Istanbul Film Festival

The 41st Istanbul Film Festival, Turkey's biggest international cinema event, opened on April 9, with Kadıköy Municipality's Cinematheque/Cinema House being one of the movie theatres where the festival films are being screened.

The 40th Istanbul Film Festival, organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) with the contributions of the Culture and Tourism Ministry, was closed with an award ceremony held at Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus Harbiye.

The winners of international and national competitions were announced at the event.

The 35th Istanbul Film Festival, organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV), presented this year's awards at a ceremony at the Haliç Congress Center on April 15.

The Golden Tulip for the Best Film in the National Competition of the festival went to "Toz Bezi" (Dust Cloth), directed by Ahu Öztürk, who received the award from the jury head, Müjde Ar.