The arthouse distributor and streamer was due to hold the annual Mubi Fest Istanbul between Nov. 7-10 with “Queer” — based on the William S. Burroughs novel and starring Daniel Craig as a gay expat living in Mexico — set as the opener. But when it ...

The arthouse streamer said it pulled the MUBI Fest in Istanbul in the “name of protecting freedom of expression and artistic expression.”

Streamer Mubi has cancelled Turkish film festival at the eleventh hour after city governor banned Luca Guadagnino’s Queer.