23rd Istanbul International Film Festival

Turkey, April 10 - April 25 2004

The jury

Rüdiger Suchsland (Germany), Annika Gustafsson (Sweden), Julia Khomiakova (Russia), Bhaichand Patel (India), Esin Kücüktepepinar (Turkey), Engin Ertan (Turkey)

Awarded films

Games of Love and Chance by Abdellatif Kechiche
(France, 2003, 117 mins)
What's a Human Anyway? by Reha Erdem
(Turkey, 2004, 128 mins)

Reports

L'esquive by Rüdiger Suchsland
What's A Good Commercial Film Anyway... by Engin Ertan
Eternal Themes of Exile in "Waiting for the Clouds" and "A Little Bit of Freedom" by Annika Gustafsson
Spoilt Rich Brats of the West by Bhaichand Patel
Turkish Cinema on the Waiting List by Julia Khomiakova
Master Class with Chris Doyle in Istanbul: "Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For..." by Esin Kücüktepepinar

At the Istanbul International film Festival, our jury presented two prizes: to the French film “L’Esquive” by Abdellatif Kechiche, and to the Turkish film “What’s a Human Anyway?” (Insan nedir ki?) by Reha Erdem. This prize for the best Turkish film is named after the film historian, film critic and scriptwriter Onat Kutlar, and is donated with a sum of 30.000 USD, to be invested in Reha Erdem’s next project.

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