The finalists have been announced for the “Film Schools Student Film Competition,” now in its third year, at Turkey’s longest-running film festival, the Antalya International Golden Orange Film Festival.
At the festival, which will hold its 63rd edition this year from October 24–31, 2026, the 12 projects that have advanced to the finals of the Film School Student Film Competition—where film professionals and film students will come together—have been announced.
The preliminary jury for the Film Schools Student Film Competition—which received 70 submissions from 70 relevant departments at 48 different universities across Turkey—consisted of film critic Cumhur Canbazoğlu, screenwriter and author Ceyda Aşar, and screenwriter and director Fırat Özeler.
The schools and students who make it to the festival finals will be granted access to the latest domestic and international films in the festival program and will have the opportunity to meet with film industry professionals throughout the festival. The student film selected as “Best Film” in the competition will be awarded the Golden Orange statuette. The jury members for the “Film Schools Student Film Competition” consist of Nihan Okutucu, Natali Yeres, and Uğur İçbak.
At the festival, the films The Murmur of the Mound, which won the Best Film Award in last year’s Film School Student Film Competition, and What Is the Perfect Measure?, which won the Special Jury Prize, will be screened for film enthusiasts as part of this year’s special screenings section.
Projects that made it to the finals of the “Film School Student Film Competition”:
Mardin Artuklu University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Radio, Television, and Film
The Song of the Abbaras – Özlem Orhan
Van Yüzüncü Yıl University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Radio, Television, and Film
EZ Û ŞEYTANOKÊN MİN (Me and My Little Devils) – Zehra Aktaş
Istanbul Beykent University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Radio, Television, and Cinema
Crack – Duygu Yörükoğlu
Istanbul Gelişim University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Radio, Television, and Cinema
Thanks to My Friends – Orhan Kerem Kartal
Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Radio, Television, and Cinema
Drunk Steps – Amir Rezaei
Anadolu University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Cartooning and Animation
Happy Earth Day – Selin Toprak
Çukurova University, Faculty of Communication, Department of Radio, Television, and Film
Who Is Cemil? – Fatma Meral Çelik
Istanbul Bilgi University, Faculty of Communication, Department of Radio, Television, and Film
Lotus – Melika Habibi
Antalya Belek University, Faculty of Art and Design, Department of Radio, Television, and Film
Mandalina – Yasin Dağlı
Izmir University of Economics, Faculty of Communication, Department of Film and Digital Media
Özge – Ömer Nakay
Koç University, Faculty of Humanities and Literature, Department of Media and Visual Arts
Hair, Paper, Scissors – Yasemin Çinal
Akdeniz University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Film and Television
Uzunyayla – Deniz Kurşun
