21st Akbank Short Film Festival

21st Akbank Short Film Festival

21st Akbank Short Film Festival Juries Announced!

Initiated in 2004 with the aim of bringing short films to wider audiences, supporting new filmmakers, and contributing creative perspectives to the industry, the Akbank Short Film Festival is celebrating its 21st edition this year. One of Turkey's most established short film events, the festival will take place from March 17-27, 2025, across three locations in Istanbul: Beylikdüzü Atatürk Culture and Art Center, Kadıköy Cinema and  Akbank Sanat.

The 21st Akbank Short Film Festival will present a wide selection of films, including "Festival Shorts," World Shorts," "Documentary Cinema," "Perspective," "Special Screenings," and "Young Talents." The competition sections of the festival consist of three main categories: National and International Competition, Forum – Screenplay Competition, and Young Talents. This year, the festival received 2,346 short film submissions from 73 countries. The Forum section received a total of 534 project submissions.


National Competition Festival Shorts Jury Members

Dolunay Soysert - Actress

Hakan Bıçakçı - Writer

Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan - Actress

Ferit Karahan - Director

Derya Bigalı - Akbank Sanat Director


The Jury of The Young Talents

Alina Boz - Actress

İpek Erden - Producer

Haki Biçici - Actress, Director


Forum Script Competition Jury Members

Vuslat Saraçoğlu - Director

Erdem Şenocak - Actress

Erdi Işık - Screenwriter


International Competition World Shorts

Min Bhadur Bham - Director

Yasemin Kay Allen - Actress

Charles Williams - Director

Sahra Mani - Documentary Filmmaker

Giulia Iannello - Film Curator and Academic

21st Akbank Short Film Festival

21st Akbank Short Film Festival

17 March - 27 March 2025

Akbank Sanat
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