The 14th Bosphorus Film Festival has named the six jurors who will assess its documentary and short-film competitions. The festival is scheduled to run from 8 to 15 November 2026. The documentary panel brings together director-producers and an academic specializing in documentary and digital cinema, while the short-film panel combines cinematography, directing and screenwriting, acting, and voice work.
Documentary competition jury
The documentary competition will be judged by Abdullah Harun İlhan, Bahriye Kabadayı Dal, and Musa Ak.
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Abdullah Harun İlhan
İlhan works as a director and producer across film and photography. According to the festival announcement, his projects have won awards at international festivals. He develops projects in Turkish, English, and Arabic, bringing both production experience and a multilingual perspective to the panel.
Bahriye Kabadayı Dal
Dal is a documentary director and producer. Her first feature documentary, Devrimci Gençlik Köprüsü, received the SİYAD Best Documentary award. She founded TARÇIN FİLM in 2013. Her listed works include Boğaziçi Balıkları, Hakkâri’nin Gizemli Taşları, Baksı; Ütopyadan Gerçeğe, Denizlerin Koruyucuları, and Horona Duranlar.
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Musa Ak
Ak is an academic and director whose work covers documentary filmmaking and research into documentary and digital cinema. The official festival page identifies him as an assistant professor at Karabük University’s Safranbolu Türker İnanoğlu Faculty of Communication. He is also the author of Dijitalleşme ve Yeni Medya Döneminde Belgesel Film Estetiği, a book on documentary aesthetics in the digital and new-media era.
Short-film competition jury
The short-film competition jury consists of cinematographer Emre Pekçakır, Slovenian-Italian director and screenwriter Martin Turk, and Austrian actor and voice artist Sarah Zaharanski.
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Emre Pekçakır
Pekçakır is a cinematographer with credits in short and feature productions. He was nominated for Best Cinematography at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival for Hangi Film in 2011, giving the panel established expertise in visual storytelling and camera work.
Martin Turk
Turk is a Slovenian-Italian director and screenwriter. His films have appeared at international festivals, including Cannes Directors’ Fortnight. He is also an assistant professor of film at the University of Nova Gorica’s School of Arts, combining filmmaking practice with teaching.
Sarah Zaharanski
Zaharanski is an Austrian actor and voice artist whose work spans film, television, theatre, and radio. Her credits include Woodland, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, as well as Soldier Monika and the short film Dear Mother. Her performance and voice background adds an acting-focused viewpoint to the short-film panel.
Festival dates and institutional backing
The 14th Bosphorus Film Festival is set for 8–15 November 2026. The announcement confirms the dates but does not provide a venue, ticket prices, ticket-release information, or a screening timetable.
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The festival is supported by the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Culture and Tourism’s General Directorate of Cinema. Its official partner listing names Turkcell and Turkish Airlines as main sponsors, TRT as a corporate partner, Anadolu Ajansı as global communications partner, TV+ as co-sponsor, and Türkmedya as main media sponsor. These are festival relationships and do not indicate consumer affiliate programs.
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The jury appointments establish who has been selected for each competition and outline the professional backgrounds represented on the panels. They do not announce winning films or indicate that judging has already concluded. Results, venue information, ticketing, and the full programme remain unconfirmed in the published announcement.
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The festival’s official notice is available at the Bosphorus Film Festival website. Anadolu Ajansı independently reported the appointments and dates on 12 October 2026 in its festival report.
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