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December 14 - 18, 2026 â€¢ Winged Seahorse Awards

12th International Usak Short Film Festival

The most distinguished short films of world cinema meet movie lovers in Usak with the excitement of national and international competition.

Films Festival Schedule

12th Edition Selection Announced

3,645 Submissions from 121 Countries, 152 Films

152 films from 45 countries screen in Uşak across three competitions and the Palestinian Films Selection. 46 finalists are screened with the Main Jury and the audience, competing for 26 Winged Seahorse Awards.

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Workshops, Panels & Screenings

The Heart of Cinema Beats in Usak

Masterclasses with Per Fikse, Ramin Matin and Nevena Semova; screenwriting, sound design and AI workshops; two panels and a conversation with Honorary Award recipient Ediz Hun.

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Festival Selection

Featured Films

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Ulusal

Defne

2026 • Hamdi Furkan Yıldırım • 20

Ulusal

Skin of Sadness

2026 • Hasan Ege Çalışkan • 20

Ulusal

The Shell

2026 • Hakan Ünal, Hamed Soleimanzadeh • 25

Ulusal

Kudret

2026 • Mehmet Oğuz Yıldırım • 14

Ulusal

Liminal

2026 • Ege Yılmaz • 12

Ulusal

Gravity

2026 • Dalya Keleş • 16

Ulusal

Procedure

2026 • Rabia Özmen • 18

Ulusal

Crimes de Facto

2026 • Bekir Efe Demetgül • 17

Calendar

Events & Workshops

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14 December 2026 18:00

Opening Ceremony

Uşak Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Details

15 December 2026 10:30

How to Programme a Short Film Festival

Per Fikse Details

15 December 2026 13:30

From Cinematography to Directing

Ramin Matin Details

15 December 2026 15:30

Short Film Screenwriting

Doç. Dr. Perihan Taş Öz Details

Evaluation

Main Jury

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Halim Ercan

Actor, Producer and Director (Founder of Sahneport)

Kerem Yükseloğlu

Director, Writer and Academic

Leonhard Müllner

Visual Artist and Media Researcher (Austria)

Levente Galambos

Cinematographer; Programme Director, Budapest Short Film Festival (Hungary)