The 41st Istanbul Film Festival, which started on 8 April, was concluded with the award ceremony held on 19 April at Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall. A total of 56 films competed in the international and national competitions of the festival.

The winners of the international and national competitions were announced at the award ceremony of the 41st Istanbul Film Festival organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV). During the ceremony, awards of the International and National Competitions, as well as the National Short Film and National Documentary Competitions, the inaugural Young Master Award, Seyfi Teoman Best Debut Film Prize and International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) prizes were announced.

41st Istanbul Film Festival Awards

International Competition
Golden Tulip – Vortex / Gaspar Noé (France, Belgium, Monaco)
Special Jury Prize – Mariner of the Mountains / O marinheiro das montanhas / Karim Aïnouz (Brazil, France, Germany, Algeria)

National Competition
Golden Tulip Best Film – Klondike / Maryna Er Gorbach (Turkey, Ukraine)
Special Jury Prize (in memory of Onat Kutlar) – Çilingir Sofrası / A Night in Four Parts / Ali Kemal Güven
Best Director – Tayfun Pirselimoğlu (Kerr)
Best Screenplay – Nazlı Elif Durlu, Ziya Demirel (Zuhal & Ela and Hilmi with Ali)
Best Actress – Ece Yüksel (Ela and Hilmi with Ali)
Best Actor – Ahmet Rıfat Şungar & Barış Gönenen (Çilingir Sofrası / A Night in Four Parts)
Special Mention – Denizhan Akbaba (Ela and Hilmi with Ali)
Best Cinematography – Sviatoslav Bulakovskyi (Klondike)
Best Editing – Buğra Dedeoğlu, Selda Taşkın (Zuhal)
Best Art Director – Natali Yeres (Kerr)
Best Original Score – Taner Yücel (Bana Karanlığını Anlat / Tell Me About Your Darkness)

National Documentary Competition
Best Documentary – Eat Your Catfish / Senem Tüzen, Adam Isenberg, Noah Amir Arjomand (USA, Turkey, Spain)
Special Mention – Her Şey Dahil / All-In / Volkan Üce (Belgium, France, The Netherlands)

Seyfi Teoman Best Debut Film
Best Debut Film – Zuhal / Nazlı Elif Durlu

National Short Film Competition
Best Short Film – Our Ark / Deniz Tortum, Kathryn Hamilton (The Netherlands, USA, Turkey)
Special Mention – Gece Kuşağı / The Night Generation / Yasemin Demirci

FIPRESCI Prizes
International Competition – Vortex / Gaspar Noé (France, Belgium, Monaco)
National Competition – Ela and Hilmi with Ali / Ziya Demirel
National Short Film Competition – Göl Kenarı / Lakeshore / Aziz Alaca

Young Masters Competition
Young Master Award – Oyun Alanı / Un Monde / Playground / Laura Wandel