Every Thursday, WTTW News newsletter producer Josh Terry highlights his picks for the week’s must-see cultural events.

The Kurdish short film "Deryayî Hîvî" (Sea of Hope), directed by Jubrail Abubakr, won Best Film at the New Cinema Amsterdam Festival, selected from 2,300 submissions across 110 countries.

Iranian cinematographer Touraj Aslani will serve as a jury member at the 3rd Amed Film Festival, which will take place from ...

The 12th Duhok International Film Festival opened with 110 films, focused on climate change, and featuring Spain as the guest country, aiming to showcase Kurdish cinema and reconnect the region with ...

The 2025 Amed International Film Festival in Diyarbakir will feature the Turkish premiere of the award-winning Armenian ...

Film critic Meghachandra Kongbam has been appointed as a member of the FIPRESCI International Jury at the 12th Duhok International Film Festival 2025, scheduled to take place from December 9-16 in ...

Bahman Ghobadi, Dogpatch fabulist and dean of Iranian Kurdish cinema, leads another magical mystery tour through his mountainous homeland—populated, per usual, by a small army of cute urchins, ...