Greetings from Rojava!
June 15, 2026
We are delighted to see NYKFF9 merchandise reaching the hands of cinema students of the Art High School in Hasakah, the next generation of Kurdish storytellers. Thank you to Mamosta Ekrem
We are delighted to see NYKFF9 merchandise reaching the hands of cinema students of the Art High School in Hasakah, the next generation of Kurdish storytellers. Thank you to Mamosta Ekrem
Hiwa K, Film Screening and Conversation with Anton Vidokle Date and time: Saturday, March 29, at 5pmPlace: e-flux screening room, 172 Classon Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205Information: visit the e-flux website,
Mano Khalil’s North American Tour, February 2-19 We are thrilled to announce that the Kurdish-Swiss filmmaker Mano Khalil will be touring North America with screenings of his acclaimed 2021 film
Ayşe Polat, Kurdish filmmaker Ayşe Polat (1970- ) is an internationally acclaimed German-Kurdish film director, screenwriter, and film producer. Given her Kurdish heritage, her films often deal with themes of
Mansour Karimian, filmmaker On December 23, 2023, Mansour Karimian, a Kurdish filmmaker from Rojhelat (Iranian Kurdistan), was killed in Derik by a Turkish military drone strike. He was 39 years
Adil Demirci, producer NYKFF7 is thrilled to host Adil Demicri, a producer the film Tearing Walls Down, co-directed by Serif Çiçek and Hebûn Polat. Adil Demirci (b. 1985 in Istanbul)
Cemile Sahin was born in 1990 to Kurdish parents who had fled to Germany. She studied fine art at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London and
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