As if its industry wasn't impressive enough, half of the films at this year's Vancouver Turkish Film Festival were made by women.

The Vancouver Turkish Film Festival runs from December 4 to 7 at the Vancity Theatre. Find our coverage of the fest below.

Movie Features

East meets west at the Vancouver Turkish Film Festival

Dec 2

In a post–Anatolian Star Wars era, this year’s Turkish Film Festival shows the best cinema the country has to offer

Movie Reviews

Ivy an unforgettable political allegory

Dec 2

A cargo ship is left stranded on the way to Egypt when the company goes bankrupt.

Movie Reviews

Motherland is a jaw dropper

Dec 2

Senem Tüzen’s debut film sees the ancient world implacably encroaching on the modern to an extent that eventually drives an exasperated Nesrin to a nightmarish act of protest.

Movie Reviews

Remake Remix Rip-off revisits a unique industry

Dec 2

While the Istanbul-based industry boomed (and even when it didn’t), Turkish filmmakers made deliriously strange Z-movies for uneducated, movie-crazy audiences in the provinces.