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Introduction to the film festival

27th International Izmir Short Film Festival
Izmir International Short Film Festival has been holding its place as being one of the greatest events in the field of movie in Turkey and it will meet its audience for the 27th time this year. The festival is the first film festival that gave awards to the international short films in Turkey. It began to show its films in 2000 and since then it has been one of the most esteemed festivals between film lovers.

Awards

Awards & Prizes

Best National Short Fiction Film Award
Best National Short Animation Award
Best National Short Documentary Award
Best National Short Experimental Award
Best International Short Fiction Film Award
Best International Short Animation Screening
Best International Short Documentary Screening
Best International Short Experimental Screening

Rules

Genre ：Action Comedy War Science fiction Ethics Horror Thriller Adventure Crime Family Musical Romance VR/3D Fantasy Shootout Suspense Youth Inspirational Western Drama others Documentary
Subject ：Unlimited Children Humanistic Animals Food Women City Campus Sports Gay Old man Environment Home Workplace Special people
Video Format ：AVI HDV MPEG4 DCP MOV MPEG

For submissions to be evaluated and selected, filmmakers have to be planning their premiere for the city of Izmir in Izmir International Short Film Festival.

Deadline for application is 03.07.2026 (DD/MM/YYYY)

Films that are in national and international fiction, experimental, documentary and animation category are welcome to apply. The applicant should select the type of the film, yet the festival jury has all the rights to review and change.

Once the film is selected, applicant should upload the master copy of the film and the necessary files to a file sharing site.

The master copy of the film matching specs below:

VIDEO OPTIONS :
Type: mpg2, vob, mov, mp4, bluray
Codec: MJPEG, Apple ProRes, H264, H265 Bitrate: 15 MBit/s or higher
b.English subtitle file (.srt) of the film
c.Film poster (A3 higher,.jpg format)
d.Trailer (Please check the format details above.)

There are two different screening types in IISFF as competition and official selection(out of competition). The festival jury decides which one should be in which type.

The length of the film that is applied for IISFF cannot be longer than 30 minutes.

Only films produced in 2025 - 2026 are eligible for 26th IISFF. Older productions are not accepted.

Evaluation

Jury Profile
Jury Name Judge photos Jury Profile

Authorization type

    Proxy Submission

Duration (several sessions)

    27

Film Festival Features

  • Red Carpet
  • Celebrity Guest
  • Filmscreen
  • Cash prize
  • Trophy
  • Copyright transactions
  • Prize
  • Certificate

Dates & Deadlines

  • 2025-11-19
    Submission start time

  • 2025-03-01
    Earlybird Deadline

  • 2025-05-26
    Earlybird Deadline

  • 2026-01-23
    Earlybird Deadline

  • 2026-03-20
    Regular Deadline

  • 2026-06-19
    Late Deadline

  • 2026-06-19
    Submission end time

  • 2026-10-30
    Finalist notification start time

  • 2026-10-30
    Finalist notification end time

  • 2026-11-02
    Award ceremony start time

  • 2026-11-08
    Award ceremony end time

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