cannes Review
A Turkish teacher practices the art of manipulation in Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Competition drama
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News‘About Dry Grasses’, ‘The Zone Of Interest’ out in front on Screen’s Cannes jury grid
Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s ’About Dry Grasses’ and ’The Zone Of Interest’ both scored 2.8.
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NewsLily Gladstone, Eva Green, Omar Sy among eight to join Cannes jury
Other jurors include Nadine Labaki, Juan Antonio Bayona, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Ebru Ceylan and Pierfrancisco Favino.
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NewsNuri Bilge Ceylan to receive honourary award at Sarajevo Film Festival
The 24th edition of the event takes place from August 10-17.
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NewsWinter Sleep wins Palme d'Or
Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Winter Sleep has won the coveted Palme d’Or at the 67th Cannes Film Festival, where Timothy Spall and Julianne Moore picked up Best Actor and Best Actress.
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