International Istanbul Film Festival
The International Istanbul Film Festival is considered the oldest and most important international film festival in Turkey . The festival is held annually in several cinemas in Istanbul . The competition period is currently from early to mid-April.
history
The first International Istanbul Film Festival took place in 1982 as "Film Week" as part of the International Istanbul Festival. Only six films on the subject of “the arts and film” were shown. In 1983 the festival (called "Istanbul Film Days") lasted a whole month, but was still part of the International Istanbul Festival.
The film festival has been an independent event since 1984 and has been moved to April. There has been an international and a national competition since 1985. Since 1989, Istanbul has been accredited as an international film festival with a specialized competition by the FIAPF film producers' association . The specialization covers films about literature, theater, music, dance, cinema and visual arts. Parallel to this development, the Istanbul Film Festival was given its current name: International Istanbul Film Festival.
In 1996, honorary prizes and prizes for life's work were awarded for the first time by international and local filmmakers and actors.
Structures and competitions
The films are selected and programmed by a selection committee and an advisory body. Only films that meet the specialization requirements of FIAPF are shown in the international competition. There is also a national competition, a panorama section and various special programs.
The main prize of the international competition is the Golden Tulip for the best film.
Golden Tulip Prize Winner
| year | Movie | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1984 | Michael Radford |
| 1986 | Yesterday | Radoslaw Piwowarski |
| 1987 | Guard Me, My Talisman (Khrani menya, moj talisman) | Roman Balayan |
| 1988 | Traveling Avant | Jean Charles Tacchella |
| 1989 | A Film with No Name (Za Sada Bez Dobrog Naslova) | Srdjan Karanovic |
| 1990 | Pomegranate and Cane (Nar O Nay) | Saeed Ebrahimifar |
| 1991 | Farendj | Sabine Prenczina |
| 1992 | The divination of the master (边走边唱; Bianzou bianchang) | Chen Kaige |
| 1993 | Manila Paloma Blanca | Daniele Segre |
| 1994 | Mavi Sürgün (The Blue Exile) | Earth Kıral |
| 1995 | Palace of Silence (صمت القصور, Samt el qusur) | Moufida Tlatli |
| 1996 | Little sister (Zusje) | Robert Jan Westdijk |
| 1997 | The king of masks (变脸, Bian Lian) | Wu Tianming |
| 1998 | Ayneh (The Mirror) | Jafar Panahi |
| 1999 | El Viento se llevó lo qué (Wind with the Gone) | Alejandro Agresti |
| 2000 | Tribulation in May (Mayıs Sıkıntısı) | Nuri Bilge Ceylan |
| 2001 | The untouchable | Oskar Roehler |
| 2002 | Magonia | Ineke Smits |
| 2003 | Out of the blue (Tan de repente) | Diego Lerman |
| 2004 | Goodbye, Dragon Inn ( 不散, Bu San ) | Tsai Ming-liang |
| 2005 |
Gilles' wife (La femme de Gilles) Café Lumière (Kōhi Jikō) |
Frédéric Fonteyne Hou Hsiao-Hsien |
| 2006 | A cock and bull story | Michael Winterbottom |
| 2007 | At the beginning (recapitulation) | Joachim Trier |
| 2008 | Yumurta - egg | Semih Kaplanoğlu |
| 2009 | Tony Manero | Pablo Larraín |
| 2010 | The shitty things | Felix Van Groeningen |
| 2011 | Microphone | Ahmad Abdalla |
| 2012 | The Loneliest Planet | Julia Loktev |
| 2013 | What Richard Did | Lenny Abrahamson |
| 2014 | Blind | Eskil Vogt |
| 2015 | no award | |
| 2016 | Un monstruo de mil cabezas | Rodrigo Plá |
| 2017 | The ornithologist | João Pedro Rodrigues |
| 2018 | Western film | Valeska Grisebach |
| 2019 | House of Hummingbird (Beolsae) | Bora Kim |
Further prizes from the Istanbul International Film Festival:
- Film Prize of the Council of Europe (FACE Award) - since 2007
- Best Turkish Film of the Year
- Best Turkish Director of the Year
- Special prize from the jury
- Special mention
- Best Actress and Best Actor (in national competition)
- Honorary award
- Lifetime achievement award
- FIPRESCI award
- Audience award
Web links
- Official website (Turkish, English)
- Turkey: Censorship blows up the Istanbul Film Festival , Tagesspiegel, April 14, 2015
Individual evidence
- ↑ Results 2008 ( Memento of the original from July 7th, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
