Physical film festival with submission categories including Best National Music Video and Best National Short Documentary.
International Golden Rod Film Festival calls for short international films, short international documentaries, short Turkish films, short Turkish documentaries, and feature films. Using the scores from this chart, the winners in each category are determined fairly.
The first 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 2027.
All submitted films must be subtitled: – If the film is in Turkish, it must be subtitled in English; – In the fillm 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 2026 Official Selection will be announced on our website on December 31th, 2026.
Films that do not meet the criteria established by this call for entries will be excluded from the competition.
All DVDs of selected works become property of the Festival for archival purposes.
These materials will not be used for pr
Best National Music Video currently lists a maximum runtime of 30 minutes. Listed fees include USD 5 early-bird, USD 10 regular, USD 15 late, and USD 20 extended.
Best National Short Documentary currently lists a maximum runtime of 30 minutes. Listed fees include USD 5 early-bird, USD 10 regular, USD 15 late, and USD 20 extended.
Best National Short Film currently lists a maximum runtime of 30 minutes. Listed fees include USD 5 early-bird, USD 10 regular, USD 15 late, and USD 20 extended.
Best National Feature Documentary currently lists a maximum runtime of 70 minutes. Listed fees include USD 10 early-bird, USD 15 regular, USD 20 late, and USD 30 extended.
Best National Feature Film currently lists a maximum runtime of 70 minutes. Listed fees include USD 10 early-bird, USD 15 regular, USD 20 late, and USD 30 extended.
Listed fees include USD 8 early-bird, USD 12 regular, USD 18 late, and USD 25 extended.
Listed fees include USD 5 early-bird, USD 8 regular, USD 10 late, and USD 15 extended.
Listed fees include USD 5 early-bird, USD 10 regular, USD 15 late, and USD 20 extended.
Best International Short Documentary currently lists a maximum runtime of 30 minutes. Listed fees include USD 5 early-bird, USD 8 regular, USD 10 late, and USD 15 extended.
Best International Feature Documentary currently lists a maximum runtime of 70 minutes. Listed fees include USD 10 early-bird, USD 12 regular, USD 17 late, and USD 25 extended.
Best International Short currently lists a maximum runtime of 30 minutes. Listed fees include USD 5 early-bird, USD 8 regular, USD 10 late, and USD 16 extended.
Best International Feature currently lists a maximum runtime of 70 minutes. Listed fees include USD 10 early-bird, USD 15 regular, USD 20 late, and USD 30 extended.
