International Golden Rod Film Festival calls for short international films, short international documentaries, short Turkish films, short Turkish documentaries, and feature films. Filmmakers working all genre are invited to submit their work for the festival’s new edition.

At the International Golden Rod Film Festival, producers of films in the official selection will have the opportunity to meet with the content team of Moviax, Turkey’s new digital platform and one of the festival’s corporate supporters to explore potential collaboration opportunities.

The juries, with the help of the evaluation chart provided by the festival organization, give separate scores for each film after watching it—evaluating the film itself, screenplay, director’s performance, cinematography, acting performance, music, and sound design. Using the scores from this chart, the winners in each category are determined fairly.

New edition of the International Golden Rod Film Festival will take place from February 4 to 7, 2027, in Istanbul, Turkiye.

In order to be eligible for selection, films must be produced from 2023 to the present. A selection committee, whose decisions will be final, chooses featured and short films in the Official Selection. All selected films may be included in national and international screenings organised online and offline by International Golden Rod Film Festival in 2026.

All submitted films must be subtitled:

• If the film is in Turkish, it must be subtitled in English;
• In the film is in any other language, subtitles must be in English;
• Subtitles of each film are the responsibility of its’ producers;
• All films should also provide a dialogue list in English.

Deadline for entries is November 20, 2026 at 21:00.

A list of selected films to be included in the 2027 Official Selection will be announced on our website on December 22th, 2026. Films that do not meet the criteria established by this call for entries will be excluded from the competition. All copy's of selected works become property of the Festival for archival purposes. These materials will not be used for profit.

International Golden Rod Film Festival will establish screening dates and times for all selected films. Once selected, films cannot be withdrawn under any circumstance. Submitting films to International Golden Rod Film Festival implies full acceptance of the festival’s guidelines.

Please be advised that we do not pay screening fees for the film submitted.
The organizers may include the movies selected in 2027 in 2028 retrospectives of International Golden Rod Film Festival.

Running times for the short films sections of the festival are:

• Feature Films: minimum running time, 70 minutes;
• Short Films: maximum running time, 30 minutes.

Entries maybe on:

• DCP
• Online Streaming Media (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.)
• Dropbox
• .mov
• .mp4

Press kit must include the following materials:

• Stills from the film with a minimum resolution of 300 DPI in either JPG, GIF, TIFF or PSD format (3 minimum);
• Poster of the film with a minimum resolution of 300 DPI in JPG, GIF or TIFF format;
• Trailer of the film and / or YouTube link;
• List of principal cast and crew;
• Entry form and signed authorizations.

The applicants must assume shipping costs of the submitted films. If you are using courier services, you must specify that the contents of the package are “NO COMMERCIAL VALUE: FOR CULTURAL PURPOSES ONLY”. The festival will not cover any taxes or duties generated by any submission. Deadline for reception of films and all related materials is January 20th, 2027. Postmark dates and shipping invoice for works sent by mail or Courier will be respected. Digital materials must be sent to: festival@goldenrodff.com whereas all documents and screeners should be sent to the following address: altinbasakfilmfestival@gmail.com

SELECTED WORKS

Once a film has been included in the Official Selection, the applicant will have 15 days to send any missing materials and to confirm all information included in the entry form.

The film information submitted in the entry form will be the same information to be included in the catalogue. Any information or revisions sent after January 20, 2027 will not be taken into account. International Golden Rod Film Festival will acknowledge whoever signed the entry form as the sole representative of the selected film. This individual will be responsible regarding all aspects of the films’ participation in the festival. Confirmation from the film’s representative signifies the full acceptance of all of the festival’s guidelines, with no exceptions.

Screening copies of the films in the Official Selection must adhere to the technical requirements of each section of the festival. Screening formats in the Official Selection are DCP, QuickTime H264. The festival’s management reserves the right to decline screening copies of a film that are deemed of insufficient technical quality for their presentation to audiences. All representatives of films selected to the Official Selection must deliver no later than January 20th, 2027.

• An English subtitled copy of the film in any of the aforementioned mentioned formats is required.
• Any situation not included in this text will be considered and resolved by the festival’s management team.

International Competition Awards

• Golden Rod Grand Prix Trophy (For Best International Movie)
• Best International Director
• Best International Script
• Best International Film Music
• Best International Actor
• Best International Actress
• Moviax Special International Jury Award
• Best International Feature Documentary
• Best International Short Documentary
• Best International Short Film
• Best Animation
• Best International Fashion Film
• Best International Music Video
• Best AI Film

National Competition Awards

• Altın Başak Büyük Ödülü (En İyi Film)
• En İyi Yönetmen
• En İyi Senaryo
• En İyi Müzik
• En İyi Erkek Oyuncu
• En İyi Kadın Oyuncu
• Jüri Özel Ödülü
• En İyi Ulusal Belgesel
• En İyi Kısa Belgesel
• En İyi Kısa Film