Uluslararası Adana Altın Koza Film Festivali (33)

Festival start: 26 September 2026      Festival end: 04 October 2026

International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival is one of the most prestigious film festivals in Turkey, which has been running for 32 years. Our guests do not only get the chance to participate in various events, workshops during the festival and meet outstanding filmmakers, screenwriters, actors/actresses; but also see the natural and historical places of the beautiful city of Adana, meet the most warm-blooded people ever.

Cash Prizes: 1,800$

**The monetary awards will be updated soon**

International Short Film Competition
Best International Short:
Jury Special Award:

National Short Film Competition
Best National Short:
Jury Special Award:

National Student Short Film Competition
- Best Feature:
- Best Documentary:
- Best Experimental:
- Best Animation:

National Artificial Intelligence Short Film Competition
- Best AI Short:

GENERAL RULES

* Completion years of the films must be 2025 or 2026.

* Films longer than 20 minutes will be disqualified.

* All films must have embedded English subtitles.

* Half-board accomodation in a 4 star hotel and domestic transfer of the finalist directors will be covered by Adana Metropolitan Municipality. All other expenses must be covered by directors.

INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION

* Director should be a Non-Turkish citizen.

* A director is allowed to submit only 1 film.

* A distributer is allowed to submit 5 films.

* There is no categorization as animation, feature, documentary or experimental. 5-10 finalist films of all categories will be selected after pre-elimination.

NATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION

* Director should be a Turkish citizen.

* A director is allowed to submit only 1 film.

* A distributer is allowed to submit 5 films.

* There is no categorization as animation, feature, documentary or experimental. 5-10 finalist films of all categories will be selected after pre-elimination.

NATIONAL STUDENT SHORT FILMS COMPETITION

* This category is only available for 'UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' who study in 'Radio Cinema Television', 'Communication' and other related departments of Fine Arts or Communication Faculties in TURKISH UNIVERSITIES.

* All submitters must be able to officially prove that they are/were undergraduate students or associate degree students while shooting the film.

* A director is allowed to submit 2 films.

NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SHORT FILM COMPETITION

* Director should be a Turkish citizen.

* A director is allowed to submit 2 films.

* There is no categorization as animation, feature, documentary or experimental. 5-10 finalist films of all categories will be selected after pre-elimination.