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Festival Schedule

Day 1 - Opening Ceremony & First Screenings

14 December 2026, Monday Congress and Culture Centre, M. Kemal Paşa Amphitheatre & Şehit Erol Olçok Cinema Hall

Events

  • 18:00–19:30 · Opening Ceremony — Uşak University Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Congress and Culture Centre, Main Hall. Opening speeches; introduction of the Main Jury members and festival guests. No screenings take place at this venue.

Screenings

Uşak University Mustafa Kemal Paşa Amphitheatre

13:30–15:55 · International Short Film Competition — Selection Screening (8 films, 136 min)

  • The Tables Have Turned — Dir. Lisa Hasenhütl · Austria · 30'
  • The Arrival at the River of a Handsome Canoeist — Dir. Álex Galán · Spain · 9'
  • Trance — Dir. Jona Schloßer · Germany · 20'
  • LE MUR DU SON — Dir. Antonio La Camera · Switzerland · 12'
  • Tasteless Life — Dir. Fitore Muzaqi · Germany · 18'
  • We are Animals — Dir. Lorenzo Pallotta · Italy · 15'
  • What If They Bomb Here Tonight? — Dir. Samir Jihad Syriani · Lebanon · 17'
  • Samba Infinito — Dir. Leonardo Martinelli · Brazil · 15'

16:00–17:45 · International Short Film Competition — Selection Screening (6 films, 100 min)

  • Dog and Wolf (Pes a vlk) — Dir. Terézia Halamová · Czechia · 20'
  • Beneath the Night — Dir. Maximilian Karakatsanis · Germany · 14'
  • Walter L. — Dir. Barbara Wolfram, Paulus Wagner · Austria · 20'
  • Five Twelve — Dir. Seth Gabrielsson · Australia, Sweden · 15'
  • The Enemy (Il nemico) — Dir. Andrej Chinappi · Italy · 17'
  • Yo Yo — Dir. Mohammadreza Mayghani · France, Iran · 15'

Uşak University Şehit Erol Olçok Cinema Hall

13:30–15:45 · National Short Film Competition — Selection Screening (7 films, 127 min)

  • Tatil Köyü (Resort) — Dir. Ömer Çapoğlu · 29'
  • Asi — Dir. Selçuk Ören · 9'
  • Drone / Drone — Dir. Dogu Turan · 20'
  • Sakın Söyleme (Don't Say It) — Dir. Ezgi Temel · 13'
  • The Story Everyone Forgot / Herkesin Unuttuğu Hikaye — Dir. Tahir Altuntaş · 20'
  • Yıkım İçin İştah (Appetite For Destruction) — Dir. Zehra Eda Sert · 18'
  • My Father's Friend — Dir. Kemal Akcay · 19'

15:50–17:45 · National Student Film Competition — Selection Screening (Documentary, Animation, Experimental/Video) (10 films, 107 min)

  • Burada Herkes Don Kişot (Everyone is Don Quixote Here) — Dir. Ekrem Çanak · Documentary · 27'
  • Eyes on the Street — Dir. Yağmur Filiz, Nesrin Akyol, Yekta Demirkalp, Gökay Aydemir · Documentary · 20'
  • Gün Hep Gece (Day Always Night) — Dir. Melisa Yıldız, Yağmur Kaya, Kenan Kuliev · Documentary · 15'
  • Under the Shadow of a Leaf — Dir. Alp Çalımlıoğlu · Documentary · 13'
  • Kabuktan — Dir. Dila Şengezer · Documentary · 8'
  • İkinci Perde (Second Act) — Dir. M. Çağrı Tüzün · Animation · 5'
  • Happiness Soup — Dir. Elif Özdemir · Animation · 3'
  • WING IT! — Dir. Başak Bali, Deniz Tunçdibek · Animation · 2'
  • Missing Home — Dir. Yağmur Canpolat · Experimental/Video · 8'
  • Ruins of the Mind — Dir. Kadir Sönmez · Experimental/Video · 8'

Day 2 - Masterclasses, Workshops & International Finalists

15 December 2026, Tuesday M. Kemal Paşa Amphitheatre, Şehit Erol Olçok Cinema Hall & Atatürk Cultural Centre

Events

  • 10:30–12:00 · Masterclass — Per Fikse: "How to Programme a Short Film Festival" — Uşak Municipality Atatürk Cultural Centre, Hall 1. Director of Minimalen Short Film Festival (Trondheim). Consecutive English–Turkish interpretation.
  • 13:30–15:00 · Masterclass — Ramin Matin: "From Cinematography to Directing" — Uşak Municipality Atatürk Cultural Centre, Hall 1.
  • 15:30–17:30 · Workshop — Assoc. Prof. Perihan Taş Öz: Short Film Screenwriting — Uşak Municipality Atatürk Cultural Centre, Hall 1.
  • 16:30–18:30 · Workshop — Kerem Yükseloğlu: AI-Assisted Visual Production and Experimental Narrative — Uşak University Şehit Erol Olçok Cinema Hall.
  • 17:45–19:00 · Masterclass — Nevena Semova (Attic Films): "From Short Film to International Co-Production" — Uşak Municipality Atatürk Cultural Centre, Hall 1. Consecutive English–Turkish interpretation.
  • 20:00–21:50 · International Short Film Competition Finalists Screening & Q&A with Directors — Session 1 — Uşak Municipality Atatürk Cultural Centre, Hall 1. The Main Jury watches the films with the audience.

Screenings

Uşak University Mustafa Kemal Paşa Amphitheatre

10:00–12:25 · International Short Film Competition — Selection Screening (8 films, 137 min)

  • Rabbit Don't Run (Hasenfuß) — Dir. Maximilian Conway, Elisabeth Jakobi · Austria, Germany · 30'
  • What We Leave Behind (Ce qu'on laisse derrière) — Dir. Jean-Sébastien Hamel, Alexandra Myotte · Canada · 11'
  • Mother of a son — Dir. Kevin Koch · Germany · 20'
  • MANGO — Dir. Joan Iyiola · France, United Kingdom · 11'
  • WASSUPKAYLEE — Dir. Pepi Ginsberg · France, USA · 19'
  • Common Pear — Dir. Gregor Božič · Slovenia · 15'
  • Nothing and Everything (Το Τίποτα Και Τα Πάντα) — Dir. Lia Tsalta · Greece · 17'
  • When The Tiger Roars — Dir. Lam Can-zhao · China, Malaysia, Switzerland · 15'

13:30–15:45 · International Short Film Competition — Selection Screening (7 films, 128 min)

  • Amma, Do Giraffes Cry? — Dir. Kartikeya Saxena · Czechia · 26'
  • A Glimpse of Paradise — Dir. Perttu Inkila · Finland · 13'
  • OPERA OF HORROR AND SALVATION — Dir. Anastasia Veber · Germany · 21'
  • Little Goodbyes (Les faux sapins) — Dir. Justine Martin · Canada · 15'
  • Ningú Borda (Nobody Barks) — Dir. Júlia Coldwell Serra · Spain · 20'
  • Une Fugue (To the woods) — Dir. Agnès Patron · France · 15'
  • Ne Me Quitte Pas — Dir. Karim Huu Do · Spain · 18'

16:00–18:20 · International Short Film Competition — Selection Screening (8 films, 135 min)

  • Maybe in March (Måske i Marts) — Dir. Mikkel Bjørn Kehlert · Denmark · 25'
  • But you won't notice — Dir. Mennatalah Khaled · Egypt · 8'
  • ORLA — Dir. Marie Lukacova · Czechia · 21'
  • Roundabout (Im Kreis) — Dir. Zoe Schmidt · Austria · 12'
  • Leaf — Dir. Horatiu Carpiuc · Romania · 20'
  • As a Cure (砂之歌) — Dir. Dorothea Sing Zhang · China, United Kingdom · 14'
  • Brute — Dir. Jérémy Comte · Canada · 18'
  • TMWYH — Dir. Helen Esther Aschauer · Austria · 16'

20:00–22:20 · International Short Film Competition — Selection Screening (8 films, 132 min)

  • Let Me Cry (Pozwól mi płakać) — Dir. Wojtek Jastrzębski · Poland · 25'
  • Tuppers & Tuppers — Dir. Sara Étienne · Spain · 4'
  • Orbits (Orbites) — Dir. Sarah Seené · Canada · 23'
  • Dear Mother (Kära Mor) — Dir. Theodor Solin · Sweden · 13'
  • Dream up the title (Tytuł się jeszcze przyśni) — Dir. Klaudia Fortuniak · Poland · 20'
  • Baisanos — Dir. Andrés Khamis Giacoman, Francisca Khamis Giacoman · Chile, Palestine, Spain · 14'
  • THE SPECTACLE — Dir. Bálint Kenyeres · France, Hungary · 17'
  • Jazz infernal — Dir. Will Niava · Canada · 16'

Uşak University Şehit Erol Olçok Cinema Hall

10:00–12:05 · National Student Film Competition — Selection Screening (Fiction) (7 films, 119 min)

  • Öğrenci Filmlerinin Unutulmaz Oyuncusu (The Unforgettable Actor of Student Films) — Dir. Lara Şenüren · Fiction · 20'
  • The Supplement — Dir. Kayra Aydın · Fiction · 20'
  • Yüzey (Surface) — Dir. Davut Ötgen · Fiction · 20'
  • A Night in Asmalı — Dir. Ömer Nusret Tanır · Fiction · 16'
  • 101: Just Another Existential Sci-Fi Short — Dir. Yusuf Tağ · Fiction · 15'
  • Kara Sular Zamanı (Breakwater) — Dir. Ege Topoyan · Fiction · 14'
  • Sessiz Çoğunluk (Silent Majority) — Dir. Tuna Oranus · Fiction · 14'

13:30–15:40 · National Short Film Competition — Selection Screening (7 films, 124 min)

  • Nilgün — Dir. Tolga Oskar · 29'
  • Farklı Bir Yer / Elsewhere — Dir. Volkan Güney Eker · 5'
  • The Cycle — Dir. Murat Berber · 26'
  • Kıyamet Önceki Gün Kopmuştu (All Hell Broke Loose the Day Before) — Dir. Nur Sultan Bulut · 12'
  • Sin'mek (Mushrooms & Dinosaurs) — Dir. Aleyna Bozan · 20'
  • The Soil — Dir. Kadir Felek · 14'
  • Kırıkuzakçalar — Dir. Batınay Ünsür · 18'

20:00–22:25 · International Short Film Competition — Selection Screening — rerun (8 films, 136 min)

  • The Tables Have Turned — Dir. Lisa Hasenhütl · Austria · 30'
  • The Arrival at the River of a Handsome Canoeist — Dir. Álex Galán · Spain · 9'
  • Trance — Dir. Jona Schloßer · Germany · 20'
  • LE MUR DU SON — Dir. Antonio La Camera · Switzerland · 12'
  • Tasteless Life — Dir. Fitore Muzaqi · Germany · 18'
  • We are Animals — Dir. Lorenzo Pallotta · Italy · 15'
  • What If They Bomb Here Tonight? — Dir. Samir Jihad Syriani · Lebanon · 17'
  • Samba Infinito — Dir. Leonardo Martinelli · Brazil · 15'

Uşak Municipality Atatürk Cultural Centre, Hall 1

20:00–21:50 · International Short Film Competition Finalists Screening & Q&A with Directors — session 1 (Main Jury) (5 films, 81 min)

  • COYOTES — Dir. Said Zagha · France, Jordan, Palestine, United Kingdom · 20'
  • Hippopotami (He Ma) — Dir. JJ Lin · China, Hong Kong · 13'
  • Stallion y la Bola de Cristal (Stallion and a Crystal Ball) — Dir. Christian Avilés · Spain · 18'
  • Trading Cards — Dir. Radheya Jang · Australia, United Kingdom · 15'
  • Showtime — Dir. Lam Can-zhao · China, Switzerland · 15'

The Main Jury (International Competition jury: Per Fikse, Nevena Semova, Nini Shvelidze, Leonhard Müllner, Levente Galambos) watches the films with the audience; Q&A with the directors follows the screening.

Day 3 - Palestinian Films Selection, National & Student Finalists

16 December 2026, Wednesday M. Kemal Paşa Amphitheatre, Şehit Erol Olçok Cinema Hall & Atatürk Cultural Centre

Events

  • 10:00–11:50 · International Short Film Competition Finalists Screening & Q&A with Directors — Session 2 — Uşak Municipality Atatürk Cultural Centre, Hall 1.
  • 14:55–16:55 · Palestinian Films Selection (out of competition) — first screening — Uşak Municipality Atatürk Cultural Centre, Hall 1. 7 films.
  • 17:00–18:30 · Panel — "Cinema as Testimony: Short Films from Palestine" — Uşak Municipality Atatürk Cultural Centre, Hall 1. Speakers: Tamer Zakaria Shawamra, Nisreen Yaseen, Dareen Zaki Ghazzawi, Ismail Abu Hatab, Nima Nassaj. Consecutive English–Turkish and Arabic–Turkish interpretation.
  • 17:45–19:00 · Workshop — Mine Pakel: Sound Design and Film Music in Short Film — Uşak University Mustafa Kemal Paşa Amphitheatre.
  • 20:00–21:55 · National Student Film Competition Finalists Screening & Q&A with Directors — Session 1 — Uşak University Şehit Erol Olçok Cinema Hall.
  • 20:00–22:35 · National Short Film Competition Finalists Screening & Q&A with Directors — Session 1 — Uşak Municipality Atatürk Cultural Centre, Hall 1.

Screenings

Uşak University Mustafa Kemal Paşa Amphitheatre

10:00–12:15 · International Short Film Competition — Selection Screening (7 films, 129 min)

  • BOA — Dir. Alexandre Dostie · Canada, France · 25'
  • Melatonin — Dir. Hannaneh Daliri · Iran · 14'
  • Eight Walls Two Doors — Dir. Miaochun Zhang · China · 23'
  • PELOTÓN TRUENO — Dir. Theo Montoya · France · 15'
  • ISHAQ — Dir. Tuna Kaptan · Iraq · 20'
  • Les Dieux (الالهة) (The Gods (الالهة)) — Dir. Anas Sareen · Iraq, Switzerland, UAE · 15'
  • Respite — Dir. Mads Toft Hansen, Alma-Oline Weitling · Norway · 17'

13:30–15:55 · International Short Film Competition — Selection Screening (8 films, 137 min)

  • SUITE INTERCONTINENTAL — Dir. Lola Tartane · Colombia · 25'
  • The Woman whose Head was an Asteroid — Dir. Ganaël Dumreicher · Luxembourg · 10'
  • THE FOUNTAIN OF MEMORY — Dir. Jordi Sanz Angrill · Spain · 24'
  • JE CROYAIS QUE LA VIE ÉTAIT UN POÈME — Dir. Felix Herrmann · Germany · 12'
  • Radiant Frost — Dir. Hannah Schierbeek · Philippines, USA · 19'
  • VULTURES — Dir. Dian Weys · France, South Africa · 15'
  • A Seat at the Table — Dir. Sol Son · South Korea · 17'
  • Big Loop-Small Loop — Dir. Žanete Skarule, Tomas Vengris · Latvia, Lithuania · 16'

20:00–22:20 · International Short Film Competition — Selection Screening (8 films, 134 min)

  • The Magician (Magicianul) — Dir. Bogdan Muresanu · Romania · 24'
  • CANDY BAR — Dir. Nash Edgerton · Australia · 6'
  • Out of Sync — Dir. Adam Baroud · Austria · 24'
  • Ebb Tide (Maré Vaza) — Dir. Bruno Carnide · Portugal · 13'
  • Felicidad — Dir. Francesco Mastroleo · Australia, Italy, Spain · 19'
  • Pasta Negra — Dir. Jorge Thielen Armand · Canada, Colombia, Italy, Venezuela · 14'
  • Found&Lost — Dir. Reza Rasouli · Austria · 17'
  • Gallina — Dir. Fernando Reinaldos · Spain · 16'

Uşak University Şehit Erol Olçok Cinema Hall

10:00–12:25 · International Short Film Competition — Selection Screening — rerun (8 films, 137 min)

  • Rabbit Don't Run (Hasenfuß) — Dir. Maximilian Conway, Elisabeth Jakobi · Austria, Germany · 30'
  • What We Leave Behind (Ce qu'on laisse derrière) — Dir. Jean-Sébastien Hamel, Alexandra Myotte · Canada · 11'
  • Mother of a son — Dir. Kevin Koch · Germany · 20'
  • MANGO — Dir. Joan Iyiola · France, United Kingdom · 11'
  • WASSUPKAYLEE — Dir. Pepi Ginsberg · France, USA · 19'
  • Common Pear — Dir. Gregor Božič · Slovenia · 15'
  • Nothing and Everything (Το Τίποτα Και Τα Πάντα) — Dir. Lia Tsalta · Greece · 17'
  • When The Tiger Roars — Dir. Lam Can-zhao · China, Malaysia, Switzerland · 15'

13:30–15:45 · International Short Film Competition — Selection Screening — rerun (7 films, 128 min)

  • Amma, Do Giraffes Cry? — Dir. Kartikeya Saxena · Czechia · 26'
  • A Glimpse of Paradise — Dir. Perttu Inkila · Finland · 13'
  • OPERA OF HORROR AND SALVATION — Dir. Anastasia Veber · Germany · 21'
  • Little Goodbyes (Les faux sapins) — Dir. Justine Martin · Canada · 15'
  • Ningú Borda (Nobody Barks) — Dir. Júlia Coldwell Serra · Spain · 20'
  • Une Fugue (To the woods) — Dir. Agnès Patron · France · 15'
  • Ne Me Quitte Pas — Dir. Karim Huu Do · Spain · 18'

16:00–18:15 · National Short Film Competition — Selection Screening — rerun (7 films, 127 min)

  • Tatil Köyü (Resort) — Dir. Ömer Çapoğlu · 29'
  • Asi — Dir. Selçuk Ören · 9'
  • Drone / Drone — Dir. Dogu Turan · 20'
  • Sakın Söyleme (Don't Say It) — Dir. Ezgi Temel · 13'
  • The Story Everyone Forgot / Herkesin Unuttuğu Hikaye — Dir. Tahir Altuntaş · 20'
  • Yıkım İçin İştah (Appetite For Destruction) — Dir. Zehra Eda Sert · 18'
  • My Father's Friend — Dir. Kemal Akcay · 19'

20:00–21:55 · National Student Film Competition Finalists Screening & Q&A with Directors — session 1 (Main Jury) (7 films, 90 min)

  • Aslında Herkes (Actually, Everyone) — Dir. Emre Cef Kamhi · Fiction · 18'
  • Uslu (The Obedient) — Dir. Selçuk Kaan Salk · Fiction · 17'
  • Başka Bir Ev (Another Home) — Dir. Davut Emre Yegin · Fiction · 16'
  • Birbirimize (To Each Other) — Dir. Sevgi Şanlı · Fiction · 15'
  • Once Upon a Time in Cyberspace — Dir. Ferhat Biricik · Animation · 14'
  • 130k — Dir. Meryem Cemre Engin · Animation · 5'
  • aile yemeği (family dinner) — Dir. Tuğçe Sönmez · Animation · 4'

The Main Jury (Student Competition jury: Sheila Fernández Avellaneda, Nikica Jurković, Prof. Dr. Rainer Maria Czichon) watches the films with the audience; Q&A with the directors follows the screening.

Uşak Municipality Atatürk Cultural Centre, Hall 1

10:00–11:50 · International Short Film Competition Finalists Screening & Q&A with Directors — session 2 (Main Jury) (5 films, 81 min)

  • Living Stones (Élő kövek (Atmende Steine)) — Dir. Jákob Ladányi Jancsó · Austria, Hungary · 20'
  • KRÀLIK — Dir. Alessandro Rocca · Italy · 14'
  • Gamberra — Dir. Marine Auclair March · Spain · 19'
  • CITY OF OWLS — Dir. Zhenia Kazankina · Germany · 14'
  • Baadarane — Dir. Samah El Kadi · Lebanon · 15'

The Main Jury (International Competition jury: Per Fikse, Nevena Semova, Nini Shvelidze, Leonhard Müllner, Levente Galambos) watches the films with the audience; Q&A with the directors follows the screening.

12:30–14:50 · International Short Film Competition — Selection Screening — rerun (8 films, 132 min)

  • Let Me Cry (Pozwól mi płakać) — Dir. Wojtek Jastrzębski · Poland · 25'
  • Tuppers & Tuppers — Dir. Sara Étienne · Spain · 4'
  • Orbits (Orbites) — Dir. Sarah Seené · Canada · 23'
  • Dear Mother (Kära Mor) — Dir. Theodor Solin · Sweden · 13'
  • Dream up the title (Tytuł się jeszcze przyśni) — Dir. Klaudia Fortuniak · Poland · 20'
  • Baisanos — Dir. Andrés Khamis Giacoman, Francisca Khamis Giacoman · Chile, Palestine, Spain · 14'
  • THE SPECTACLE — Dir. Bálint Kenyeres · France, Hungary · 17'
  • Jazz infernal — Dir. Will Niava · Canada · 16'

14:55–16:55 · Palestinian Films Selection (out of competition) — first screening (7 films, 112 min)

  • Fruits of Despair — Dir. Nima Nassaj · Iran · 29'
  • Between Sky and Sea — Dir. Ismail Abu Hatab · Palestine · 25'
  • First Lieutenant — Dir. Dareen Zaki Ghazzawi · Palestine · 15'
  • MUSLIMGAUZE: ELECTRONIC INTIFADA — Dir. Suhan Lalettayin · Türkiye · 15'
  • 10 Minutes Younger — Dir. Nisreen Yaseen · Palestine · 10'
  • The Echo of the Gaze (El ressò de la mirada / El eco de la mirada) — Dir. Carles Bover · Spain · 10'
  • Restricted (منع أمني) — Dir. Tamer Zakaria Shawamra · Palestine · 8'

The Q&A with the directors will take place at the 17:00 panel.

20:00–22:35 · National Short Film Competition Finalists Screening & Q&A with Directors — session 1 (Main Jury) (7 films, 125 min)

  • Kabuk (The Shell) — Dir. Hakan Ünal, Hamed Soleimanzadeh · 25'
  • Dedemin Bıyığı (My Grandpa's Moustache) — Dir. Zehra Cerrahoğlu, Ali Kulaç · 14'
  • Defne — Dir. Hamdi Furkan Yıldırım · 20'
  • This Side - Bu Taraf — Dir. Yunus Emre Özdemir · 15'
  • Islak Köpekler (Wet Dogs) — Dir. Metin Konar · 19'
  • HEVRAZ (THE SLOPE) — Dir. Cemal İşnas · 15'
  • Bazı Meşru Suçlar (Crimes de Facto) — Dir. Bekir Efe Demetgül · 17'

The Main Jury (National Competition jury: Ramin Matin, Assoc. Prof. Perihan Taş Öz, Halim Ercan, Mine Pakel, Kerem Yükseloğlu) watches the films with the audience; Q&A with the directors follows the screening.

Day 4 - Cultural Tour, Rights Panel & Finalist Screenings

17 December 2026, Thursday M. Kemal Paşa Amphitheatre, Şehit Erol Olçok Cinema Hall & Atatürk Cultural Centre

Events

  • 09:00–13:30 · Cultural Tour (for festival guests) — Uşak Archaeology Museum and Ulubey Canyon. In cooperation with the Governorship of Uşak; the Karun Treasures and the Winged Seahorse Brooch.
  • 14:30–16:10 · National Student Film Competition Finalists Screening & Q&A with Directors — Session 2 — Uşak University Şehit Erol Olçok Cinema Hall.
  • 14:30–17:20 · National Short Film Competition Finalists Screening & Q&A with Directors — Session 2 — Uşak Municipality Atatürk Cultural Centre, Hall 1.
  • 17:30–19:00 · Panel — "A Rights-Based Festival Model for Short Film: Screening Fees and Copyright" — Uşak Municipality Atatürk Cultural Centre, Hall 1. Speakers: Per Fikse, Levente Galambos, Nini Shvelidze, Assoc. Prof. Perihan Taş Öz. Moderator: Dr. Onur Keşaplı. Consecutive English–Turkish interpretation.
  • 20:00–22:35 · National Short Film Competition Finalists Screening & Q&A with Directors — Session 3 — Uşak Municipality Atatürk Cultural Centre, Hall 1.

Screenings

Uşak University Mustafa Kemal Paşa Amphitheatre

10:00–12:15 · International Short Film Competition — Selection Screening — rerun (7 films, 129 min)

  • BOA — Dir. Alexandre Dostie · Canada, France · 25'
  • Melatonin — Dir. Hannaneh Daliri · Iran · 14'
  • Eight Walls Two Doors — Dir. Miaochun Zhang · China · 23'
  • PELOTÓN TRUENO — Dir. Theo Montoya · France · 15'
  • ISHAQ — Dir. Tuna Kaptan · Iraq · 20'
  • Les Dieux (الالهة) (The Gods (الالهة)) — Dir. Anas Sareen · Iraq, Switzerland, UAE · 15'
  • Respite — Dir. Mads Toft Hansen, Alma-Oline Weitling · Norway · 17'

13:30–15:55 · International Short Film Competition — Selection Screening — rerun (8 films, 137 min)

  • SUITE INTERCONTINENTAL — Dir. Lola Tartane · Colombia · 25'
  • The Woman whose Head was an Asteroid — Dir. Ganaël Dumreicher · Luxembourg · 10'
  • THE FOUNTAIN OF MEMORY — Dir. Jordi Sanz Angrill · Spain · 24'
  • JE CROYAIS QUE LA VIE ÉTAIT UN POÈME — Dir. Felix Herrmann · Germany · 12'
  • Radiant Frost — Dir. Hannah Schierbeek · Philippines, USA · 19'
  • VULTURES — Dir. Dian Weys · France, South Africa · 15'
  • A Seat at the Table — Dir. Sol Son · South Korea · 17'
  • Big Loop-Small Loop — Dir. Žanete Skarule, Tomas Vengris · Latvia, Lithuania · 16'

16:00–18:20 · International Short Film Competition — Selection Screening — rerun (8 films, 134 min)

  • The Magician (Magicianul) — Dir. Bogdan Muresanu · Romania · 24'
  • CANDY BAR — Dir. Nash Edgerton · Australia · 6'
  • Out of Sync — Dir. Adam Baroud · Austria · 24'
  • Ebb Tide (Maré Vaza) — Dir. Bruno Carnide · Portugal · 13'
  • Felicidad — Dir. Francesco Mastroleo · Australia, Italy, Spain · 19'
  • Pasta Negra — Dir. Jorge Thielen Armand · Canada, Colombia, Italy, Venezuela · 14'
  • Found&Lost — Dir. Reza Rasouli · Austria · 17'
  • Gallina — Dir. Fernando Reinaldos · Spain · 16'

20:00–21:45 · International Short Film Competition Finalists — Session 1 rerun & Q&A with directors (5 films, 81 min)

  • COYOTES — Dir. Said Zagha · France, Jordan, Palestine, United Kingdom · 20'
  • Hippopotami (He Ma) — Dir. JJ Lin · China, Hong Kong · 13'
  • Stallion y la Bola de Cristal (Stallion and a Crystal Ball) — Dir. Christian Avilés · Spain · 18'
  • Trading Cards — Dir. Radheya Jang · Australia, United Kingdom · 15'
  • Showtime — Dir. Lam Can-zhao · China, Switzerland · 15'

Q&A with the directors follows the screening.

Uşak University Şehit Erol Olçok Cinema Hall

10:00–12:10 · National Short Film Competition — Selection Screening — rerun (7 films, 124 min)

  • Nilgün — Dir. Tolga Oskar · 29'
  • Farklı Bir Yer / Elsewhere — Dir. Volkan Güney Eker · 5'
  • The Cycle — Dir. Murat Berber · 26'
  • Kıyamet Önceki Gün Kopmuştu (All Hell Broke Loose the Day Before) — Dir. Nur Sultan Bulut · 12'
  • Sin'mek (Mushrooms & Dinosaurs) — Dir. Aleyna Bozan · 20'
  • The Soil — Dir. Kadir Felek · 14'
  • Kırıkuzakçalar — Dir. Batınay Ünsür · 18'

14:30–16:10 · National Student Film Competition Finalists Screening & Q&A with Directors — Session 2 (Main Jury) (7 films, 75 min)

  • Antioch Milad — Dir. Hasan Hüseyin Korkmaz · Documentary · 15'
  • KİRKİT — Dir. Mert Solak · Documentary · 15'
  • Longarms (Uzunkol) — Dir. Cemal Karaaslan · Documentary · 15'
  • ÖZGE (OZGE) — Dir. Ömer Nakay · Experimental/Video · 17'
  • ENTÜBE — Dir. İbrahim Karademir · Experimental/Video · 5'
  • Tortu (Residue) — Dir. Onur Yazıcı · Experimental/Video · 4'
  • Provisional Fault Line — Dir. Maria Haddad · Experimental/Video · 4'

The Main Jury (Student Competition jury: Sheila Fernández Avellaneda, Nikica Jurković, Prof. Dr. Rainer Maria Czichon) watches the films with the audience; Q&A with the directors follows the screening.

16:20–18:25 · National Student Film Competition — Selection Screening (Fiction) — rerun (7 films, 119 min)

  • Öğrenci Filmlerinin Unutulmaz Oyuncusu (The Unforgettable Actor of Student Films) — Dir. Lara Şenüren · Fiction · 20'
  • The Supplement — Dir. Kayra Aydın · Fiction · 20'
  • Yüzey (Surface) — Dir. Davut Ötgen · Fiction · 20'
  • A Night in Asmalı — Dir. Ömer Nusret Tanır · Fiction · 16'
  • 101: Just Another Existential Sci-Fi Short — Dir. Yusuf Tağ · Fiction · 15'
  • Kara Sular Zamanı (Breakwater) — Dir. Ege Topoyan · Fiction · 14'
  • Sessiz Çoğunluk (Silent Majority) — Dir. Tuna Oranus · Fiction · 14'

20:00–22:25 · National Short Film Competition Finalists — Session 1 rerun & Q&A with directors (7 films, 125 min)

  • Kabuk (The Shell) — Dir. Hakan Ünal, Hamed Soleimanzadeh · 25'
  • Dedemin Bıyığı (My Grandpa's Moustache) — Dir. Zehra Cerrahoğlu, Ali Kulaç · 14'
  • Defne — Dir. Hamdi Furkan Yıldırım · 20'
  • This Side - Bu Taraf — Dir. Yunus Emre Özdemir · 15'
  • Islak Köpekler (Wet Dogs) — Dir. Metin Konar · 19'
  • HEVRAZ (THE SLOPE) — Dir. Cemal İşnas · 15'
  • Bazı Meşru Suçlar (Crimes de Facto) — Dir. Bekir Efe Demetgül · 17'

Q&A with the directors follows the screening.

Uşak Municipality Atatürk Cultural Centre, Hall 1

10:00–12:20 · International Short Film Competition — Selection Screening — rerun (8 films, 135 min)

  • Maybe in March (Måske i Marts) — Dir. Mikkel Bjørn Kehlert · Denmark · 25'
  • But you won't notice — Dir. Mennatalah Khaled · Egypt · 8'
  • ORLA — Dir. Marie Lukacova · Czechia · 21'
  • Roundabout (Im Kreis) — Dir. Zoe Schmidt · Austria · 12'
  • Leaf — Dir. Horatiu Carpiuc · Romania · 20'
  • As a Cure (砂之歌) — Dir. Dorothea Sing Zhang · China, United Kingdom · 14'
  • Brute — Dir. Jérémy Comte · Canada · 18'
  • TMWYH — Dir. Helen Esther Aschauer · Austria · 16'

14:30–17:20 · National Short Film Competition Finalists Screening & Q&A with Directors — Session 2 (Main Jury) (8 films, 136 min)

  • Hüznün Derisi (Skin of Sadness) — Dir. Hasan Ege Çalışkan · 20'
  • Liminal — Dir. Ege Yılmaz · 12'
  • Seçim Günü (Election Day) — Dir. Deniz Cengiz · 20'
  • Kudret — Dir. Mehmet Oğuz Yıldırım · 14'
  • Kıvılcım — Dir. Orhan Dede · 20'
  • Kordon (The Funicle) — Dir. Yağmur Ilgım Öztekin · 15'
  • Galaksinin Tezenesi (The Galactic Plectrum) — Dir. Semih Ellialtı · 18'
  • Ardından (In The After) — Dir. Ayşegül Okul · 17'

The Main Jury (National Competition jury: Ramin Matin, Assoc. Prof. Perihan Taş Öz, Halim Ercan, Mine Pakel, Kerem Yükseloğlu) watches the films with the audience; Q&A with the directors follows the screening.

20:00–22:35 · National Short Film Competition Finalists Screening & Q&A with Directors — Session 3 (Main Jury) (7 films, 124 min)

  • Bizim Olan Her Şey (All That Belongs To Us) — Dir. Deniz Kezik · 20'
  • Birileri Baksın Artık Şu Telefonlara (Somebody Pick Up The Phone Already) — Dir. Hazal Bayar, Çağıl Saydam · 15'
  • Adım Adım Eve (Step By Step Toward Home) — Dir. Evrim İnci · 20'
  • KÖPEKLERİN GECESİ (A THREE DOG NIGHT) — Dir. Ömer Yavuzoğlu · 15'
  • Venüs'e Açılan Pencere (The Window to Venus) — Dir. Zeliha Karakoca · 19'
  • Yerçekimi (Gravity) — Dir. Dalya Keleş · 16'
  • PROSEDÜR (PROCEDURE) — Dir. Rabia Özmen · 18'

The Main Jury (National Competition jury: Ramin Matin, Assoc. Prof. Perihan Taş Öz, Halim Ercan, Mine Pakel, Kerem Yükseloğlu) watches the films with the audience; Q&A with the directors follows the screening.

Day 5 - Talk with Ediz Hun, Closing & Winged Seahorse Awards

18 December 2026, Friday M. Kemal Paşa Amphitheatre, Şehit Erol Olçok Cinema Hall & Atatürk Cultural Centre

Events

  • 16:30–17:30 · Talk — "From Yeşilcam to Today" with Honorary Award recipient Ediz Hun — Uşak Municipality Atatürk Cultural Centre, Hall 1.
  • 19:00–21:30 · Closing & Winged Seahorse Awards Ceremony — Uşak Municipality Atatürk Cultural Centre, Hall 1. 26 awards (International 10, National 12, Student 4); Honorary Award to Ediz Hun; reasoned decisions of the juries.

Screenings

Uşak University Mustafa Kemal Paşa Amphitheatre

10:00–11:45 · International Short Film Competition Finalists — Session 2 rerun & Q&A with directors (5 films, 81 min)

  • Living Stones (Élő kövek (Atmende Steine)) — Dir. Jákob Ladányi Jancsó · Austria, Hungary · 20'
  • KRÀLIK — Dir. Alessandro Rocca · Italy · 14'
  • Gamberra — Dir. Marine Auclair March · Spain · 19'
  • CITY OF OWLS — Dir. Zhenia Kazankina · Germany · 14'
  • Baadarane — Dir. Samah El Kadi · Lebanon · 15'

Q&A with the directors follows the screening.

13:30–15:20 · National Student Film Competition Finalists — Session 1 rerun & Q&A with directors (7 films, 90 min)

  • Aslında Herkes (Actually, Everyone) — Dir. Emre Cef Kamhi · Fiction · 18'
  • Uslu (The Obedient) — Dir. Selçuk Kaan Salk · Fiction · 17'
  • Başka Bir Ev (Another Home) — Dir. Davut Emre Yegin · Fiction · 16'
  • Birbirimize (To Each Other) — Dir. Sevgi Şanlı · Fiction · 15'
  • Once Upon a Time in Cyberspace — Dir. Ferhat Biricik · Animation · 14'
  • 130k — Dir. Meryem Cemre Engin · Animation · 5'
  • aile yemeği (family dinner) — Dir. Tuğçe Sönmez · Animation · 4'

Q&A with the directors follows the screening.

16:00–18:15 · Palestinian Films Selection (out of competition) — rerun & Q&A with directors (7 films, 112 min)

  • Fruits of Despair — Dir. Nima Nassaj · Iran · 29'
  • Between Sky and Sea — Dir. Ismail Abu Hatab · Palestine · 25'
  • First Lieutenant — Dir. Dareen Zaki Ghazzawi · Palestine · 15'
  • MUSLIMGAUZE: ELECTRONIC INTIFADA — Dir. Suhan Lalettayin · Türkiye · 15'
  • 10 Minutes Younger — Dir. Nisreen Yaseen · Palestine · 10'
  • The Echo of the Gaze (El ressò de la mirada / El eco de la mirada) — Dir. Carles Bover · Spain · 10'
  • Restricted (منع أمني) — Dir. Tamer Zakaria Shawamra · Palestine · 8'

Q&A with the directors follows the screening.

Uşak University Şehit Erol Olçok Cinema Hall

10:00–12:40 · National Short Film Competition Finalists — Session 2 rerun & Q&A with directors (8 films, 136 min)

  • Hüznün Derisi (Skin of Sadness) — Dir. Hasan Ege Çalışkan · 20'
  • Liminal — Dir. Ege Yılmaz · 12'
  • Seçim Günü (Election Day) — Dir. Deniz Cengiz · 20'
  • Kudret — Dir. Mehmet Oğuz Yıldırım · 14'
  • Kıvılcım — Dir. Orhan Dede · 20'
  • Kordon (The Funicle) — Dir. Yağmur Ilgım Öztekin · 15'
  • Galaksinin Tezenesi (The Galactic Plectrum) — Dir. Semih Ellialtı · 18'
  • Ardından (In The After) — Dir. Ayşegül Okul · 17'

Q&A with the directors follows the screening.

13:30–15:55 · National Short Film Competition Finalists — Session 3 rerun & Q&A with directors (7 films, 124 min)

  • Bizim Olan Her Şey (All That Belongs To Us) — Dir. Deniz Kezik · 20'
  • Birileri Baksın Artık Şu Telefonlara (Somebody Pick Up The Phone Already) — Dir. Hazal Bayar, Çağıl Saydam · 15'
  • Adım Adım Eve (Step By Step Toward Home) — Dir. Evrim İnci · 20'
  • KÖPEKLERİN GECESİ (A THREE DOG NIGHT) — Dir. Ömer Yavuzoğlu · 15'
  • Venüs'e Açılan Pencere (The Window to Venus) — Dir. Zeliha Karakoca · 19'
  • Yerçekimi (Gravity) — Dir. Dalya Keleş · 16'
  • PROSEDÜR (PROCEDURE) — Dir. Rabia Özmen · 18'

Q&A with the directors follows the screening.

16:00–17:35 · National Student Film Competition Finalists — Session 2 rerun & Q&A with directors (7 films, 75 min)

  • Antioch Milad — Dir. Hasan Hüseyin Korkmaz · Documentary · 15'
  • KİRKİT — Dir. Mert Solak · Documentary · 15'
  • Longarms (Uzunkol) — Dir. Cemal Karaaslan · Documentary · 15'
  • ÖZGE (OZGE) — Dir. Ömer Nakay · Experimental/Video · 17'
  • ENTÜBE — Dir. İbrahim Karademir · Experimental/Video · 5'
  • Tortu (Residue) — Dir. Onur Yazıcı · Experimental/Video · 4'
  • Provisional Fault Line — Dir. Maria Haddad · Experimental/Video · 4'

Q&A with the directors follows the screening.

Uşak Municipality Atatürk Cultural Centre, Hall 1

10:00–11:55 · National Student Film Competition — Selection Screening (Documentary, Animation, Experimental/Video) — rerun (10 films, 107 min)

  • Burada Herkes Don Kişot (Everyone is Don Quixote Here) — Dir. Ekrem Çanak · Documentary · 27'
  • Eyes on the Street — Dir. Yağmur Filiz, Nesrin Akyol, Yekta Demirkalp, Gökay Aydemir · Documentary · 20'
  • Gün Hep Gece (Day Always Night) — Dir. Melisa Yıldız, Yağmur Kaya, Kenan Kuliev · Documentary · 15'
  • Under the Shadow of a Leaf — Dir. Alp Çalımlıoğlu · Documentary · 13'
  • Kabuktan — Dir. Dila Şengezer · Documentary · 8'
  • İkinci Perde (Second Act) — Dir. M. Çağrı Tüzün · Animation · 5'
  • Happiness Soup — Dir. Elif Özdemir · Animation · 3'
  • WING IT! — Dir. Başak Bali, Deniz Tunçdibek · Animation · 2'
  • Missing Home — Dir. Yağmur Canpolat · Experimental/Video · 8'
  • Ruins of the Mind — Dir. Kadir Sönmez · Experimental/Video · 8'

13:30–15:15 · International Short Film Competition — Selection Screening — rerun (6 films, 100 min)

  • Dog and Wolf (Pes a vlk) — Dir. Terézia Halamová · Czechia · 20'
  • Beneath the Night — Dir. Maximilian Karakatsanis · Germany · 14'
  • Walter L. — Dir. Barbara Wolfram, Paulus Wagner · Austria · 20'
  • Five Twelve — Dir. Seth Gabrielsson · Australia, Sweden · 15'
  • The Enemy (Il nemico) — Dir. Andrej Chinappi · Italy · 17'
  • Yo Yo — Dir. Mohammadreza Mayghani · France, Iran · 15'

Day 1 - Opening Ceremony & National Selection

12 December 2023, Tuesday Usak University Cinema Hall & Congress Center

Usak University Cinema Hall (12:00 - 17:00): National Finalist Selection screenings and Q&A sessions with directors.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan Congress Center (18:00 - 20:00): Opening Ceremony, Protocol Speeches, and Special Opening Film Screening.

Day 2 - National Student & International Competition

13 December 2023, Wednesday Usak University Cinema Hall

Usak University Cinema Hall (10:00 - 13:00): National Student Short Film Selection.

Retrospective & Special Selection (13:00 - 15:30): Bruno Carnide & Diogo Hayashi Special Screening.

International Finalists Selection (15:30 - 20:00): International Short Film Competition finalist screenings.

Day 3 - World Cinema & Main Hall Screenings

14 December 2023, Thursday Mustafa Kemal Pasa Amphitheater & Cinema Hall

Mustafa Kemal Pasa Amphitheater (11:00 - 17:00): International Competition Selection and filmmaker talks.

Usak University Cinema Hall (10:00 - 20:00): Non-stop short film marathon and live Q&A sessions with film crews.

Day 4 - Documentary, Experimental & Masterclasses

15 December 2023, Friday Usak University Cinema Hall & Amphitheater

Usak University Cinema Hall (10:00 - 19:45): Student Documentary, Fiction, and Experimental selections with director Q&A sessions.

Mustafa Kemal Pasa Amphitheater (13:00 - 17:30): ""Why Did Our Jury Become Jurors?"" Special Showcase.

Day 5 - Closing & Awards Ceremony

16 December 2023, Saturday Ataturk Cultural Center

Ataturk Cultural Center (12:00 - 17:30): National Short Film Competition showcase screenings and special talks.

Ataturk Cultural Center (19:00 - 21:30): Winged Seahorse Awards Closing & Trophy Ceremony.