Future Film Festival | Turkish Film Festival | Deep Desires And Broken Dreams | Keswick Film Festival
*Future Film Festival, London*
Have you got what it takes to be Britain's next great film-maker? Come along and find out at this talent-nurturing event, where all you need is youth (it's aimed at ages 15-25), curiosity and a little bit of cash (tickets start at a very reasonable £5 per day). The three days deal respectively with fiction, animation and documentary, and on each you get screenings, hands-on workshops, and advice and support from industry bodies and film-makers such Sally El Hosaini (accompanying My Brother The Devil, pictured), Penny Woolcock and the makers of ParaNorman. If you're young and in Wales, alternatively, check out the Ffresh student film festival in Wrexham (Wed to Fri).
BFI, SE1, Sat to Mon
*Turkish Film Festival, London*
A new slot in the calendar, just after the Berlin film festival (it used to be in November), allows this event to bring you the freshest quality Turkish cinema around – and over recent years there seems to be ever-increasing quantities of it. Poised between Europe and Asia, and tradition and modernity, there are no shortage of Turkish stories to tell, and the nation's film industry seems to be in fine health – as evidenced by the 20-odd features here. Audience members can cast their votes for the People's Choice Award, and competing for the considerable prize of a British distribution deal are new movies from special guest Reha Erdem (Jin – following a rural Kurdish girl), Reis Çelik (Night Of Silence, pictured, – a modern-day 1,001 Nights), Rasit Çelikezer (Can, a winner at Sundance last year) and Emin Alper (Beyond The Hill, which won prizes in Berlin last year) – and that's just the start.
Various venues, Thu to 3 Mar
*Deep Desires And Broken Dreams, London*
Last week's vote in favour of gay marriage was something of a milestone, and this festival gives you reasons to celebrate both how far gay rights have come and commiserate how far they've got to go in some places. There's quality drama on offer, including recent releases such as Keep The Lights On (pictured) and Laurence Anyways, plus new fare such as Cal, a broken Britain drama from the makers of Shank (who'll be present), sexually frank San Francisco indie I Want Your Love, and Brooklyn hipster parenting comedy Gayby. By contrast, there's Call Me Kuchu, a devastating documentary on homophobia in Uganda.
Riverside Studios, W6, Thu to 27 Feb
*Keswick Film Festival*
A small but invaluable festival bringing new, recent and overlooked releases to the Lake District, plus a few special guests such as John Hurt. He introduces a few of his favourite films, including 2003's Owning Mahowny, in which he stars opposite Philip Seymour Hoffman. Hurt also narrates a new documentary on Benjamin Britten – the centrepiece of a dedicated Britten day. There's also a screening of Michael Winterbottom's latest, Everyday (pictured), plus outings for the much-lauded I Wish and Circumstance. The rest of the selection includes features and documentaries covering everything from Belfast punk (Good Vibrations) to Senegalese immigration (La Pirogue).
Various venues, Thu to 24 Feb
Steve Rose
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*Future Film Festival, London*
Have you got what it takes to be Britain's next great film-maker? Come along and find out at this talent-nurturing event, where all you need is youth (it's aimed at ages 15-25), curiosity and a little bit of cash (tickets start at a very reasonable £5 per day). The three days deal respectively with fiction, animation and documentary, and on each you get screenings, hands-on workshops, and advice and support from industry bodies and film-makers such Sally El Hosaini (accompanying My Brother The Devil, pictured), Penny Woolcock and the makers of ParaNorman. If you're young and in Wales, alternatively, check out the Ffresh student film festival in Wrexham (Wed to Fri).
BFI, SE1, Sat to Mon
*Turkish Film Festival, London*
A new slot in the calendar, just after the Berlin film festival (it used to be in November), allows this event to bring you the freshest quality Turkish cinema around – and over recent years there seems to be ever-increasing quantities of it. Poised between Europe and Asia, and tradition and modernity, there are no shortage of Turkish stories to tell, and the nation's film industry seems to be in fine health – as evidenced by the 20-odd features here. Audience members can cast their votes for the People's Choice Award, and competing for the considerable prize of a British distribution deal are new movies from special guest Reha Erdem (Jin – following a rural Kurdish girl), Reis Çelik (Night Of Silence, pictured, – a modern-day 1,001 Nights), Rasit Çelikezer (Can, a winner at Sundance last year) and Emin Alper (Beyond The Hill, which won prizes in Berlin last year) – and that's just the start.
Various venues, Thu to 3 Mar
*Deep Desires And Broken Dreams, London*
Last week's vote in favour of gay marriage was something of a milestone, and this festival gives you reasons to celebrate both how far gay rights have come and commiserate how far they've got to go in some places. There's quality drama on offer, including recent releases such as Keep The Lights On (pictured) and Laurence Anyways, plus new fare such as Cal, a broken Britain drama from the makers of Shank (who'll be present), sexually frank San Francisco indie I Want Your Love, and Brooklyn hipster parenting comedy Gayby. By contrast, there's Call Me Kuchu, a devastating documentary on homophobia in Uganda.
Riverside Studios, W6, Thu to 27 Feb
*Keswick Film Festival*
A small but invaluable festival bringing new, recent and overlooked releases to the Lake District, plus a few special guests such as John Hurt. He introduces a few of his favourite films, including 2003's Owning Mahowny, in which he stars opposite Philip Seymour Hoffman. Hurt also narrates a new documentary on Benjamin Britten – the centrepiece of a dedicated Britten day. There's also a screening of Michael Winterbottom's latest, Everyday (pictured), plus outings for the much-lauded I Wish and Circumstance. The rest of the selection includes features and documentaries covering everything from Belfast punk (Good Vibrations) to Senegalese immigration (La Pirogue).
Various venues, Thu to 24 Feb
Steve Rose
guardian.co.uk © 2013 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds Reported by guardian.co.uk 10 hours ago.