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International Istanbul Film Festival Awards

International Istanbul Film Festival Awards

About the event


Corridor: Via Egnatia, Via Pontica, Diagonal Road, Via Anatolia
Country: Turkey, Istanbul
International Istanbul Film Festival Awards

The International Istanbul Film Festival supports the improvement of Turkish cinema and encourages commercial distribution of high-quality films, while also promoting Turkish cinema worldwide.
It was in 1982 that the first "film week" was organized as part of the International Istanbul Festival, with 6 films themed around "the Arts and the Cinema."
During the years the number of the films increased and now there were more than 100 films at the 25th eddition.