Istanbul Crossroads Establishing Mutual Understanding and Inter-Cultural Dialog through Images Vedat AKMAN Beykent University, akmanvedat@yahoo.com Abstract Their Slogan is “Young Entrepreneurs Hand by Hand with Young Film Directors”. The goal of the “JCI Istanbul Crossroads” project with Junior Chamber International Istanbul is to celebrate the social, religious and cultural diversities rather than using them as a reason for conflict. This article aims to outline how short films made by young filmmakers around the world reflect and articulate the issues surrounding identities and diversity. Key Words: Culture, Value-Systems, Conflict, Global Migration, Social Responsibility, Diversity, Inter- Cultural Dialogue. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. This journal is published by the University Library System of the University of Pittsburgh as part of its D-Scribe Digital Publishing Program and is cosponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Press . Special Issue: 1 (2011) | ISSN 2158-8724 (online) | DOI 10.5195/cinej.2011.21 |