Mubi has scrapped an entire festival it had planned in Turkey after local authorities banned a screening of Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer.” The arthouse distributor and streamer was due to hold the annual Mubi Fest Istanbul between Nov. 7-10 with “Queer ...

Mubi Fest Istanbul was due to open with Luca Guadagnino's 'Queer' but the film was deemed a threat to public peace

Streaming site Mubi called the banning of Mubi Fest Istanbul 2024's opening film Queer, just hours before it was due to start, "a direct restriction on art and freedom of expression".