63rd Golden Orange Film Festival Begins October 24-31

Hosted by the Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, the 63rd Golden Orange Film Festival will welcome cinema enthusiasts from October 24 to October 31. Starting with the traditional cortege march, the festival will present Honor, Achievement, and Young Success Awards to their recipients.

The 63rd Golden Orange Film Festival, hosted by the Antalya Metropolitan Municipality at the Atatürk Cultural Center, will begin on Saturday, October 24, with a traditional cortege where Turkish cinema artists will greet the public. While the opening ceremony will take place the same evening at the Antalya Sports Hall, the festival will conclude on Saturday, October 31, with an award ceremony at the Glass Pyramid.

At the opening ceremony, the Honor Award will be presented to Tilbe Saran and Menderes Samancılar, the Achievement Award to Abdurrahman Keskiner and Suzan Kardeş, and the Young Success Award to Cem Yiğit Üzümoğlu and Leyla Smyrna Cabas. Twelve films will compete in the National Feature Film Competition, headed by jury president Derviş Zaim; the jury members include Aylin Zoi Tinel, Elif Demoğlu, Fatih Artman, Meryem Uzerli, Sırma Bradley, and Rahman Altın.

Festival Artistic Director Deniz Yavuz stated that the festival's framework consists of 6 main sections: National Feature Film, International Feature Film, National Short Film, National Documentary Film, Cinema Schools Student Films competitions, and the Film Forum, which is being held for the 13th time this year. Prepared with a total of 114 films, it was reported that the proportion of films premiering for the first time exceeds 80 percent, with approximately 90 films meeting audiences in Antalya for the first time.