The International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, one of Turkey's most established film festivals, will be held in Antalya for the 63rd time this year between 24-31 October 2026. As part of the international program of the festival, "Roots, Light and Camera!" The special episode titled will meet with moviegoers.
A selection of Iranian, Lebanese, Ukrainian and Palestinian productions; It focuses on the efforts of creators who not only live or survive in harsh and extraordinary conditions, but also see cinema as a field of existence and expression. While the section celebrates the filmmakers who continue to produce art under these difficult conditions, it aims to make their efforts reach wider audiences.
STORIES FROM DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHIES
“Roots, Light and Camera!” in its special section; "Another Day in the Metal Box", directed by Gleb Feldman, a Ukrainian production, included in the Leopards of the Future International Competition section of the 79th Locarno Film Festival, and will have its first screening in Turkey in Antalya; "The Land of Angels", directed by Babak Khajehpasha, an Iranian production, which won a total of 5 Crystal Simurg Awards, including the Best Film at the Fajr Film Festival and the Special Jury Awards in acting and directing, and will be premiered in Turkey in Antalya; "Palestine 36 - Palestine 36", a TRT co-production directed by Annemarie Jacir, a co-production between Palestine, the United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Qatar and Turkey, which won the Best Film (Tokyo Grand Prix) award at the 38th Tokyo International Film Festival and was included in the Gala selection of the 50th Toronto International Film Festival; "Gazawyat: Noor - Gaza Diaries: Nur", directed by Shorouq Al-Aila, a Palestinian production, part of the Gaza Diaries documentary series, and which will be premiered in Turkey in Antalya, will meet the audience.
SELECTIONS FROM IRAN AND LEBANON
Within the scope of the episode, "Living Twice Dying Thrice", directed by Karim Lakzadeh, an Iranian production, included in the Cannes ACID selection and will be premiered in Turkey in Antalya; "Sunshine Express", directed by Amirali Navaee, an Iranian production, included in the Tiger Competition selection, the main competition section of the 54th Rotterdam International Film Festival, and will have its first screening in Turkey in Antalya; "Not Scared, Just Sad", directed by Isabelle Mecattaf, a co-production between Lebanon and Bulgaria, had its world premiere at the 50th Toronto International Film Festival, was included in the selection of the 48th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival and will have its first screening in Turkey in Antalya; The films "Someday, A Child", directed by Marie-Rosa Osta, a co-production between France, Romania and Lebanon, which won the Golden Bear in the Short Film category at the 76th Berlin International Film Festival and will be premiered in Turkey in Antalya, will be included in the selection.
DIFFERENT STORIES FROM IRAN
Other productions included in the selection from Iranian cinema are "Out of Tune - Nâsaz", directed by Vahid Mazraeh, an Iranian production, which won the Special Jury Award and Special Mention at the Golden Grape International Film Festival, and will be premiered in Turkey in Antalya; "Hanieh - Haniye", directed by Ali Andarz, an Iranian production, included in the 11th Jaffna International Film Festival selection and will be premiered in Turkey in Antalya; It will be "No Sight No Sound - Neither Ses Nor Sound", an Iranian production directed by Yazdan Tabrizi, which will have its world premiere in Antalya.
THE LANGUAGE OF CINEMA THAT CROSSES BORDERS
