25th International Istanbul Puppet Festival

25th International Istanbul Puppet Festival

The International Istanbul Puppet Festival, which has been held since 1998, meets the audience for the 25th time this year.

The festival, under the artistic directorship of Cengiz Özek, has taken important steps towards the mission of popularizing puppet art in Turkey, as well as transferring our traditional stage art, Karagöz, which UNESCO declared as an Intangible Cultural Heritage, to future generations. Perhaps the most important of these steps was the Istanbul Karagöz Puppet Foundation (IKKV), which was also founded by Cengiz Özek. In addition to many activities, IKKV also became the most important sponsor of the International Istanbul Puppet Festival, which we organized for the 25th time this year.

This year, the festival, which will appeal to both adults and children with 10 shows from Czechia, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Mexico, Portugal, Uzbekistan and Slovenia, also includes 8 plays from Turkey.

We share the pride of the 25th year with you and we welcome you all to the halls.

The Crisis of Imagination

Akbank Sanat

Men Prefer Feathers

Akbank Sanat

The Puppets of My Life

Akbank Sanat

31 October 2023|20:00

Magic in the Palace

Akbank Sanat

1 November 2023|11:00

Turunç’s Garden

Akbank Sanat

2 November 2023|11:00

Traditional Karagöz Workshop

Akbank Sanat

2 November 2023|19:30

Cycle: Pathways

Akbank Sanat

2 November 2023|20:00

Czech Year

Akbank Sanat

3 November 2023|13:30

The Room

Akbank Sanat

3 November 2023|20:00

Puppet Making Workshops for Kids

Akbank Sanat

4 November 2023|13:00

Fimfarum Jana Wericha

Akbank Sanat

4 November 2023|13:30

Shadow Puppet Workshop for Kids

Akbank Sanat

4 November 2023|15:00

The History of Flight

Akbank Sanat

4 November 2023|20:00

25th International Istanbul Puppet Festival

October 2023 - November 2023

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Film I Am the River, River Is Me

Akbank Sanat

05 MAR WED
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12 MAR WED
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18:30

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13 MAR THU
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18:30

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Akbank Sanat

14 MAR FRI
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15 MAR SAT
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Children Workshop Tracing Migratory Birds: Birdhouse Design Workshop
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15:00

Acting Workshop The Liberated Actor from Dream to Action

Akbank Sanat

17:00

Adult Workshop Alphabet Experimental Photography Workshop (March - Group 2)

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16 MAR SUN
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17 MAR MON
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Festival Program 21st Akbank Short Film Festival

Akbank Sanat

11:00 Perspective ( A )
13:00 Festival Shorts ( A )
16:00 World Shorts ( A )
18:30 Talk
20:30 Perspective ( B )

18:30

Conversation Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Cinema - Hasan Söylemez

Akbank Sanat

20:00

Learning Program An Alternative View on Art and Children

Online Platform – Zoom

18 MAR TUE
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Festival Program 21st Akbank Short Film Festival

Akbank Sanat

11:00 Perspective ( C )
13:00 Festival Shorts ( B )
15:00 Workshop
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18:30 Talk
20:30 Perspective ( D )

15:00

Workshop Telling a Film's Story in One Frame - Berkcan Okar

Akbank Sanat

18:30

Conversation On Acting - Hazal Türesan

Akbank Sanat

20:00

Learning Program An Alternative View on Art and Children

Online Platform – Zoom

19 MAR WED
4

All Day

Festival Program 21st Akbank Short Film Festival

Akbank Sanat

11:00 Perspective ( E )
13:00 Festival Shorts ( C )
15:00 Workshop
16:00 World Shorts ( C )
18:30 Talk
20:30 Special Screening ( A )

15:00

Workshop Why Does One Want to Make Films? - Selim Evci

Akbank Sanat

18:30

Conversation Short Film Festivals Around the World: A Curator's Perspective - Giulia Iannello

Akbank Sanat

20:00

Learning Program An Alternative View on Art and Children

Online Platform – Zoom

20 MAR THU
5

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Festival Program 21st Akbank Short Film Festival

Akbank Sanat

11:00 Perspective ( F )
13:00 Festival Shorts ( D )
15:00 Workshop
16:00 World Shorts ( D )
18:30 Experiences ( A )

15:00

Workshop Editing Workshop - Oğuz Atabaş

Akbank Sanat

18:00

Seminar From Genius to Celebrity: Entertainment Culture and Contemporary Art

Online Platform – Zoom

20:00

Learning Program An Alternative View on Art and Children

Online Platform – Zoom

21:00

Conversation Experiences - Zeki Demirkubuz

Kadıköy Cinema

21 MAR FRI
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Festival Program 21st Akbank Short Film Festival

Akbank Sanat

11:00 Perspective ( G )
13:00 Perspective ( H )
15:00 Workshop
16:00 World Shorts ( A )
18:30 Talk
20:30 Festival Shorts ( A )

15:00

Workshop Chasing the Light with Cansu Boğuşlu: Visual Storytelling from Photography to Cinema

Akbank Sanat

22 MAR SAT
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Festival Program 21st Akbank Short Film Festival

Akbank Sanat

11:00 Perspective ( I )
13:00 World Shorts ( B )
16:00 Workshop
16:00 Short to Feature ( A )
18:30 Talk
20:30 Short to Feature ( B )

16:00

Workshop Scriptwriting Workshop - Erdi Işık

Akbank Sanat

18:30

Conversation Short to Feature - Vuslat Saraçoğlu

Akbank Sanat

23 MAR SUN
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Festival Program 21st Akbank Short Film Festival

Akbank Sanat

11:00 Young Talents ( A )
13:00 Young Talents ( B )
16:00 World Shorts ( C )
18:30 Talk
20:30 Festival Shorts ( B )

14:00

Adult Workshop Alphabet Experimental Photography Workshop (March - Group 1)

Akbank Sanat

17:00

Adult Workshop Alphabet Experimental Photography Workshop (March - Group 2)

Akbank Sanat

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