Kaş International Short Film Festival

• For the international, national, and student films competition, films produced in 2022 and after will be accepted.

• For the national student films competition category, filmmakers who are currently attending secondary school, high school, and bachelor's degree may apply OR the directors born in 1998 or later may apply (the submitter MUST present the director's ID upon submitting the film).

• For the underwater film category, films produced in 2020 and later will be accepted. The film must either have underwater shots, or the context be related to underwater (especially for the animated and experimental films). Submissions that do not fit the criteria will be disqualified.

• Max. film length is 20 minutes including the credits. Any submission exceeding this limit will be disqualified.

• PLEASE do not submit your films for more than one category, otherwise the jury members won't rate them in an accurate way. If you've already submitted for more than one category, simply withdraw from one of them and leave the one that you like to be considered.

• The submission deadline for each category is March 5, 2024, but as the application fee increases over time, early submissions are strongly encouraged.

• A filmmaker’s submission fee will not be reimbursed if they decide to withdraw their film from the submission. All entry fees are non-refundable.

• All films submitted to FilmFreeway must be in the form of an online screener or Youtube/Vimeo link. If a link is password protected, then the password must be valid through March 5th, 2024, otherwise, your submission will be considered INVALID and will be DISQUALIFIED with a no-entry-fee refund. You will be reminded once if a password is invalid before being disqualified.


• We are all volunteers working to make this festival come true. We kindly ask you not to ask for fee waivers.

• If the movie is not English-speaking, subtitles must be provided by the submitter (including the national submissions).


• Filmmakers are responsible for every aspect of copyright on their own materials.

• Selected films will be privately reviewed by the judging panel before the awards, and before public screening.

• Once a film submission gets a Nominee status, the submitter receives a congratulatory e-mail with the festival's 2024 Nominee laurel.

• Accepted filmmakers will be notified via email, phone or text. Filmmakers must confirm their participation by the given deadline, otherwise, they might lose their spot in the line-up.

• All the finalists will be invited to Kaş, and either the director or the producer will be offered accommodation for 4 nights. Breakfast included. There will be an additional special dinner with the filmmakers.

• Kaş International Short Film Festival reserves the right to change the date of the events.

• The festival does not cover the travel expenses of those who are arriving out of Turkey.

• Selected films must acknowledge that Kaş International Short Film Festival reserves the right to promote the films on the festival’s website and social media using both images and video that you provide.