30th Istanbul film festival kicks off

     ISTANBUL, April 1 (Xinhua) -- The 30th Istanbul film festival（节日） kicked off here Friday evening with an opening ceremony including some of Turkish and European renowned¹ icons² of cinema.

    The festival will air over 230 films from dozens of countries over the next 16 days.

    Over the course of 30 years, the festival has brought films from 109 different countries to over 3,047,000 people, making it Turkey's top film festival.

    The opening ceremony featured videos showing highlights from the past 30 years of the festival, and famous Turkish actors and directors took to the stage to share their own tales.

    The guest of honor was Hungarian director Bela Tarr, who was given a Cinema Honor Award.

    Other recipients³ of the Cinema Honor Award during the night were visual director Ertunc Senkay, actors Metin Akpinar and Zeki Alasya, and director Yusuf Kurcenli, all veterans of Turkey's film industry.

    Alongside films, the festival will also feature workshops and seminars as well as parallel events and concerts.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 renowned   

adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的

参考例句：

• He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
• She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。

2 icons   

n.偶像( icon的名词复数 )；（计算机屏幕上表示命令、程序的）符号，图像

参考例句：

• Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons. 用图标来区分重要的文本项。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• Daemonic icons should only be employed persistently if they provide continuous, useful status information. 只有会连续地提供有用状态信息的情况下，后台应用程序才应该一直使用图标。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

3 recipients   

adj.接受的；受领的；容纳的；愿意接受的n.收件人；接受者；受领者；接受器

参考例句：

• The recipients of the prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者的姓名登在报上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The recipients of prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者名单登在报上。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》