The 38th Istanbul Film Festival awards were announced.
In the international competition, the South Korean movie "House of Hummingbird" directed by Kim Bora won the Golden Tulip Award for best movie.
Also in the international competition, the Special Jury Prize was given to Suhaib Gasmelbari for his documentary, "Talking About Trees."
In the national competition, the Golden Tulip Award was given to "Kız Kardeşler" (A Tale of Three Sisters), directed by Emin Alper. The drama movie was selected among nine Turkish films released in the 2018-2019 season. The award was presented by the chair of the national jury, Turkish director Ümit Ünal. Alper also won the Best Director award for the movie.
The Jury Special Award, which is given in the memory of Turkish writer and poet Onat Kutlar, went to Emre Yeksan for his movie "Yuva."
Cemre Ebüzziya, Ece Yüksel and Helin Kandemir shared the Best Actress Award for their roles in "Kız Kardeşler" while Kutay Sandıkçı won the Best Actor Award for his role in "Yuva."
In the National Short Film Competition, initiated to encourage and support the production of high quality short films, director Gökalp Gönen's "Avarya" won the Best Short Film Award.
Out of 11 films competing in the National Documentary Competition, the prize went to "Do You Think God Loves Immigrant Kids, Mom?" directed by Rena Lusin Bitmez.
Canadian director Philippe Lesage, actress Damla Sönmez, Irish actor Moe Dunford and director of the Berlin Film Festival European Film Market Matthijs Wouter Knol took part in the international competition jury under the chairmanship of Ramsay.
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