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Istanbul’s 4th International Digital Film Festival continues with free screenings
Istanbul’s 4th International Digital Film Festival, which has begun in the city, is offering free screenings of 18 finalist films in a competition that received entries from 27 countries. Screenings, workshops and talks will continue at Müze Gazhane on October 18 and Özyeğin University on October 19, while the awards will be presented on October 20.
The 4th International Digital Film Festival, held under the theme “Human-Centered Digital Transformation, Creativity and Shared Responsibility in Cinema,” has begun in Istanbul. Films by directors from different countries around the world are being screened free of charge at the festival.
Centered this year on the question “Is a Common Future Possible?”, the festival explores the impact of digital transformation on cinema from ethical, aesthetic and creative perspectives.
Competition in six categories
Speaking at the opening program, Festival Founding President İlknur Doruker said they view technology not merely as a development that provides new production tools, but also as an element that expands human imagination and broadens narrative possibilities.
Doruker said the festival, which received entries from 27 countries, was the first film festival in Türkiye to open a separate competition category for artificial intelligence-assisted films in 2024. This year, 18 finalist films and seven “Official Selection” films are being screened in the fiction, animation, documentary, experimental, fashion film and artificial intelligence-assisted film categories.
Talks and workshops accompanying the international selection address cinema’s digital transformation, storytelling, creative production and the changing audience experience.
Screenings continue at three venues
The festival began at AKM Yeşilçam Cinema with screenings under the themes “Transforming Narratives” and “Humans, the World and the Future.” The program will continue with free film screenings, workshops and themed talks at Müze Gazhane on October 17–18 and at Özyeğin University on October 19.
The festival awards will be presented at the “Closing and Awards Ceremony” to be held at Fişekhane Main Stage on October 20.
Jury to evaluate finalist films
The finalist productions will be evaluated by the main jury comprising actor Mine Çayıroğlu; director, producer and screenwriter Hüseyin Karabey; cinematographer Uğur İçbak; screenwriter and lecturer Hüseyin Kuzu; agency president Tümay Özokur; producer and visual effects supervisor Serkan Semiz; artist and director Alkan Avcıoğlu; screenwriter and director Andres Aloi; and cinematographer Oleksandr Zemlyanyy.
The short films selected by preliminary jury members Zeliha İnci Asal, Gürkan Yücel, Onur Turgut and Serkan Yıldız are competing in the fiction, animation, documentary, artificial intelligence-assisted, experimental and fashion categories.
Countries and categories
The fiction category features “Something Pointless” by Asa Bailey from the United Kingdom, “Empathy Rehearsals” by Jacopo Cullin from Italy and “Ishaq” by Tuna Kaptan from Germany. In the animation section, Parker Croft’s “Hell” from the United States, Malek Eghbali’s “Like Friend, Like Deer” from Iran, and “Holy Heaveness” by Farnoosh Abedi, Negah Khezre Fardyardad and Mohammad Ghaffari from Iran became finalists.
The documentary category includes “Engelsiz Pedal” by Cihan Emre Zengin from Türkiye, “Recife Tem Um Coraçao” by Rodrigo Sena from Brazil and “The Village of Ballet Dancers” by Fatih Diren from Türkiye. In the artificial intelligence-assisted short film category, Jonathan Perry’s “Railbound” from the United States, Nick Montari’s “Kiko’s Odyssey” from Italy and Mark Wachholz’s “Ceremony” from Germany reached the final.
The experimental category will feature “Balerin” by Erdal Ruhi Duran from Türkiye, “Trivakra” by Sofia Angst from Brazil and “The Myth of Sisyphus” by Elahe Sabari from Iran. The fashion section includes “Made In X” by Sofia Ivanova-Kozhevnikova from the United Kingdom, “Venus” by Maria Nazarova from Georgia and “To-ma – Zaberu” by Timur Skripnik from Russia.
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