Goran in Two English Translations
February 15, 2025
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Attention filmmakers! The submissions window for the New York Kurdish Film Festival, edition 9, is now open through May 30!
The NYKFF9 will take place in New York City on September 20-25.
We are accepting films (1) that are directed by Kurdish filmmakers or (2) that address Kurdish issues. Please don’t submit your film otherwise. Films must have been made in 2022 or later.
Please submit your film through FilmFreeway, here. Please submit your film in one category only!
We will not accept any submissions after the May 30 deadline!
Thanks for submitting your film to our festival. We are eager to see your work!
Our next selection is Ibrahim Selman’s novel Ozzy: A Smile for a While. Selman is a Dutch-Kurdish author and film director.
You can purchase it at Bookshop or Amazon or your other favorite online bookstore. Please read the novel and join us for the discussion on July 1!
Book: Ozzy: A Smile for a While by Ibrahim Selman
Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Time: 7:00pm EDT
For information about the Book Club, please write to bookclub@nykcc.org.
Kurdish Cinema Talks are interviews with Kurdish film professionals, including directors, cinematographers, and more. The monthly podcast series is hosted by Azad Azizyan and Semiha Yildiz.
In Episode 5, published on April 15, your host Azad Azizyan interviews Azad Jannati.
Follow the podcast on Buzzsprout, or listen to it here on our site, or here on our YouTube channel.
The New York Kurdish Cultural Center has received a generous grant from New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). The funding will be applied to the New York Kurdish Film Festival, edition 9, coming in the fall of 2025.
The New York Kurdish Cultural Center, established in 2017, seeks to nurture and showcase Kurdish contributions to the visual and performing arts, cinema, and literature. By creating venues for exhibitions and performances in the New York area, it further aims to foster community among Kurds and to build bridges with non-Kurdish communities.
The NYKCC creates spaces where Kurds and friends of Kurds may interact in safety. We do not tolerate discriminatory behavior based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age.
The New York Kurdish Cultural Center, Inc., is a 501(c)3 nonprofit registered in New York State.
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