Sakarya International Short Film Festival brings together students who are interested in cinema in Turkey and abroad with its team whose experience increases every year. The festival aims to increase students' interest in cinema by awarding student films. Within the scope of the festival, workshops are organized with many academicians, producers and directors, and students who want to shoot films are encouraged on this occasion.

Awards & Prizes

Awards & Prizes

Best Fiction Film Award
Second Fiction Film Award
Special Jury Award (Fiction)

Best Documentary Film Award
Second Documentary Film Award
Jury Award (Documentary)

Rules & Terms

1- Sakarya International Short Film Festival is open to the participation of all undergraduate, graduate and PHD students in Turkey and abroad.

2- The festival can be applied with short films shot in the field of fiction and documentary.

4- Films whose duration does not exceed 25 minutes and which were shot after January 1, 2021 can apply to the festival.

5- A competitor can apply to the festival with more than one film.

6- There is no shooting format restriction for the films applied for.
Documents to be sent:

Film,
synopsis,
Director biography,
Director's student certificate (very important)
A minimum of two behind-the-scenes photos or a two-minute behind-the-scenes image.