41st International Istanbul Film Festival

Turkey, April 8 - April 19 2022

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The jury

Francisco Ferreira (Portugal), Hamed Soleimanzadeh (Iran), Piotr Czerkawski (Poland), Erdogan Mitrani (Turkey), Sona Karapoghosyan (Armenia), Asli Ildir (Turkey)

Awarded films

Vortex by Gaspar Noé
(France, 2022, 135 min)
Ela and Hilmi with Ali by Ziya Demirel
(Turkey, 2022, 102 min)
Lakeshore by Aziz Alaca
(Turkey, 2021, 20 min)

Reports

Drown in a Vortex! by Hamed Soleimanzadeh
The Art of Being Yourself by Piotr Czerkawski
Two Favourite Films by Erdogan Mitrani
Understanding of Turkey by Sona Karapoghosyan
Remembering How It Felt by Asli Ildir

At the 41st International Istanbul Film Festival, our jury presented three FIPRESCI Prizes (international, national, short competitions).

The FIPRESCI Prize 2022 was dedicated to Murat Özer, the prominent film critic and leading figure in Turkish film criticism, who passed away only 56 years old.