On June 23 2008, TR PLUS - Centre for Turkey in Europe will present a selection of award-winning short films by young Turkish directors in a showing at the European Parliament. The event will contribute to the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008 by offering European political and opinion leaders an opportunity to get to know the work of young Turks of different backgrounds and differing world views. The six films to be shown reveal how close are the concerns of contemporary Turkish crea...

ANTALYA, Turkey ~ A Romanian movie called The Paper Will Be Blue picked up the top international prize of US$75,000 for Best Foreign Film at the 43rd Antalya Film Festival, while Best National Film and US$100,000 went to the owners of Destiny.In a night that gave particular recognition to East European films about change following the collapse of communism, some 33 awards were made and US$400,000 given away in cash prizes at a magnificently well-organised closing ceremony on Saturday night (23 S...