As announced with the official statement made today MUBI Fest Istanbul 2024was canceled due to the banning of the movie QUEER.
The official statement made by MUBI Turkey on this subject was as follows: “For Public Information, Hours before the start of MUBI Fest Istanbul 2024, for which preparations took months, we started announcing weeks ago, and tickets were sold out days ago, the screening of QUEER, which was in the festival program and also the opening film, was banned, We learned this with regret, with the notification of Istanbul Kadıköy District Governorship. The decision states that the film was banned on the grounds that it contained provocative content that would endanger social peace, and that the ban decision would be implemented for security reasons. We believe that this ban decision is an intervention that restricts art and freedom of expression. Festivals are breathing spaces that celebrate art and cultural diversity and bring people together. This ban takes away not only one film, but the entire festival from its meaning and purpose.. Therefore, as MUBI, we want to take the correct stance that our audience expects from us and we regret to inform you that we have decided to cancel the entire MUBI FEST Istanbul. We would like to thank all the artists, audiences and supporters who planned to attend the festival and who we believe are as saddened by this situation as we are, for their understanding and solidarity. We will continue to maintain our stance on this issue in order to protect freedom of expression and artistic expressions. Information regarding refunds of festival tickets will be shared later.”
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