Fotofilm 7. Uluslararası Kısa Film Festivali Finalistleri Açıklandı!
Fotofilm 7th International Short Film Festival Finalists Announced!
Fotofilm Kültür Sanat ve Uluslararası “Slav Masalı” Film Festivali iş birliğiyle, 8–11 Eylül 2026 tarihleri arasında düzenlenecek olan “Fotofilm 7. Uluslararası Kısa Film Festivali”nin finalistleri belli oldu!
In collaboration with Fotofilm Culture & Arts and the International “Slav Fairy Tale” Film Festival, the finalists of the 7th Fotofilm International Short Film Festival, which will be held from September 8–11, 2026, have been announced!
68 farklı ülkeden gelen başvurular arasından özenle seçilen 113 kısa film, festivalde finalist olma hakkı kazandı. Tüm film gösterimleri ve etkinlikler, Bulgaristan, Sofya şehrinde Uluslararası “Slav Masalı” Film Festivali iş birliği ile ÜCRETSİZ olarak izlenebilecektir. Sinema tutkunlarını bu benzersiz kültür ve sanat buluşmasına davet ediyoruz!
Carefully selected from submissions received from 68 different countries, a total of 113 short films have earned the right to become finalists at the festival.
All film screenings and events will be FREE OF CHARGE and open to audiences in Sofia, Bulgaria, in collaboration with the International “Slav Fairy Tale” Film Festival.
We invite all cinema lovers to join us for this unique celebration of culture and art!
Festivalin Kurucu Başkanı Mehmet Oflazoğlu, Festival Sanat Yönetmeni Mehmet Özşimşek öncülüğünde yürütülen organizasyonda; yarışmanın finalistleri, alanında uzman isimlerden oluşan Ön Jüri tarafından belirlendi.
Under the leadership of Festival Founding President Mehmet Oflazoğlu and Festival Artistic Director Mehmet Özşimşek, the finalists of the competition were selected by a Preliminary Jury composed of distinguished professionals and experts in their respective fields.
Ön Jüri Üyeleri & Preliminary Jury Members:
Ahmet Duvar, Ali Karadoğan, Barış Arslan, Didem Tütüncü, Emre Ömer Zehir, Gizem Candan,
Gülşah Sarı, Hale Torun, İdil Berk, Meral Özdemir, Muhammed Toprak, Nur Özkaya, Petek Vural,
Semra Keleş, Suna Can Özbulduk & Tuğçe İyigüngör
Fotofilm 7. Uluslararası Kısa Film Festivali Finalistleri!
Fotofilm 7th International Short Film Festival Finalists!
National Short Film
A Fadıng Star On The Stage / Devrim Baran Yıldız / National Short film / 00:23:30 / Türkiye
Happy Feet / Sevgi Esman / National Short film / 00:19:00 / Türkiye
Hüseyin Gürses / National Short film / 00:29:10 / Türkiye
Remnant / Önder M. Özdem / National Short film / 00:12:07 / Türkiye
Vaziyet / Ufuk Gürbüzdal / National Short film / 00:14:41 / Türkiye
National Student Short Film
Kirkit / Mert Solak / National Student Short Film / 00:15:00 / Türkiye
Longarms (Uzunkol) / Cemal Karaaslan / National Student Short Film / 00:15:00 / Türkiye
Time For Lemons / Muhammed Sıddık Aktaş / National Student Short Film / 00:19:45 / Türkiye
To Be or Not To Be / Nihat Eren Keskin, Berke Katıksız / National Student Short Film / 00:19:59 / Türkiye
Yazarın Dramı (The Author’s Tragedy) / Mehmet Ateş / National Student Short Film / 00:18:25 / Türkiye
National Documentary Short Film
Engelsiz Pedal-Limitless Pedal / Cihan Emre Zengin / National Documentary Short film / 00:17:41 / Türkiye
Glass Man-Cam Adam / Ahmet Hakan Kurt / National Documentary Short film / 00:16:28 / Türkiye
Teos: The Lost Recipe Of Dionysus / Mert Ruscuklu / National Documentary Short film / 00:20:00 / Türkiye Timeless Masters / Gözde Sunal / National Documentary Short film / 00:37:26 / Türkiye
The Window to Venus / Zeliha Karakoca / National Documentary Short film / 00:19:23 / Türkiye
International Best Short film
Chimera / Anne Lower / Best Short film / 00:14:45 / United States
The Wanderer / Yue Shi / Best Short film / 00:18:36 / China
Watchman / Yuşa Ebrar Dursunoğlu / Best Short film / 00:19:42 / Türkiye
I Was Me / Abd El Rahman Ikram / Best Short film / 00:22:05 / Egypt
Live in Live / Thet Nay Tun / Best Short film / 00:30:00 / Myanmar
International Best First Short film
Delulu / Michalis Alexakis / Best First Short film / 00:14:00 / Greece
In Sheep’s Clothing / Vincent Mathissen / Best First Short film / 00:37:31 / Germany
Romeo and Juliet / Daniel Broj / Best First Short film / 00:05:00 / United Kingdom
Tent / Tom Cavendish / Best First Short film / 00:08:32 / United Kingdom
Unshareable / Furkan Akarsu / Best First Short film / 00:08:30 / Türkiye
International Best Super Short film
Handyman / Thomas Faccini / Best Super Short / 00:03:00 / France
Hatsa “Soul” / Josu Ozaita / Best Super Short / 00:03:00 / Spain
Istanbulamiyorum / Haluk Sercan çuhadar / Best Super Short / 00:02:51 / Türkiye
Tooth-walking Seahorse / Betsy Bolton / Best Super Short / 00:03:00 / United States
Transporter / Maxim Kulagin / Best Super Short / 00:02:47 / Russian Federation
International Best Student Short Film
a Heart so Gentle / Ayesham Haseeb / Best Student Short Film / 00:27:51 / Pakistan
Nothing Grows on Salt / Fernando Vandekeybus / Best Student Short Film / 00:29:59 / Belgium
Śoka / Livia Aurelie / Best Student Short Film / 00:12:59 / Indonesia
Sunlight, Veiled / Sina Khani / Best Student Short Film / 00:14:17 / United States
Umbral / Darina Manapova / Best Student Short Film / 00:08:30 / Portugal
International Best First Student Short Film
Dominance: when silence commands / Stylianos Kazitoris / Best First Student Short Film / 06:37:15 / Greece
I have a problem / Yaz Elkorek / Best First Student Short Film / 00:04:00 / Türkiye
The sign of Power / Šarlota Ema Horáčková / Best First Student Short Film / 00:12:16 / Slovakia
Unconscious / Senad Kutay Sipahioğlu, İpek Pircivan / Best First Student Short Film / 00:22:44 / Türkiye
Zéphyr / Garance Joseph / Best First Student Short Film / 00:03:23 / Switzerland
International Best Documentary Short Film
Mediterranean Identity Roots Through Arts / Francesco Tomei / Best Documentary Short Film / 00:15:27 / Italy “Chota Bheem”/ Anshuman Sharma / Best Documentary Short Film / 00:24:21 / India
The Auge / Rudolf “Ronny” Augenheimer / Best Documentary Short Film / 00:05:00 / Germany
Wild Alps / Daniele Gangemi / Best Documentary Short Film / 00:20:00 France
Struggling to Slack / Yanyan Qi / Best Documentary Short Film / 00:29:49 / China
International Best First Documentary Short Film
Between Sky and Sea / Ismail Abu Hatab / Best First Documentary Short Film / 00:25:29 / Palestine
Good Enough Not To Die / Erol Keyvan / Best First Documentary Short Film / 00:16:11 / Türkiye
Nectar / Lucas Arthur Massolo, Hannah Tacher / Best First Documentary Short Film / 00:02:34 / Iceland Kırılan Zaman / Hüseyin Taştepe / Best First Documentary Short Film / 00:19:00 / Türkiye
Rust / Yaren Akdemir / Best First Documentary Short Film / 00:04:28 / Türkiye
International Best first Animation Short Film
Calliope / Maya Tunasar / Best First Animation Short Film / 00:07:06 / United States
Salad / Sijin Lee / Best First Animation Short Film / 00:07:16 / South Korea
The Nightingale and the Rose / María Paula Ríos / Best First Animation Short Film / 00:05:00 / Mexico Alone / Jamie Twyman / Best First Animation Short Film / 00:06:20 / United Kingdom
Underway / Nebahat Akverdi Dokuzoğlu / Best First Animation Short Film / 00:01:43 / Türkiye
International Best Animation Short Film
Terı Djougou / Cheyenne Canaud-Wallays / Best Animation Short Film / 00:04:16 / France
Lost Track “Luna” / Sam McKee / Animation Short Film / 00:03:22 / United States
Calliope / Maya Tunasar / Best Animation Short Film / 00:07:06 / United States
International Best Experimental Short Film
Lilac/Bez / Piotr Jaxa, Mikolaj Jazdon, Marek Kazmierczak / Best Experimental Short Film / 00:21:55 / Poland Detuning Tipping Points / Theo Rekelhof / Best Experimental Short Film / 00:10:19 / Netherlands
She’ll be fine / Shoghufa Majdod / Best Experimental Short Film / 00:13:07 / Netherlands
The Lost & Last / Firouz Farman-Farmaian / Best Experimental Short Film / 00:06:19 / France
The Walnut of Knowledge / Niyaz Saghari / Best Experimental Short Film / 00:27:00 / Iran
International Best First Experimental Short Film
Dynamics / Teo Baehler / Best First Experimental Short Film / 00:14:32 / Netherlands
Emprises / Ivan Le Pays, Théo Sanchez / Best First Experimental Short Film / 00:11:00 / France
Remnera / Rasim Qara, Neris Tokmak, Sena Nur Şentürk / Best First Experimental Short Film / 00:03:09 Türkiye
Somnambulistic / Alan Emslie / Best First Experimental Short Film / 00:20:57 / France,
This Moment / Charlotte Bryan / Best First Experimental Short Film / 00:05:00 / Australia
International Best Drama Short Film
Fortunata / Massimiliano Oliva Bartolozzi / Best Drama Short Film / 00:20:55 / Italy
The Embrace of a Bird / Vange Tapia, Sofia Ayerdi / Best Drama Short Film / 00:13:14 United States Hücresel Veri / Ufuk Kıray / Best Drama Short Film / 00:04:22 / Türkiye
The Reach / Luca Caserta / Best Drama Short Film / 00:28:00 / Italy
The Wheel / Erhan Elibol, Mustafa Uysal / Best Drama Short Film / 00:05:40 / Türkiye
International Best Fantastic Short Film
Between the Shadows / Caden Pan Ziyi / Best Fantastic Short Film / 00:14:50 / China
Drainomania / Christopher Greenslate / Best Fantastic Short Film / 00:14:45 / United States
Wake Up: Say No To The Monster / Adrıán Sebastıán Pérez Ortız / Best Fantastic Short Film / 00:13:00 / Spain
International Best Thriller Short Film
Gumboro / Dimitris Vavatsis / Best Thriller Short Film / 00:20:00 / Greece
Repressing / Son Thai Tran / Best Thriller Short Film / 00:03:22 / Australia
Telefon / Berke Kuşcu / Best Thriller Short Film / 00:18:35 / Türkiye
The Rabbit Died / Best Thriller Short Film / 00:14:00 / United Kingdom
Woman On The Beach / Dimitris Panakis / Best Thriller Short Film / 00:11:30 / Greece
International Best Horror short film
Bananahead / Christopher Greenslate / Best Thriller Short Film / 00:24:13 / United States
Come the Nightfall / Tom Michaels / Best Horror Short Film / 00:22:52 / United States
Vicious Circle Sotiris / George Kappos / Best Horror Short Film / 00:22:43 / Greece
International Best First Comedy Short Film
A Film by Roland Wehap / Roland Wehap / Best First Comedy Short Film / 00:29:00 / Austria
Beyond Forty / Ahmed Atef / Best First Comedy Short Film / 00:05:05 / Egypt
TV Man / Leonardo Valenti / Best First Comedy Short Film / 00:28:58 / Italy
International Best Comedy Short Film
Actually, Everyone / Emre Cef Kamhi / Best Comedy Short Film / 00:18:27 / Türkiye
Buffalo Pulp / Varun Kodamana / Best Comedy Short Film / 00:40:00 / India
For the Love of Money / Joseph Kowalski / Best Comedy Short Film / 00:08:14 / Canada
Living With Grandma / Finise Avery / Best Comedy Short Film / 00:13:33 / United States
The Rules of Life / Larry Neale / Best Comedy Short Film / 00:12:44 / United Arab Emirates
International Best Sci-Fi Short Film
Gestatıon / Iasen Sokolov / Best Sci-Fi Short Film / 00:08:28 / Spain
Match X Maker / Luigino Giuseppe Clarinda / Best Sci-Fi Short Film / 00:06:38 / Netherlands
Mercy / Aaron Shrimpton / Best Sci-Fi Short Film / 00:05:35 / United Kingdom
International Best Video Clip
Alfarida / Yasser Mohamed Abdelsalam / Best Video Clip / 00:05:35 / Saudi Arabia
Cantami / Francesco Colangelo / Best Video Clip / 00:02:57 / Italy
Cımetre / Jacob Londry Bonkian / Best Video Clip / 00:06:46 / France
Dear Beyonce / Charles Ford, Ricardo Datts / Best Video Clip / 00:06:38 / United States
Uzun İnce Bir Yoldayim / Javid Samadov / Best Video Clip / 00:03:16 / Azerbaijan
International Best AI-Generated Short Film
August 32nd / Yunbin An / AI-Generated Short Film / 00:15:00 / South Korea
Fil Rouge / Giorgia Soi / AI-Generated Short Film / 00:13:15 / Italy
Make A Wish / Hakan Kemixiz / AI-Generated Short Film / 00:05:10 / Türkiye
Ova- The Little Astronaut / Cyril Verbois / AI-Generated Short Film / 00:06:37 / Switzerland
The Diary of Family / Erkan Ceylan / AI-Generated Short Film / 00:06:14 / Türkiye
International Best AI-Generated Super Short Film
All my Love is You / Enrico Rudolph Famulari Valentino / AI-Generated Super Short Film / 00:03:01 / United States Distorted Copy / Amr Assad / AI-Generated Super Short Film / 00:01:34 / United Arab Emirates
Beyond The Ice Wall / Jeremy Ouisse / AI-Generated Super Short Film / 00:02:48 / France
Hybrid / Felipe Valério / AI-Generated Super Short Film / 00:01:30 / Brazil
Pasodoble / Mike Bennion / AI-Generated Super Short Film / 00:03:24 / United States
International Best Poster
I Exist official Film Poster / Dylan J Davis / United States
Zéphyr / Garance Joseph / Switzerland
How Does a Flower Fit In a Suitcase / Yeşim Gültekin, Sabri Tutuş / Türkiye
Enemy Heroes / Mark Diamond / United States
Escape Room / Marcin Mielczarek / Poland
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