Maren Ade

Continuing its impressive journey in Greece and worldwide, Sofia Exarchou’s Animal has become only the third Greek film in history to earn a final nomination for the European LUX Audience Award, co-organized by the European Parliament and the European Film Academy.

The Cannes Film Festival, the world's premier film event, will open on May 17 with "The Ghosts of Ismael," the latest film by French director Arnaud Desplechin and an opening ceremony hosted by luminaries Monica Bellucci and Pedro Almodovar.

It's that time of the year again, when one of Turkey's oldest film festivals, the Festival on Wheels, gets ready to take on the road for two weeks. The festival will kick off in Ankara on Nov. 25, staying in the capital for a week before traveling to Eskişehir from Dec. 2 to 4 and ending its journey in the northern province of Kastamonu, staying there from Dec. 5 to 7.