FACE – The Film Award of the Council of Europe, which was established 9 years ago and only given at the Istanbul Film Festival, continues to be awarded, with the support of the Council of Europe. The FACE Award will be presented to one of the films screened at “Human Rights in Cinema” section, which raises public consciousness and sensitivity to human rights related issues. In the “Human Rights in Cinema” section with 10 films, a representative from the Council of Europe will present the 10.000 Euros monetary prize to the director of the winning film at the Closing Ceremony of the 34th Istanbul Film Festival.

Hope - Boris Lojkine
Atlantic. - Jan-Willem van Ewijk
The Fool - Yury Bykov
Catch Me Daddy - Daniel Wolfe
Tigers - Danis Tanovic
Brev til Kongen / Letter to the King - Hisham Zaman
No Land's Song - Ayat Najafi
Annemin Şarkısı / Klama Dayîka Min / Song of My Mother - Erol Mintaş
Emrouz / Today - Reza Mirkarimi
​Chand metre moka'ab eshgh / A Few Cubic Meters of Love - Jamshid Mahmoudi