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Short Film Excitement in Adana: 63 Films Announced to Compete at the 33rd Golden Boll

Short Film Excitement in Adana: 63 Films Announced to Compete at the 33rd Golden Boll

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The short film finalists for the 33rd International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival, organized by the Adana Metropolitan Municipality from September 26 to October 4, 2026, have been officially announced. Selected from a total of 983 submissions, 63 short films will compete for the Golden Boll awards across four main categories.

With screenings taking place at the 01 Burda AVM CinemaPink by Maximum halls, the winners will be announced at the Grand Award Ceremony on the evening of Saturday, October 3.

National Short Film Competition (10 Films)

Selected from 412 submissions, the 10 finalist films will come before a jury comprising director and artist Alkan Avcıoğlu, actress Ezgi Çelik, and director-screenwriter Umut Subaşı. (Selection Committee: Mahmut Ceran, Murat Erşahin, Selver Dikkol Akçay).

Love and Others (Aşk ve Diğerleri) – Berna Sitera Değirmen
As Far as a Night (Bir Gece Kadar Uzak) – Yaşar Güney Yurdakul
Night Shift (Gece Mesaisi) – Salih Ortaçay
The Assembly (Hazirun) – Erol Küçük
Forgiveness or Snow (İstiğfar ya da Kar) – Ecre Begüm Bayrak
Hotel (Otel) – Halil Tanışan
Field Mice (Tarla Fareleri) – İlayda İşeri
I Couldn’t Sleep, I’m Going Home (Uyuyamadım, Eve Gidiyorum) – Elit İşcan
Close (Yakın) – Buse Halaçoğlu
Gravity (Yerçekimi) – Dalya Keleş

International Short Film Competition (10 Films / 13 Countries)

The 10 finalist films to be evaluated by a jury consisting of Mexican director Joaquín del Paso, director Gözde Kural, and actor Kaan Urgancıoğlu are as follows: (Selection Committee: Esen Tan, Tuğçe Kutlu, Uğurhan Topçuoğlu).

Baisanos – Andrés Khamis Giacoman, Francisca Khamis Giacoman (Chile, Palestine, Spain)
Chant of the Desert Flower – Sophea Kim (Cambodia, France)
It Lives Under the Snow – Igor Smola (Azerbaijan)
I Used To Call That Man Home – Melissa Nocetti (Mexico)
Koki, Ciao – Quenton Miller (Netherlands)
Madrugada – Sebastian Lojo (Guatemala)
Polígono X – Néstor López (France, Spain)
This is not your Garden – Carlos Velandia, Angélica Restrepo (Colombia)
Trading Cards – Radheya Jang (Australia, United Kingdom)
What If They Bomb Here Tonight? – Samir Syriani (Lebanon)

AI Short Film Competition (10 Films)

Representing the festival’s most innovative step this year and receiving 105 submissions, this category will be evaluated by the National Short Film Competition jury.

Taşköprü: A Time Passage with 7 Arches (7 Kemerli Bir Zaman Geçidi Taşköprü) – Zeynep Kahreman
Otherwise (Başka Türlü) – Çağatay Dörtyıldız
Make a Wish (Bir Dilek Tut) – Hakan Kemiksiz
Midnight, With Me (Gece Yarısı, Benimle) – Barış Fert
Human Farm (İnsan Çiftliği) – Melik Külekci
Traces (İzler) – Hazar Vurgun Çağıldıyan
Spotless (Lekesiz) – Mustafa Savaş
Sanatorium Poetica – Ulaş Baltacı
The Last Dodo (Son Dodo) – Kaan Atilla Taşkın
Hail Caesar! (Yüce Sezar!) – Bora Yavuz Subaşı

National Student Film Competition (33 Films / 21 Universities)

Reaching the finals out of 312 submissions, the 33 films will be presented to a jury comprising actor Kubilay Aka, director Özkan Çelik, and producer Yamaç Okur. (Selection Committee: Hasan Basri Özdemir, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özlem Arda, Tuba Büdüş).

Fiction

Gunpowder (Barut) – Halil Göçer (Dokuz Eylül Univ.)
To Each Other (Birbirimize) – Sevgi Şanlı (Mimar Sinan Fine Arts Univ.)
Sound of the Void (Boşluğun Sesi) – Alp Kaan Akkaya (Mimar Sinan Fine Arts Univ.)
Lotus – Melika Habibi Mohammadi (Bilgi Univ.)
Piece (Parça) – Atilla Han Civek (Mimar Sinan Fine Arts Univ.)
Hair, Paper, Scissors (Saç, Kağıt, Makas) – Yasemin Çinal (Koç Univ.)
Will I Be Able to See You, Mother? (Seni Görebilecek Miyim Anne?) – Hasan Hüseyin Korkmaz (Akdeniz Univ.)
Remember (Unutma) – Zeynep Duru Yalçın (Işık Univ.)
Well-Behaved (Uslu) – Selçuk Kaan Salk (Marmara Univ.)
Nest (Yuva) – Fahriye Pas (Istanbul Okan Univ.)

Documentary

Akgün – Ulviye Aleyna Sarıgül (Izmir University of Economics)
Natural Limit (Doğal Limit) – Doğukan Aydın (Karabük Univ.)
From the Shell (Kabuktan) – Dila Şengezer (Izmir University of Economics)
The Last Smoke (Son Duman) – Elfinnur Şişman (Üsküdar Univ.)
Techno Shepherd (Tekno Çoban) – Enes Öztürk (Atatürk Univ.)

Experimental

Quarter Century (Çeyrek Asır) – Thohir Ash Shiddiqie (Ege Univ.)
Intubated (Entübe) – İbrahim Karademir (Uşak Univ.)
The Main Fiend (Esas Zebani) – Mustafa Batın Şahin (Koç Univ.)
Wet Dogs (Islak Köpekler) – Metin Konar (Anadolu Univ.)
I Don’t Want to Kill Anyone (Kimseyi Öldürmek İstemiyorum) – Yalın Çağdaş Eşsiz (Dokuz Eylül Univ.)
Black Letter (Siyah Mektup) – Adnan Acı (Mimar Sinan Fine Arts Univ.)
Shame (Utanç) – Hayal Su Karaahmet (Bahçeşehir Univ.)
Everything I Saw Before Returning to Your Side (Yanına Dönmeden Önce Gördüğüm Her Şey) – Nehir Üstündağ (Bilkent Univ.)

Animation

I Don’t Know, Aysel (Bilemiyorum Aysel) – Rumeysa Bora, Şevval Benkli, Zeynep Ramadani, Ceren Yıldızhan (Bahçeşehir Univ.)
Drip – Zeynep Sude Yavuz (Kocaeli Univ.)
Last Summer (Geçen Yaz) – Melis Özgümüş, Ateş Yalaz, Maya Mutlay (Bahçeşehir Univ.)
Little Devil (Küçük Şeytan) – Ayşenur Beyza Sağlam, Ece Önder (Bahçeşehir Univ.)
Pomegranate (Nar) – Gülcan Köse, İpek Kaptanoğlu (Başkent Univ.)
Reson – Feyzullah Yılmaz (Ömer Halisdemir Univ.)
Dear Father, Here Is a Letter You’ll Want to Keep (Sevgili Baba, İşte Saklamak İsteyeceğin Bir Mektup) – Selin Canpolat (Bahçeşehir Univ.)
The Fish Outside the Canvas (Tablonun Dışındaki Balık) – Abdurrahman Yusuf Özden (Dumlupınar Univ.)
Tabula Rasa – Daria Ekimova, Deniz Depecik (Bahçeşehir Univ.)
Fly Away! (Uç Gitsin!) – Başak Bali, Deniz Tunçdibek (Dokuz Eylül Univ.)