Best Director to Nuri Bilge Ceylan for “Three Monkeys”

The Best Director Prize was presented by actress Faye Dunaway to Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan for Three Monkeys.

In the director’s words, "Thank you very much. I’m really surprised and it’s a great, great honor for me. Of course, I would like to thank Thierry Frémaux and Gilles Jacob for the selection first and to the Jury. I would like to dedicate the prize to my lonely and beautiful country, which I love passionately."

At the Awards Press Conference, the Turkish director added, “This is one of the awards I wanted most. It’s really given to the creative works. It’s not me only who need such an award. I think my country needs such award also and I’m happy about that.”