Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced that he will provide 12 million 325 thousand liras of support to 35 more projects in the fields of short films, animation, script writing and project development.
Stating that the resources allocated to these four areas have been increased by approximately 49 percent compared to last year, Ersoy stated that with the support given to movie theaters, the total resources allocated to cinema in 2026 exceeded 315 million liras.
Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy stated that they continue to provide resources to filmmakers in different fields ranging from short films to animation, from script writing to project development, in order to support the production of new works in Turkish cinema.
Making a statement about the support on his social media account, Ersoy said, "We support the new stories of Turkish cinema and the dreams of our filmmakers." he said.
Explaining that they provided 12 million 325 thousand liras of support to 35 more projects in the fields of short films, animation, script writing and project development, Ersoy said:
"Thus, we increased the resources we allocated to these four areas in 2026 by approximately 49 percent compared to last year, reaching 20 million 902 thousand 500 liras. While the number of films and development projects we supported during the year reached 120, our total resources exceeded 315 million liras with the support we provided to our movie theaters."
The Cinema Support Board, consisting of representatives from the cinema industry, found it suitable to support 35 projects in four different areas with its decision numbered 2026/5.
Within the scope of the decision, 6 million 20 thousand liras were allocated for 14 short film production projects, 2 million 825 thousand liras for 6 animated film production projects, 2 million 480 thousand liras for 13 script and dialogue writing projects, and 1 million liras for 2 project development projects.
With a total support of 12 million 325 thousand liras to be provided by the General Directorate of Cinema, contribution will be made to the development of new scenarios and the realization of short films and animation productions.
With the announced supports, the total resources allocated to short film production in 2026 reached 10 million 694 thousand lira. The annual support amount was 4 million 308 thousand 500 liras for animated film production, 3 million 400 thousand liras for script and dialogue writing, and 2 million 500 thousand liras for project development.
The resource of 14 million 69 thousand lira allocated to these four areas last year increased by 6 million 833 thousand 500 lira to 20 million 902 thousand 500 lira in 2026.
Thus, while a total increase of approximately 49 percent was achieved, last year's amount was exceeded in each of the four support types.
Within the scope of the Ministry's 2026 board decisions, documentary and feature film productions, first films, post-shooting works and co-productions were also supported. The number of films and development projects supported during the year reached 120, and the total resource, including the support given to movie theaters, reached 315 million 242 thousand 500 liras.
Emphasizing that they will continue to contribute to different stages of cinema production, Minister Ersoy said, "We will continue to support our filmmakers in the journey from idea to script, from production to the big screen, and to bring new works to Turkish cinema." he said.
Ersoy wished the support to be beneficial to the cinema industry and wished success to all teams.
