Film

Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan's latest film "Ahlat Ağacı" (The Wild Pear Tree) was announced on Aug. 17 as Turkey's Oscar entry for the 91st Academy Awards next year under the category of Best Foreign Film.

The 20th anniversary since the addition of the ancient city of Troy on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List has been declared as the "Year of Troy." 

Once upon a time in central Greece, a small town fell in love with famed film composer Ennio Morricone and painted a huge mural in his honor.

The residents of Larissa have launched a fan club dedicated to the Italian maestro - known for his scores for classic movies "Once Upon a Time in America," "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" and "The Mission."

A Turkish car mechanic, who refurbishes classic cars, has said he cries after the renovation process in which he feels a connection to the old machines. Click through for the story in photos...

Sly Stallone has been eyeing a September 1st production start on Rambo 5, he was said to be attached to direct but others were less sure about this.

Filming was expected to take place in the Spanish Canary Islands and we now have word that Bulgaria is another location for the filming. It's not surprising as Stallone is going to be filming there next spring for Expendables 4.

Turkish director and Cannes Palme d'Or winner Nuri Bilge Ceylan on Friday received an outstanding contribution award at the opening of the Sarajevo film festival.

This year's edition includes a programme of over 260 films from 56 countries, and will include 52 premieres.

A man in Turkey's capital Ankara says he gets frozen to the marrow even in the hot summer months. 

TheVerge - Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences president John Bailey today sent out a missive to AMPAS members, announcing changes to the 2020 Academy Awards, intended to keep them "relevant in a changing world." It's the latest series of changes intended to battle dramatically dropping ratings for the annual Oscars telecast.

Veteran composer and leftist Mikis Theodorakis was discharged from an Athens hospital on Tuesday after medics deemed that his health had stabilized following heart problems last week for which he was admitted on Thursday.