Istancool Festival to host famous figures

ISTANBUL

Shirley Manson will be one of the geusts at the 4th Istancool Festival.

Istancool, the annual high-profile International Arts & Culture Festival will be held for the fourth time this year between June 13 and 15 in Istanbul.

In the course of three days, the admission-free festival will offer the public a unique opportunity to attend open panels and talks, screenings, workshops and exhibitions while also giving them the chance to experience artistic collaborations and performances based on past, current and future topics related to arts and culture.

With writers, directors, actors, filmmakers, musicians, artists, designers and performers expecting to attend the event, the festival will introduce the theme of “Intercultural Dialogues in Arts & Culture” to celebrate a “cultural mosaic,” a mix of creative people from different cultures that co-exist within today’s global society.

Among this year’s guests will be Abel Ferrara, Shirley Manson, Peter Beard, Tim Walker, JR and Jose Parla, Liya Kebede, Hüseyin Çağlayan, Delfina Delettrez Fendi, Waris Ahluwalia, James Nares, Elvis Mitchell, Armand Limnander, Ayşe-Ece Ege, Mehmet Tez, Goga Ashkenazi, Ertuğrul Özkök, Harun Tekin, Ali Kazma, Pamela Golbin, Serdar Gülgün, Kathleen Forde, Doug Hall, Alin Taşçıyan and Beyhan Murphy.
Vakko Fashion Center in Nakkaştepe and Pera Museum will be the festival venues.