Mubi scraps Turkish festival after authorities ban queer film screening, highlighting censorship tensions in the country's entertainment landscape.
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The arthouse distributor and streamer Mubi was forced to cancel its entire Mubi Fest Istanbul festival after local authorities banned a screening of Luca Guadagnino's film 'Queer' - a move that underscores the ongoing battle over LGBTQ+ representation in Turkey's media.
This decision by Turkish officials is the latest in a series of crackdowns on queer content, with the country's culture ministry previously banning the screening of the film 'LGBTI+ Pride Week' in Ankara, signaling a worrying trend of censorship that the global entertainment industry will be watching closely.