International Uşak Short Film Festival (Uluslararası Uşak Kısa Film Festivali)

International Uşak Short Film Festival

Uluslararası Uşak Kısa Film Festivali

Also known as: Usak Winged Seahorse Short Film Festival
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The International Uşak Short Film Festival pays screening royalties to every film in its official selection. Organised by Uşak University’s Faculty of Communication in Turkey, the festival dates back to 2014. Its three competitions cover international shorts, Turkish shorts and Turkish student films, with fiction, documentary, animation and experimental work represented in the programme.

The Winged Seahorse Awards take their name and emblem from a gold brooch associated with Uşak’s Karun Treasure. Screenings are accompanied by workshops, filmmaker discussions, masterclasses and retrospectives. The 12th edition runs from 14–18 December 2026 at Uşak University venues and the municipal Atatürk Cultural Centre.

Country

Turkey

Focus

Animation, Documentary, Experimental

Categories

Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student

Dates

14 December 2026 — 18 December 2026

Awards and prizes

The 2026 Winged Seahorse Awards comprise 26 prizes across three competitions. The international short film competition presents 10 awards, including Best Film, directing, screenplay, cinematography, acting and a Special Jury Award. The national short film competition presents 12 awards, covering directing, screenplay, editing, sound, film music, make-up, special effects, art direction and acting. The national student competition presents four awards: Best Fiction, Best Documentary, Best Animation and Best Experimental/Video.

Festival rules

The 2026 edition accepts short films made in 2025 or 2026. Submissions are made through FilmFreeway and there is no entry fee. The festival has international, national and national student competitions; the international competition accepts films from around the world. Selected films receive screening royalties. The festival covers finalists’ accommodation and transport costs in Uşak.

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