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International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival is one of Turkey's leading film festivals and organizes the National Feature Film Competition every year. This year's festival will be held between 24-31 October 2026.
The films that will take part in the National Feature Film Competition of the International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival have been announced.
There will be 12 films in the National Competition selection of the festival, which will be held between 24-31 October 2026. All of the films in the selection will meet the audience for the first time in Turkey. 8 of the films will have their world premiere in Antalya.
Films that will have their world premiere in Antalya; Necmi Sancak's Wait for Us Brussels, Emre Aybek's Wedding Singer, Sinan Sertel's Elisa, Hüseyin Karabey's Death of Truth, Emir Ziyalar's Ancient Blue, Aydın Orak's The Needle of the Dead Bee, Emre Kavuk's Selma and Biket İlhan's Tatlı Maya.
12 MOVIES WILL COMPETE
As a result of the evaluation of the preliminary jury, the films and their directors selected for the National Feature Film Competition are as follows:
Leftover – Yeşim Ustaoğlu
Wait for Us Brussels – Necmi Sancak
About a Mother – Büşra Bülbül
The Wedding of the Jinns – Ferit Karahan
Wedding Singer – Emre Aybek
Elisa – Sinan Sertel
The Death of Truth – Hüseyin Karabey
Ancient Blue – Emir Ziyalar
The Sting of the Dead Bee – Aydın Orak
Selma – Emre Kavuk
Stone and Feather – Ragıp Türk
Sweet Yeast – Biket İlhan
JURY PRESIDENT DERVİŞ ZAİM
Director Derviş Zaim will be the chairman of the National Feature Film Competition Jury.
Films in the selection; In addition to Best Picture, Dr. Avni Tolunay will be evaluated in the Special Jury Award, Behlül Dal in the categories of Best First Film, Best Director, Cahide Sonku, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Music, Best Editing, Best Art Director, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor.
The National Competition Best Film Award was determined as 5 million TL. The films will also compete for the Sungu Çapan Critics Jury Best Local Film and Film-Yön Best Director awards.
TURKISH PREMIER OF FOUR MOVIES
Yeşim Ustaoğlu's film Leftover will be screened in Antalya for the first time in Turkey, following the 2026 Official Selection of the 74th San Sebastian International Film Festival.
Büşra Bülbül's film About a Mother will have its Turkish premiere after the Shanghai International Film Festival's Asian New Talents Competition, and Ferit Karahan's Jinn's Wedding will have its Türkiye premiere after the 2026 Platform section of the Toronto International Film Festival.
Ragıp Türk's film Stone and Feather will meet the audience in Antalya for the first time in Turkey, after the 27th Jeonju International Film Festival Main Competition.
International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival will be held between 24-31 October 2026.

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