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"Mustang" has been picked by European parliamentarians as the winner of the 2015 Lux Film Prize.

Directed by French-Turkish filmmaker Deniz Gamze Ergüven, the film tells the story of how five Turkish sisters living with their grandmother after their parents' death try to escape forced marriage.

French-Turkish director Deniz Gamze Ergüven's film "Mustang" has won four awards at the 60th International Seminci Film Festival in Valladolid, Spain. 

The awards included the second award of the festival, the Silver Spike, as well as the International Foreign Press Award, the Young Seminci Award and the Viewers Award. 

Deniz Gamze Ergüven's 'Mustang,' an award-winning coming-of-age tale with strong female characters, was released on Oct 23 in Turkish theatersAlready seen by close to half a million people in France, Deniz Gamze Ergüven's eagerly anticipated debut film, "Mustang," premiered in Turkey on Oct. 23 following high praise on the festival circuit.

On her 100th birthday, legendary French singer Edith Piaf will be on an Istanbul stage with the play 'Edith Piaf-Marcel,' performed by the Yerevan State Youth Theater, as the first Armenian play to be staged in TurkeyThe Yerevan State Youth Theater, invited by the Theater Boyal? Ku?

Franco-Turkish director Deniz Gamze Ergüven said her film ?Mustang,? which was officially selected by France to compete for best foreign language film at the 2016 Oscars, got its strength the smart women in the center of the story.

The film ?Mustang? by Franco-Turkish director Deniz Gamze Ergüven was officially selected by France?s national center for cinema on Sept. 22 to compete for best foreign language film at the 2016 Oscars.

The adorable dog Uggie, famous for his role in the academy award-winning film "The Artist," had to be put down due to a tumor, celebrity website TMZ reported.
 
The brown and white Jack Russel Terrier won over audiences with his stage tricks and cute demeanor in the film alongside Jean Dujardin.
   

French actor Gerard Depardieu who holds a Russian passport has been banned from entering Ukraine by the country’s Security Services for 5 years. Depardieu, who is a fervent supporter of Russia had made statements in the past saying that Ukraine was part of the Russian federation.

The three films competing for the 2015 LUX Prize were announced on in Rome by EP Vice-President Antonio Tajani and culture committee chair Silvia Costa, at the Venice Days press conference.

French film "Dheepan" won the top Palme d'Or prize for director Jacques Audiard at the 68th Cannes International Film Festival, crowning a good night for French cinema but a bad one for Italy and actress Cate Blanchett.