NURNBERG - The 14th Turkish/German Film Festival began in Nurnberg on Friday.
The festival, organized to boost intercultural dialogue between Turkey and Germany, opened with Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan`s "Uc Maymun" (Three Monkeys) that won best director award at 2008 Cannes film festival.
Turkish and German officials, actors/actresses, producers and directors came together at the opening of the annual film event.
German actor Armin Mueller-Stahl was decorated with this year`s honorary award at the opening.
Several Turkish and German feature and short films as well as documentaries will be screened at the festival until March 8.
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