12. Contact Uluslararası Öğrenci Filmleri Festivali
05 - 07 Kasım 2026
Son Başvuru - 31 Temmuz 2026
Düzenleyen
Yaşar Üniversitesi
Üniversite Caddesi, No:35-37, Ağaçlı Yol, Bornova, İzmir PK. 35100
contact-isff @ yasar.edu.tr
contact-isff.yasar.edu.tr
2026 Jury
Pre-selection Jury International
Nazlı Bayram (PhD)
Ürün Yıldıran Önk (PhD)
Burcu Dabak Özdemir (PhD)
Pelin Aytemiz Karslı (PhD)
Simge Gökbayrak (PhD)
Simge Uğurluer (PhD)
Mert Seven (PhD)
İnanç Alikılıç (PhD)
International Student Jury
Maria Sichanin
Liza Chaduneli
Mert Köseoğlu
Erman Bilen
Zeynep Tacar
Jury International
George Ovashvili
Georgian director, writer, and producer. A graduate of the Georgian State
University of Cinema and Theatre (1996) and the New York Film Academy (2006),
his debut feature, The Other Bank (2009), won over 50 international awards. His
second film, Corn Island (2014), won the Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary and was
shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He completed
his trilogy with Khibula (2017), followed by Beautiful Helen (2023) and The Moon
is a Father of Mine (2025). In 2026, he directed the Turkish mini-series No Way
Home. George is also the founder of Wagonnet Films, a production company
focusing on international co-productions and supporting emerging talents.
Tinatin Khutsishvili
Tinatin Khutsishvili holds a bachelor’s degree with honors in International
Relations from the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at Ivane
Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU), and a master’s degree with honors
in Theatre Arts from the Faculty of Drama at TAFU. She is currently a PhD
candidate in Arts Management and Cultural Policy at TAFU’s Faculty of Art
Sciences, Media, and Management. As part of her doctoral research, she has
published two scientific articles: “The Origins of Local Self-Government in
Ancient Greece: The Interrelation of Culture, Economy, and Democracy” and
“Communicative Competence in the Art of Speech as a Factor in the Institutional
Development of Arts Management.” She is a staff member of the International
Relations Department at TAFU and serves as the International Programs
Coordinator at the Film and TV Faculty. Since 2021, she has been the
International Relations Manager for the Tbilisi International Student Film
Festival “Amirani.” She teaches at TAFU within the Faculty of Art Sciences,
Media, and Management, as well as the Film and TV Faculty. Furthermore, she
serves as a lecturer at Ilia State University, teaching within the School of Law
and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
Ece Kınacı Altay
Ece Kınacı Orhan, after graduating from the Department of Radio, Television and
Cinema at Yasar University, she completed her master’s degree at the Dokuz Eylul
University Institute of Fine Arts. The short films and documentaries she directed
have achieved significant success. She has given lectures and seminars at various
universities and institutions. Currently, she works in the renewable energy
sector while continuing to pursue independent film and photography projects.
2026 International Competition
A Princess’ Guide to Fairytale Love
Director: Mathilde Nicolas, Emilien Blancquaert, Timothée Adens and Raphaël
Debroize
Length: 7’
Country: France
Turgut Şanver’in Tuhaf Kariyer Sonu
Director: Senad Kutay Sipahioğlu
Length: 18’
Country: Türkiye
The Stone in Hadley Rille
Director: Xue Jun
Length: 15′
Country: China
The Blue Cat
Director: Alexandre Boutıer, David Cady, Line Debard, Hannah Drummond, Yuxin Lı,
Léo Malaterre, Constantijn Van Zwet
Length: 10′
Country: France
Safe Space
Director: Matthew Eyre
Length: 15′
Country: UK
Liminal
Director: Ege Yılmaz
Length: 12′
Country: Poland
Draw me a homeland
Director: Nour Alkheder
Length: 29′
Country: Netherlands
Music Lesson
Director: Полина Артёмовна Радченко
Length: 2′
Country: Russia
Last Ticket
Director: Dinmukhamed (Dimash) Kuzenov
Length: 9′
Country: Kazakhstan
Mother of a son
Director: Kevin Koch
Length: 20′
Country: Germany
The Faculty of Film and TV at Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgia State
University was established in 1974. The initiative for its foundation was led by
the Rector of the University, Ether Gugushvili, together with the Director of
the film studio “Georgian Film” and film director Rezo Chkheidze, as well as
renowned director Tengiz Abuladze.
Since the 1980s, the Film School has offered academic programs in fiction
filmmaking, documentary filmmaking, animation, television directing, sound
directing, and cinematography for film and television.
Over the years, the film school has brought together distinguished filmmakers
and scholars who have contributed significantly to Georgian and international
cinema. Among the prominent directors engaged in teaching activities at the
faculty were Lana Gogoberidze, Eldar Shengelaia, Giorgi Shengelaia, Otar
Iosseliani, Gela Kandelaki, Rezo Esadze, and others.
In August 1988, the Georgian Film School was admitted as an associate member of
CILECT, and in 1990 it became a full member of the organization. The faculty is
also a member of GEECT.
The faculty’s alumni include internationally recognized filmmakers such as Temur
Babluani, Nana Jorjadze, Aleko Tsabadze, Dito Tsintsadze, Tato Kotetishvili,
Levan Tutberidze, David Janelidze, David Sikharulidze, David Takhaishvili, Lado
Sulakvelidze, Zaza Urushadze, Giorgi Ovashvili, Zaza Khalvashi, Keti
Machavariani, Rusudan Pirveli, Margo Zubashvili, among others. Distinguished
cinematographers who studied at the faculty include Giorgi Beridze, Giorgi
Shvelidze, and Goga Devdariani.
The Faculty of Film and Television actively implements a wide range of local and
international projects, as well as masterclasses and workshops in which students
are directly involved.
Since 2006, the faculty has organized the Tbilisi International Student Film
Festival “Amirani”. Since 2019, it has also hosted the annual film awards
ceremony “Golden Branch Film Awards”.
In 2020, the educational television platform “Art TV” was established as part of
the faculty’s academic and creative activities.
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