Short Film Competition Conditions of Participation

It is the category in which all short films with ethical, aesthetic and moral integrity that glorify human and human values can participate.

-Fiction, Animation, Experimental and Documentary films can participate in the Short Film Competition.

-Fiction, animation, experimental films with a duration not exceeding 15 minutes including credits and documentary films with a duration not exceeding 20 minutes can apply to the competition. The preliminary jury may be flexible on the time limit if deemed necessary.

-Contestants can apply with more than one work.

-Having previously participated in national or international competitions or having received awards from these competitions is not an obstacle to participate in the competition.

-Artists are required to fill in the online application form on the festival website (www.7kisafilm.com). In addition, the participants who are among the first 7 finalists (after being informed) must submit the screening copy of the film and the trailer of the film to the festival together with the short film consent.

The festival management has the right to use a 30-second section of the film for promotional purposes.

-After the announcement of the films selected for the competition, the authors cannot withdraw their works from the festival. Each applicant is deemed to have accepted this article.

-The films that are evaluated by the selection committee and selected for screening will be announced on the official website of the festival and through social media. The owners of the works that are not selected for the competition will not be informed through any communication.

-The films are presented to the main jury and the audience in the halls and according to the program deemed appropriate by the festival management. During the screenings, no request for a change of hall, session or program can be made to the festival management or the hall attendant.

-If there is a work from which the music and screenplay are adapted in the finalist films, a certificate of transfer of rights (copyright certificate) will be requested. Those who have a copyright certificate must submit these documents to the festival committee.

The owners of the films that have passed the pre-selection and qualified to participate in the competition, within 7 days after the announcement of their names;

-Apple mp4 copy of the movie with English subtitles (minimum 90 bitrate, high resolution)

-If the movie is made in a language other than Turkish, a copy with Turkish and English subtitles

-2 high resolution JPG format photos from the movie

-One high-resolution photograph of the director

-Two separate synopses of the film in Turkish and English (max. 80 words) and the film's tagline

-The director must submit a short biography (max. 80 words) in Turkish and English to the festival management.

-The films applied to the festival will be kept in the archive of the International Yed'i Velayet 7 Vilayet Short Film Festival and will be made available to academic researchers when necessary.

-If deemed necessary, Ehli Sanat Cinema and Culture Association may collect the films on a DVD, distribute and promote them in various organizations in order to contribute to the promotion and development of short films, and inform the directors of the films for this.

-Only 1 (one) representative from the creative team of the awarded works will be invited to the final & award night of the festival. The dates of participation in the festival will be notified by the festival management.

-The festival management reserves the right to make any changes to the regulations without prior notice.

The deadline for submissions in this category will end on MAY 1, 2025. 

Note: As of the pandemic process, copies of the films are not shipped. Transactions are carried out online.