Akbank Short Film Festival was initiated in 2004 with the aim of introducing and promoting the short film discipline, encouraging short film production, supporting new filmmakers contributing the national cinema, and ensuring that short films, followed by a wide audience, reach viewers under proper conditions. Presenting short film productions from all over Turkey and all over the world within the scope of festival culture and providing a discussion suitable platform, the festival has been maintaining its tradition more than twenty years.

The festival, held at Akbank Sanat and offering its progeam free of charge, consists of "Festival Shorts," "World Shorts," "From Short to Feature," "Experiences," "Documentary Film," "Perspective," "Special Screening" and "Forum" Sections. Films from leading film festivals around the world, such as Cannes, Berlin, and Venice, meet with the audience in the festival program.

Aiming to increase its target audience with its updated content each year, the festival includes two main competition sections as national and international. Additionally, the "Young Talents Competition," launched in 2018 to encourage the interest and production of short films by young people aged 20 and under, once again invites young cinema creators this year. Experienced professionals from various areas of the cinema industry come together with cinema lovers through workshops, talks, and masterclasses during the festival. 

"Akbank Short Film Forum" section first introduced in 2017, includes a screenplay competition in order to support short films beginning from the scriptwriting stage and to enhance short film production opportunities.

Through its contentful and inclusive program, Akbank Short Film Festival continues its tradition where cinema enthusiasts will enjoy watching and attending by providing discussion platforms. After hosting cinema lovers at Akbank Sanat and on the online platform, the festival meets with young people at universities all over Turkey with Akbank Short Film Festival in Universities project.

21st Akbank Short Film Festival

21st Akbank Short Film Festival

17 March - 27 March 2025

Akbank Sanat
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12 MAY MON
2

18:00

Seminar From New Media to Digital Art

Online Platform – Zoom

20:00

Learning Program An Alternative View on Art and Children

Online Platform – Zoom

13 MAY TUE
1

20:00

Learning Program An Alternative View on Art and Children

Online Platform – Zoom

14 MAY WED
1

20:00

Learning Program An Alternative View on Art and Children

Online Platform – Zoom

15 MAY THU
2

18:00

Seminar Artificial Intelligence, Natural Intelligence, Nature's Intelligence

Online Platform – Zoom

20:00

Learning Program An Alternative View on Art and Children

Online Platform – Zoom

16 MAY FRI
4

16:30

Workshop For Youth: Expressive Mask-Making and Collective Creation Workshop

Akbank Sanat

18:00

Seminar The Atlas Project: Excerpts from a Curatorial Research

Online Platform – Zoom

18:30

Seminar Courtyards

Akbank Sanat

18:30

Workshop Sculpture Workshop for Youth: A Fictional World from Clay

Akbank Sanat

17 MAY SAT
6

12:00

Children’s Theatre Akbank Children’s Theatre
"What Am I Going To Be?"

Akbank Sanat

12:00

Children Workshop A City: The Journey of Lost Voices
(Ages 5-9)

Akbank Sanat

13:30

Children Workshop Istanbul in My Library: Book Nook Workshop
(Ages 5-9)

Akbank Sanat

15:00

Acting Workshop Creating Situation and Psychophysical Action - I

Akbank Sanat

15:30

Children Workshop Tracing Migratory Birds: Birdhouse Design Workshop
(Ages 6-10)

Akbank Sanat

17:30

Adult Workshop Upcycling Workshops: Creative Prints with Waste Materials

Akbank Sanat

18 MAY SUN
2

14:00

Adult Workshop Alphabet Experimental Photography Workshop (May - Group 1)

Akbank Sanat

17:00

Adult Workshop Alphabet Experimental Photography Workshop (May - Group 2)

Akbank Sanat

19 MAY MON
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20 MAY TUE
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21 MAY WED
1

18:30

Seminar (CANCELLED) The Current State of Digital Technologies: 'New Wave Artificial Intelligence', Promises and Problems

Akbank Sanat

22 MAY THU
1

19:30

Conversation ​Producing From Waste

Akbank Sanat

23 MAY FRI
1

18:30

Conversation Loneliness

Akbank Sanat

24 MAY SAT
7

12:00

Children Workshop A City: The Journey of Lost Voices
(Ages 5-9)

Akbank Sanat

13:30

Children Workshop Istanbul in My Library: Book Nook Workshop
(Ages 5-9)

Akbank Sanat

15:00

Adult Workshop Alphabet Experimental Photography Workshop (March - Group 1)

Akbank Sanat

15:00

Adult Workshop Alphabet Experimental Photography Workshop (March - Group 2)

Akbank Sanat

15:00

Adult Workshop Alphabet Experimental Photography Workshop (May - Group 1)

Akbank Sanat

15:00

Adult Workshop Alphabet Experimental Photography Workshop (May - Group 2)

Akbank Sanat

15:00

Acting Workshop Creating Situation and Psychophysical Action - II

Akbank Sanat

25 MAY SUN
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26 MAY MON
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27 MAY TUE
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28 MAY WED
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29 MAY THU
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30 MAY FRI
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31 MAY SAT
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