Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival

About

The Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival is the most important national film festival in Turkey. The Festival considers for selection feature films from Asia, Europe and Middle East countries. Since 2009, the event, which takes place in the autumn months at the Antalya Cultural Center (Antalya Kültür Merkezi, AKM), has been organised solely by the Antalya Foundation for Culture and Arts (Antalya Kültür Sanat Vakfı, AKSAV) and has included an international section within the main body of the festival.

Film Programme:

• International Feature Film Competition,
• National Feature Film Competition,
• National Short Film Competition.

Out of Competition:

Thematic and national non-competition programs + special screenings and open-air parties.

Awards

Awards of the International Competition: 

• Best Film 50,000 EURO cash prize & Golden Orange Statuette
• Best Director —   €25 000
• Best Actress —  €2500
• Best Actor —  €2500
• Special Jury Award
• BEHLÜL DAL AWARD
• DR. AVNİ TOLUNAY AWARD
• Honorary Awards

Rules

• Films completed during the 12 months preceding the starting date of the Festival.
• Films that will have their Turkish premiers at the Festival.
• Films selected for the Festival Program cannot be screened online to the public on any digital platform within or outside the borders of the country (Turkey) before their official screening in the International Antalya Film Festival.
• The programmer’s team, under the authority of the Artistic Director, selects and invites the films to be presented in the Festival’s International Competition section, as well as in other non-competitive Festival sections.

Selection Media Type: PAL DVD/BLURAY format or online.

Screening Media Type: DCP

Audio language: original

Subtitles language: English, Turkish

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement

Jury and Organizers

GÖKSEL KUMSAL, Festival Executive Director

HÜLYA ARSLANBAY ÖZYOL, Program Director

A minimum of five and maximum of seven personalities from the world cinema and culture will be invited by the Festival Committee to the International Jury.

People directly associated with the production, distribution or exploitation of a film in international competition cannot serve on the Jury.