Awards presented at the 24th Rendezvous İstanbul International Film Festival.

The award ceremony of the "24th Rendezvous İstanbul International Film Festival," organized by the Turkish Foundation of Cinema and Audiovisual Culture (TÜRSAK) with the contributions of the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Culture and Tourism General Directorate of Cinema, was held at the Atlas 1948 Cinema. Speaking at the opening of the ceremony, festival director and TÜRSAK Foundation Vice President Burhan Gün noted that Rendezvous İstanbul is a special concept and said: "Over the years we have put a great deal of thought into making the festival better. The cultural rapprochement with Spain, in particular, offered an opportunity to open many doors. This year we wanted to take Spain as the focal point of the festival, and we produced a very valuable piece of work."

At the award ceremony, which was attended by Secretary General İsmail Taşdemir on behalf of TÜROB, this year's "Contribution to Culture and Art Award" was presented to Dr. Levent Uysal, Founder of the Nişantaşı Education Foundation. The "International Rendezvous Award" was presented to Egeda President Enrique Cerezo, and the "Contribution to Cinema Award" to director Muzaffer Hiçdurmaz.

Following the ceremony, the gala screening was held of the Spanish production "Waiting for Dalí," directed by David Pujol and starring José Garcia, Ivan Massagué and Clara Ponsot, which tells the story of Fernando, a talented chef who comes in the 1970s to the village of Cadaqués where the internationally renowned artist Salvador Dalí lived, where his path crosses with the artist's and this coincidence gives rise to a new culinary genius.