5 Days · 4 Venues · Film Screenings · Talks · Workshop · Awards Ceremony
All events are free of charge.
Is a Shared Future Possible?
Human-Centred Digital Transformation, Creativity and Shared Responsibility in Cinema
Atatürk Kültür Merkezi, Yeşilçam Cinema · Taksim Square, Beyoğlu / İstanbul
| 11.00-12.36 |
INTERNATIONAL FILM SCREENINGS — OFFICIAL SELECTIONS Make A Wish — AI Powered — Turkey Bowman — Fiction — Poland / Turkey Sound: İstanbul — Documentary — Turkey A Message for the Butterfly — AI Powered — China / Germany On Hold — Fiction — India Terminal Love — AI Powered — China The Night Shift — Fiction — Turkey |
| BREAK | |
| 13.00-16.45 |
INTERNATIONAL FILM SCREENINGS — FINALISTS Part I — Transforming Narratives Empathy Rehearsals · Trivakra · Hell · Kiko’s Odyssey · The Village of Ballet Dancers · The Myth of Sisyphus · Holy Heaveness · To-ma – Zaberu 15-Minute Break Part II — Human, World and Future Venus · Limitless Pedal · Ceremony · Balerin · Made In X · Recife Has a Heart · Like Friend, Like Deer · Ishaq · Railbound · Something Pointless |
| 17.30-17.45 | FESTIVAL OPENING SPEECH & PRESS MEETING |
| 18.00-19.00 |
DFFI 2026 OPENING TALK Is a Shared Future Possible? Human-Centred Digital Transformation, Creativity and Shared Responsibility in Cinema Guest: Seda Aktaş · Academic Remaining a Subject in Digital Transformation: Changing Aesthetics and Forms of Representation, Labour and Power Relations Guest: Hakan Kemixiz · Director AI and Filmmaking: New Tools, Creative Decisions Moderator: İlknur Doruker · Festival President |
Hasanpaşa Mah., Kurbağalıdere Cad., Kadıköy / İstanbul
| 15.00-17.00 |
FILM SCREENINGS | Story, Human and New Narratives The Night Shift · Hell · Make A Wish · Empathy Rehearsals · A Message for the Butterfly · The Myth of Sisyphus · Kiko’s Odyssey · Like Friend, Like Deer · Venus · Made In X · Railbound · Something Pointless |
| BREAK | |
| 17.10-18.00 |
WORKSHOP | Storytelling and Creative Thought in the Digital Age Facilitator: Barış Erdoğan · Screenwriter In an era where digital technologies and artificial intelligence play an increasingly larger role in creative production, a hands-on study on the human experience, creative choice and narrative perspective that make a story original. |
Hasanpaşa Mah., Kurbağalıdere Cad., Kadıköy / İstanbul
| 14.50-18.00 |
FILM SCREENINGS Ishaq · Bowman · On Hold · Holy Heaveness · Limitless Pedal · Recife Has a Heart · The Village of Ballet Dancers · Sound: İstanbul · Ceremony · Terminal Love · Balerin · Trivakra · To-ma – Zaberu |
Nişantepe Mah., Orman Sk., Çekmeköy / İstanbul
| 11.00-12.00 |
TALK | From Celluloid to Digital: Transformation of the Cinema & TV Industry Guest: Hüseyin Kuzu · Screenwriter Moderator: İnci Asal · Academic |
| 12.00-12.45 | LUNCH BREAK |
| 12.45-13.50 |
FILM SCREENING Hell · Something Pointless · Make A Wish · Sound: İstanbul · Like Friend, Like Deer · Balerin |
| 14.00-15.00 |
TALK | Audience, Story and Creative Decision in the Age of Digital Platforms Guest: Erdem Tepegöz · Director Moderator: Metin Çavuş · Academic |
Zeytinlik Mah., Fişekhane Cad. No:5, Bakırköy / İstanbul
| 20.00 |
DFFI 2026 CLOSING & AWARDS CEREMONY The closing night where DFFI 2026 main competition categories and special awards will be announced. |
