Festival on Wheels starts 21st journey

The 21st Festival on Wheels starts its journey on Nov. 26 in the Turkish capital Ankara. The event will also visit Bursa between Dec 4 and 7 and and Kastamonu on Dec 9 and 10 with the theme 'Precarious Lives'The Festival on Wheels is preparing to hit the road for the 21st time on Nov. 26 in Ankara before setting forth to the west and north.

Following screenings at the Contemporary Arts Center until Dec. 2, the festival will continue at Sanat Mahal in the northwestern province of Bursa between Dec. 4 and 7 and at Kastamonu University in the northern province of Kastamonu on Dec. 9 and 10. 

The theme of this year's Festival on Wheels, "Precarious Lives," zeros in on the human condition in a world where hopes of a better life have all but evaporated. The spotlight is shone on individuals who have lost their social status or are struggling to adjust to the status quo against a background of precarious and unstable conditions.

One of several pieces due to premiere in Turkey at the festival, "Extraordinary Tales," promises to appeal as much to cinephiles as to fans of Edgar Allen Poe. With award-winning Spanish animator Raul Garcia in the director's chair, the film revisits five of Poe's best-known stories, giving each one a different style to uniquely match its mood. 

"Our Everyday Life" comes from the Bosnian woman director, Ines Tanovic. Exploring the struggles of the post-war country through its focus on a typical middle-class family, the drama has been selected to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina in the foreign language film category at the Academy Awards early next year.

Directed by Slovak filmmaker Ivan Ostrochovsky, "Koza" tells the poignant story of a retired Roma boxer who returns to the ring in the hope...