Award-winners of the competition screenings, which began on October 9 will be announced during a ceremony at Salon İKSV on October 20.
The 39th edition of the Istanbul Film Festival, which kicked off on October 6 and will go on till October 20, is holding its International Competition and National Documentary Competition, as a hybrid of an online and physical event.
The festival is organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) with the support of the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The film festival was postponed in March to a later date due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Along with the competition films, the festival will present Filmekimi Galas, sponsored by Paribu and consists of a selection of most recent films from international festivals.
The films of the National Documentary Competition and Filmekimi Galas will be screened at Cinemaximum Nişantaşı City’s and Kadıköy movie theatre, as well as on the festival’s online screening platform. International Competition films can only be watched on filmonline.iksv.org.
Award-winners of the competition screenings, which began on October 9 will be announced during a ceremony at Salon İKSV on October 20.
In the International Competition section, 12 films under the “New Perspectives in Cinema” theme will vie for the Golden Tulip, the grand prize of the festival. The competition will be supported by monetary prizes sponsored by the Eczacıbaşı Group. The director of the Best Film will be awarded the Golden Tulip and $11,815.80; the local distribution company of the film in Turkey will be awarded $6,324.20, and the director of the film to receive the Special Jury Prize will be awarded $5,907.90.
The jury of the International Competition, presided by director Tayfun Pirselimoğlu, comprises actress Hazar Ergüçlü, director Burak Çevik, film historian and curator Jasmin Basic, and distributor Anthony Bobeau.
The Istanbul Film Festival will give the Best Documentary Award worth a cash prize of $1,264.84 to the winner of the competition. The National Documentary Competition jury consists of director Rûken Tekeş, director-producer Yasin Ali Türkeri, and director-actress Ezgi Kılınçaslan.
