The 31st Istanbul Film Festival organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts under the sponsorship of AKBANK ended on Sunday, 15 April.

Throughout two weeks, a total of 140 thousand cinephiles watched 220 films by 232 directors from 52 countries at 522 screenings grouped under 22 sections, in 7 movie theatres. In addition to the screenings that were realised with 70% occupancy rate, the festival featured twelve master classes, panel discussions, a special concert, and a workshop with the participation of the guests of the festival.

Please find the detailed information in the press release attached.

For the hi-res images from the 31st Istanbul Film Festival: iksvpress.com/film2012