Antalya Golden Orange to host 12 films competing for 16 awards

The National Feature Film Competition at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival will take place from October 24 to 31 with 12 participating films. The festival will provide a total of 11 million liras in prize support, including 5 million liras for the best film award.

Scraper SystemSeptember 26, 2026, 06:37 PM

Antalya Golden Orange to host 12 films competing for 16 awards

Twelve films will compete in the National Feature Film Competition of the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival. The festival will take place from October 24 to 31, and all the films in the selection will be screened in Türkiye for the first time.

Eight films in the competition will also have their world premieres in Antalya. The festival will provide a total of 11 million liras in prize support for cinema, while the best film award in the National Feature Film Competition will be 5 million liras.

Derviş Zaim to chair the jury

Derviş Zaim will chair the jury of the National Feature Film Competition. Awards will be presented in 16 categories.

Films in the competition

Artakalan, directed by Yeşim Ustaoğlu; Bekle Bizi Brüksel, directed by Necmi Sancak; Bir Anne Hakkında, directed by Büşra Bülbül; Cinlerin Düğünü by Ferit Karahan; Düğün Şarkıcısı by Emre Aybek; and Elisa by Sinan Sertel will compete in the festival.

Hüseyin Karabey’s Hakikatin Ölümü, Emir Ziyalar’s Kadim Mavi, Aydın Orak’s Ölü Arının İğnesi, Emre Kavuk’s Selma and Taş ve Tüy, directed by Ragıp Türk, will also have their first screenings in Türkiye.

Tatlı Maya, directed by Biket İlhan, will have its world premiere in Antalya.

Antalya Golden Orange to host 12 films competing for 16 awards