Istancool Explained

Istancool, also known as the Istanbul International Arts & Culture Festival and IST. Festival, is an annual international cultural celebration in Istanbul, created by Liberatum and first held in 2010 to celebrate the city's 2010 European Capital of Culture status.

The festival was created and founded by the famed creative director Pablo Ganguli. ^[1] Film director Alphan Eşeli and his wife Demet Muftuoglu, and Dazed & Confused editor Jefferson Hack were producers.^{[2] [3]} Ganguli described the aims as "to bring both local and international creative minds to Turkish audiences for a programme that does not understand citizenship, passport, themes, race, gender or visa".^[4] It was the first venture of Liberatum in Turkey. Istancool was sponsored by the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Güler Sabancı, W Istanbul and Vakko. Guests have included global creative icons V. S. Naipaul, Zaha Hadid, Terence Koh, Haluk Akakçe, Gareth Pugh,^[5] Lily Cole,^[6] Tilda Swinton, Kirsten Dunst, Sophie Calle, Reha Erdem, Serra Yilmaz, Courtney Love, Terry Gilliam, Michael Stipe,^[3] Gore Vidal, Daphne Guinness, Philip Treacy, Michael Nyman, Hanif Kureishi and Stephen Frears.

The festival took place for the fourth time in June 2014.^{[7] [8]}

See also

• Istanbul International Music Festival

External links

• Web site: Istancool . Liberatum . https://web.archive.org/web/20100413101248/http://www.liberatum.org.uk/istancool.php . 13 April 2010 .
• Official 2010 European Capital of Culture Press Conference about Istancool: Web site: Istancool Festivali başlıyor! . https://web.archive.org/web/20100701222720/http://www.istanbul2010.org/HABER/GP_712347 . 1 July 2010 . İstanbul 2010 Avrupa Kültür Başkenti . Turkish .
• Web site: ISTANCOOL Festival 2010 . Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism . https://web.archive.org/web/20100703123543/http://gototurkey.co.uk/page_185.html . 3 July 2010 .

Notes and References

1. https://www.nowness.com/story/istancool-diary 'Istancool Diary'
2. News: Bagley . Christopher . Turkish Delight . W Magazine . September 2012 . 25 August 2014 . 12 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812074942/http://www.wmagazine.com/culture/travel/2012/09/demet-muftuoglu-istanbul-art-and-design-center/ . dead .
3. News: Ganguli . Pablo . Inside Istancool . . 16 June 2011 . 23 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714133703/http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/comment/articles/2011-06/16/gq-comment-pablo-ganguli-istancool . 14 July 2014 . dead .
4. News: Ganguli . Pablo . Pablo Ganguli . The Mission of Istancool . . 6 June 2011 .
5. Web site: Ballard . Sam . 'Istancool' cultural festival to open in Istanbul . Wallpaper.com . 2 July 2010 . 23 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714201947/http://www.wallpaper.com/travel/istancool-cultural-festival-to-open-in-istanbul-/4675 . 14 July 2014 . dead .
6. News: Alexander . Ella . Memories Of Istancool . . 12 July 2010 .
7. News: IstanCool Festival Opens to Turkey and the World . . 12 June 2014 .
8. News: Katy . Donoghue . The Fourth Edition of IST. Festival: ISTANCOOL . Whitewall Magazine . 18 June 2014 . 17 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140626032952/http://whitewallmag.com/lifestyle/the-fourth-edition-of-ist-fest-istancool . 26 June 2014 . dead .