The jury members representing the Short Film Directors Association and FILM-YÖN at the 63rd International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival have been announced.
Taking place from 24 to 31 October 2026, the International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, Türkiye’s longest-running film festival, has announced the jury members of the Short Film Directors Association and FILM-YÖN. The Short Film Directors Association jury comprises Selvihan Eroğlu, Aziz Alaca and Simay Antep, while the FILM-YÖN jury consists of Mehmet Eryılmaz, Murat Düzgünoğlu and Çiğdem Sezgin. The Short Film Directors Association jury will evaluate the films in the National Short Film Competition for the Best Director award, while the FILM-YÖN jury will select the winner of the Best Director award in the National Feature Film Competition.
Short Film Directors Association Jury Members
Entrepreneur, producer and President of the Short Film Directors Association Selvihan Eroğlu has developed projects in cinema, advertising, casting and creative production through Personart Entertainment, which she founded. With experience in production, creative production, production coordination and casting, Eroğlu has worked on the production processes of Tek Başına and Bağlar, Kökler ve Tutkular, and served as creative producer on the 2026 short film Tavukkarası.
Aziz Alaca, a jury member of the Short Film Directors Association, shot numerous commercials and promotional films at Ankara Film Evi, in addition to working on short films and documentaries. In 2020, he directed the four-part documentary series Ankara Havası for BluTV. In 2022, his short film Göl Kenarı received the FIPRESCI Award at the Istanbul Film Festival. His 2023 short film Kruvasan screened at numerous festivals. In 2024, he directed the 11-part series Yüzüncü Yıl for YouTube. He is currently working on the release of his first feature film, Tek Başına, while developing new projects.
Simay Antep, a jury member of the Short Film Directors Association, graduated from Istanbul University’s Department of English Language Teaching. She also completed the Playwriting programme at the Istanbul City Theatres. Antep began translating films and television series in 2005 and continues to work as a writer, producer and film translator.
FILM-YÖN Jury Members Announced
Mehmet Eryılmaz, a FILM-YÖN jury member, began writing about cinema after writing and directing his own short, experimental and documentary films. He has also directed dozens of commercials and music videos. Eryılmaz appeared as an actor in Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Climates (İklimler). Following his first feature fiction film, Hazan Mevsimi (2008), he directed Misafir in 2015. Among his more recent creative documentaries is İstanbul’da Bayram Sabahı. His films have screened at numerous national and international festivals, and he has won 25 awards, including the Grand Jury Prize and the FIPRESCI Award at the 2016 Montreal World Film Festival.
Director, producer and screenwriter Murat Düzgünoğlu, a FILM-YÖN jury member, founded Fikirtepe Film in 2007 to pursue an independent path in cinema. Following his debut feature, Hayatın Tuzu (2008), he reached a wider audience with Neden Tarkovski Olamıyorum? (2014), which explores human vulnerability through his distinctive sense of humour. His third feature, Halef, premiered at the Moscow International Film Festival and received numerous awards nationally and internationally, including Best Film, Best Screenplay and Best Actor.
Çiğdem Sezgin, a FILM-YÖN jury member, holds undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from the Film Design Department of Marmara University’s Faculty of Fine Arts. She wrote, directed and produced Kasap Havası (2015) and Suna (2022), and is currently preparing her third feature film, Elveda Mona Lisa.
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