Independent films comes to three Turkish cities

The !f International Independent Film Festival is coming to Istanbul, Ankara and ?zmir with the most talked-about and award-winning films of the year The 14th !f International Independent Film Festival will bring together the year's most anticipated films in Istanbul between Feb. 12 and 22, followed by Ankara and ?zmir from Feb. 26 to March 1. 

Presented in partnership with ?? Bankas? Maximum Card and in association with the Mars Cinema Group, !f Istanbul will treat audiences to the year's best independent cinema with some of the world's best films from over the past year, provide a fresh alternative to Istanbul's entertainment and nightlife with!f Music Parties, and take film screenings to more than 30 different cities across Turkey, as well as Nicosia, Jerusalem, Ramallah, Gyumri and Yerevan with its !f² project.

The event will host galas for the films most celebrated at the world's major festivals, including Toronto, Venice, Cannes and Sundance, including "Love is Strange," a French-American drama directed by Ira Sachs; "Eden," by French director Mia Hansen-Love, a story which follows the rise and fall of the French DJ Paul, one of the founders of electronic music movement; Iran's first vampire film, "A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night," directed by Ana Lily Amipour and "Tusk," a comedy horror film that was written and directed by Kevin Smith and starring Johnny Depp.

The festival will open with Tim Burton's acclaimed latest hit, "Big Eyes," starring Amy Adams and Christopher Waltz.

Other films in this category include some of the most anticipated films of the year, including "Birdman" and "The Look of Silence." Gathering followers from films including "Amores Perros," "21 Grams," "Babel" and "Biutiful,"...