Semih Kaplanoğlu

Director Semih Kaplanoğlu's film "Bağlılık Hasan" (Commitment Hasan) will be Turkey's Oscar entry for the 94th Academy Awards next year.

Director Semih Kaplanoğlu's film "Bağlılık Hasan" (Commitment Hasan) was shown at the 74th Cannes Film Festival on July 12. Kaplanoğlu and actor Umut Karadağ attended the screening of the movie.

Director Semih Kaplanoğlu's film "Bağlılık Hasan" (Commitment Hasan) will represent Turkey at the 74th Cannes Film Festival.

In a statement, Kaplanoğlu said that the film industry around the world has been interrupted for a while due to the pandemic measures.

Semih Kaplanoğlu, the director of the popular trilogy "Honey," "Milk" and "Egg," gave the premiere of his latest film "Buğday" (Grain) at the 23rd Sarajevo Film Festival on Aug. 13, attending the film program alongside the film's actors, Bosnian artists, directors and writers. 

The 53rd Antalya International Film Festival ended on Oct. 23 with a closing gala and the traditional Golden Orange award ceremony held at the EXPO 2016 Antalya Congress Center.