The 42nd Istanbul Film Festival, which started on 7 April, concluded with the award ceremony held on 18 April at Soho House Istanbul. A total of 59 films competed in the international and national competitions of the festival.
The winners of the international and national competitions were revealed at the award ceremony of the 42nd Istanbul Film Festival. During the ceremony, awards of the international and national competitions, as well as the National Short Film and National Documentary Competitions, the Young Master Award, Seyfi Teoman Best Debut Film Prize and International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) prizes were announced.
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
International Golden Tulip Best Film Award was presented to Jang-e jahani sevom / World War III Golden Tulip Best Film (in memory of Şakir Eczacıbaşı)
Jang-e jahani sevom / World War III – Houman Seyyedi (Iran)
Special Jury Prize
Pamfir – Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk (Ukraine, France, Poland, Chile, Luxembourg)
Special Mention
Atlantic Bar – Fanny Molins (France)
YOUNG MASTER AWARD given by the Nespresso Youth Jury
Sígurno mjesto / Safe Place – Juraj Lerotić (Croatia)
NATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION
Adres / Navnîşan / The Address – Aram Dildar
Special Mention
Suriyeli Kozmonot / The Syrian Cosmonaut – Charles Emir Richards
SEYFİ TEOMAN BEST DEBUT FILM PRIZE
Bars / Tulliana – Orçun Köksal
NATIONAL DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
Best Documentary
Boşlukta / Drifting – Somnur Vardar
Special Mention
Düet / Duet – İdil Akkuş, Ekin İlkbağ
FIPRESCI PRIZES
International Competition
Da-Eum-So-Hee / Next Sohee – Jung July (South Korea)
National Competition
Kör Noktada / Im Toten Winkel / In the Blind Spot – Ayşe Polat (Germany)
National Short Film Competition
8 Mart 2020: Bir Günce / March 8, 2020: A Memoir – Fırat Yücel (Türkiye, The Netherlands)
NATIONAL COMPETITION
Ayşe Polat’s Im Toten Winkel / Kör Noktada received Golden Tulip Best Film in national competition.Golden Tulip Best Film
Kör Noktada / Im Toten Winkel / In the Blind Spot – Ayşe Polat
Kariyo & Ababay Foundation Special Jury Prize (in memory of Onat Kutlar)
Cam Perde / Glass Curtain – Fikret Reyhan
Best Director
Belmin Söylemez (Ayna Ayna / Mirror Mirror)
Best Screenplay
Ayşe Polat (Kör Noktada / Im Toten Winkel / In the Blind Spot)
Best Actor
Alper Çankaya (Cam Perde / Glass Curtain)
Best Actress
Manolya Maya, Şenay Aydın, Laçin Ceylan (Ayna Ayna / Mirror Mirror)
Best Cinematographer
Barış Aygen (Bir Tutam Karanfil / Cloves & Carnations)
Best Original Music
Kazuya Nagaya, Sound Walk Collective (Iguana Tokyo)
Best Editing
Serhad Mutlu, Jörg Volkmar (Kör Noktada / Im Toten Winkel / In the Blind Spot)
Best Art Director
Meral Efe Yurtseven, Emre Yurtseven (Iguana Tokyo)
Special Mention
Sanki Her Şey Biraz Felaket / Almost Entirely a Slight Disaster – Umut Subaşı
