The selection of the juries is at the discretion of the festival management. The festival management may select the jury members from among the festival management, film writers, academics, film industry, other fields of art, directors of film festivals, journalists who it believes to be competent in the field of cinema, especially culture and arts.
- The festival management may assign a non-voting observer to the jury meetings to assist in the functioning of the regulations.
- The names of the juries are announced at the festival press conference and/or on the official social media accounts.
- At the end of the preliminary jury evaluation in the thematic screenplay competition, a maximum of 6 (six) screenplays for each theme can be nominated for the competition.
- The jury selects one winner for each theme in the thematic screenplay competition and awards a total of 7 best screenplays.
- In the short film category, the jury selects 7 finalist films among the films participating in the competition and 7 selected films are screened in public screenings.
-The jury selects the works for a total of 4 awards among the finalist films in the short film category: Best Fiction Short Film, Best Animation Short Film, Best Documentary Short Film and Best Experimental Short Film (Honorable Mention).
- The jury can only divide the prize unanimously. If the prize is divided, the prize amount will also be divided.
- Jury members are obliged to watch all films and be present at jury meetings. They can watch the films individually or collectively on the dates to be determined by the festival management.
- If the jury members prefer, they can elect a president from among themselves.
- Jury members may not share their opinions on the films with any person under any circumstances, except during the jury evaluation meeting.
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- Payments are made by bank transfer after deducting legal taxes, fees and deductions.
-The screenwriters of the winning scripts and the directors of the winning films are obliged to attend the award ceremony. Those who do not attend the award ceremony without giving an excuse will not be given their awards even if they have won an award.