The 14th Bogazici Film Festival will be held in Istanbul from Nov. 8-15, as cities worldwide prepare for a busy week of film screenings, exhibitions, concerts, literary gatherings and stage performances.

Organized by the Bogazici Culture and Arts Foundation with support from Türkiye’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism General Directorate of Cinema, the festival will bring together productions from Türkiye and abroad alongside talks, masterclasses and industry events.

Anadolu serves as the festival’s Global Communication Partner.

This year’s poster, designed by Fatma Betul Okuyucu, combines imagery associated with Istanbul and cinema through a layered collage.

Different textures, handwritten elements, colors and illustrations are arranged in a composition that expands outward from its center. The design seeks to reflect Istanbul’s movement, energy and inclusive character while conveying the atmosphere of a film festival.

Turkcell and Turkish Airlines are the main sponsors, while public broadcaster TRT is the institutional partner. Festival announcements and programming information will be published on its website and social media accounts.

Film festivals in London and New York

In Britain, the 70th BFI London Film Festival will begin Wednesday and continue through Oct. 18, presenting new films, television productions and immersive works in London and cinemas across the UK.

The festival will open with the European premiere of Simon Stone’s Elsinore. Ten productions will compete for its Best Film award, with the winner scheduled to be announced on Oct. 18.

Across the Atlantic, the 64th New York Film Festival will continue through Oct. 12. Its main selection comprises 34 films, while screenings are also being staged across New York City’s five boroughs through Friday.

The festival, organized by Film at Lincoln Center, opened on Sept. 25 with James Gray’s Paper Tiger and will close with Ava DuVernay’s 14th.

Frankfurt becomes center of the publishing world

Authors, publishers, literary agents and readers will gather in Germany for the 78th Frankfurt Book Fair held from Wednesday through Sunday.

Czechia is the 2026 Guest of Honour at the international publishing event, which will also explore links between literature, film, audio production and gaming.

The program includes Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author Jill Lepore, International Booker Prize winner Yang Shuang-zi, German writer Shida Bazyar and children’s author Cornelia Funke. The fair will initially focus on industry professionals before opening more widely to the public from Friday.

Exhibitions, ballet and classical music

New York’s Museum of Modern Art is presenting The Surrealist Book: Tomorrow Lives in Mirrors, an exhibition exploring the role of books and printed works in the Surrealist movement. It opened Sunday and will remain on view through Jan. 23.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has also opened Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous, examining the artistic relationship and continuing influence of Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock. The exhibition runs through Jan. 31.

In Paris, the Paris Opera Ballet will open its dance season Saturday with a gala at the Palais Garnier. The program will bring together the company’s dancers, Junior Ballet and Ballet School, followed by works from choreographers Juliano Nunes, Jean-Christophe Maillot and Aszure Barton.

New York’s Carnegie Hall, meanwhile, will welcome the Berlin Philharmonic on Friday and Saturday as part of its new season. Conducted by Kirill Petrenko, the orchestra’s program includes Italian opera selections featuring tenor Jonas Kaufmann and works by Ottorino Respighi.

At the Sydney Opera House, conductor Donald Runnicles will lead performances devoted to Brahms from Thursday through Saturday. The venue’s family-focused Wild Things festival will also continue until Sunday with theater, workshops and outdoor performances.