The awards of the 41st Istanbul Cinema Festival, organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), were given to their owners. A total of 56 cinemas entered the competition at the ceremony held at the Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall.
Istanbul Cinema Festival, which introduced different cultures and sounds through cinema, was held at the Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall. Cem Davran was the presenter of the 41st Istanbul Cinema Festival. In the night, in addition to the International and National Golden Tulip awards, in the National Competition, the Best Director, the Special Committee Award, the Best Actress, the Most Appropriate Actor, the Most Beautiful Screenplay, the Most Beautiful Image Director, the Smoothest Editing, the Most Appropriate Art Director, and The Best Original Music awards were presented.

AWARDS WERE WINNED
The 41st Istanbul Cinema Festival, organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), was held recently. 56 cinemas competed fiercely in the 12-day cinema marathon.
While the festival introduces us to the newest projects that will leave their mark on world cinema, it will be quite exciting with the new discovery in the field of cinema with cult productions.
PRIZES
- International Competition;
Golden Tulip – Vortex / Gaspar Noé
Mission Special Award – Sailor of the Mountains / O marinheiro das montanhas / Mariner of the Mountains / Karim Aïnouz
- National Race;
Golden Tulip Best Cinema – Klondike (Maryna Er Gorbach)
Special Committee Award – In memory of Onat Kutlar – Locksmith Table (Ali Kemal Güven)
Honorable Mention – Denizhan Akbaba (Ela ile Hilmi and Ali)
Best Director – Tayfun Pirselimoğlu (Kerr)
Best Screenplay Award – Nazlı Elif Durlu, Ziya Demirel (Zuhal & Ela ile Hilmi and Ali)
Best Actress Award – Ece Yüksel (Ela ile Hilmi and Ali)
Best Actor Award – Ahmet Rıfat Şungar & Barış Gönenen (The Locksmith Table)
Best Editing Director Award – Sviatoslav Bulakovskyi (Klondike)
Best Editing Award – Buğra Dedeoğlu, Selda Taşkın ( Zuhal)
Best Fine Art Director Award – Natali Yeres (Kerr)
Best Fine Original Music Award – Taner Yücel (Tell Me About Your Darkness)
- National Documentary Competition;
Best Documentary – Eat Your Catfish / Senem Tüzen, Adam Isenberg, Noah Amir Arjomand
Honorable Mention – All Inclusive / All-In / Volkan Üce
- Seyfi Teoman Best First Cinema Award;
The Best First Cinema – Zuhal / Nazlı Elif Durlu
- National Short Film Competition;
Best Short Film – Our Ark / Deniz Tortum, Kathryn Hamilton
Honorable Mention – Night Generation / Yasemin Demirci
- FIPRESCI Awards;
In the International Competition – Vortex / Gaspar Noé
In the National Competition – Ela and Hilmi and Ali / Ela and Hilmi with Ali / Ziya Demirel
In the National Short Film Competition – Lakeside / Lakeshore / Aziz Pied
- Young Masters Competition;
Young Master Award – Playground / Un Monde / Playground / Laura Wandel
AWARD-WINNING CINEMA RECOMMENDATION!
Golden bear winner;
‘Alcarràs’
Director: Carla Simón (2022)
8 April 19.00 Kadıköy Cinema
9 April 13.30 Atlas 1948
13 April 16.00 Cinewam City’s 7
Children and evil;
‘The Innocents’ (De Uskylde)
Director: Eskil Vogt (2021)
14 April 21.30 Cinewam City’s 7
15 April 19.00 Kadıköy Cinema
18 April 11.00 Atlas 1948
Indescribable travel;
‘Rimini’
Director: Ulrich Seidl (2022)
10 April 13.30 Atlas 1948
12 April 13.30 Kadıköy Cinema
13 April 19.00 Cinewam City’s 7
A dystopian world
A dystopian world;
‘KERR’
Director: Tayfun Pirselimoğlu
18 April 21.30 Atlas 1948
The most famous western;
‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’
(The Good, The Bad and The Ugly)
Director: Sergio Leone (1966)
13 April 21.30 Cinematheque / Cinemahouse
19 April 21.30 Atlas 1948
