[1] The jury president of the International Golden Tulip Competition, director Pablo Trapero was born in Argentina in 1971. He directed his first feature, Crane World, in 1999 and won the Critics Prize at Venice. In 2002, he established his production company, Matanza Cine that produces films for fellow filmmakers, as well as his own. Among his films screened in Istanbul Film Festival, El Bonaerense (2002) premiered at Cannes, Familia Rodante (2004) at Venice and Nacido y Criado (2006) at Toronto film festivals. In 2008, Leonera, in 2010 Carancho, and in 2012 Elefante Blanco were presented at Cannes. His films have covered the most important festivals, receiving critical acclaim and awards. He has sat on the main festival juries at Venice, San Sebastian and Locarno, among others. In 2014, he served as President of the Un Certain Regard jury in Cannes. In 2015, the Ministry of Culture of France awarded him with the “Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres”, becoming the first South American director to receive this honour. With his latest film, El Clan / The Clan, also in the festival programme, he won the Silver Lion for Best Director at the Venice International Film Festival. Trapero is considered as one of the biggest creative forces in Latin American Cinema.
[2] The jury president of the National Golden Tulip Competition, actress Müjde Ar, studied German Language and Literature at the Istanbul University. During Oraloğlu Theatre’s 1962-63 season, Müjde Ar performed in Helen Keller’s The Miracle Worker as a child actress. In the 80s, with her taboo-breaking acting, Ar transformed the representation of women in Turkey and broke the acting patterns of earlier generations. She left an indelible mark with her performances in Adı Vasfiye/ Her Name Is Vasfiye, Asiye Nasıl Kurtulur, Aaahh Belinda, all directed by Atıf Yılmaz, and Asılacak Kadın, Kupa Kızı / Queen of Hearts by Başar Sabuncu. She won the Best Actress Award with Aaahh Belinda at the 23rd Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, performed in Teyzem / My Aunt by Halit Refiğ, and Ertem Eğilmez’s legacy film Arabesk and won the Best Actress Award at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival with her role in Başar Sabuncu’s final film, Yolcu / The Ship Anchored in the Desert. Her filmography includes Dar Alanda Kısa Paslaşmalar / Offside, Komser Şekspir, Eğreti Gelin / Borrowed Bride. Müjde Ar received the Cinema Honorary Award of the Istanbul Film Festival in 2004.