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12 Punto 2026 to Host Film Professionals from 30 Countries in Istanbul
Organized by TRT, 12 Punto 2026 will bring together nearly 60 filmmakers from 30 countries in Istanbul. The program features the Palestine Cinema Special Section and the 10th anniversary of July 15.
The 12 Punto 2026 event, organized by TRT this year, is set to bring together nearly 60 directors, producers, and cinema professionals from 30 different countries in Istanbul. Spanning a wide geography from the US to China, France to Iran, Palestine to Bosnia-Herzegovina, the event will bring together key players of the film world under one roof.
TRT Director General Prof. Dr. Mehmet Zahid Sobacı said in a statement regarding the program, "The countdown has begun for 12 Punto 2026. A packed 12 Punto week awaits film lovers with screenings of short films we commissioned for the 10th anniversary of the July 15 Epic and the Palestine Cinema special section."
Palestine Cinema Special Section Held for Third Time
12 Punto, which brings together players of the global film industry in Istanbul, continues to create an atmosphere of solidarity with the human tragedy in Palestine and to raise global awareness. The "Palestine Cinema Special Section," to be held for the third time this year, will host remarkable guests.
Nadim Cheikhrouha, producer of Kaouther Ben Hania's 2026 Oscar-nominated film "The Voice of Hind Rajab," will be in Istanbul as part of the program. The TRT co-production "Palestine 36," which made the shortlist in the "Best International Feature Film" category at the Oscars, will also meet film lovers on July 16 at Feriye. Producer Ossama Bawardi and lead actor Karim Daoud Anaya will attend the screening.
Short Films for the 10th Anniversary of July 15
12 Punto will also present films in the "July 15 Short Film Project Competition" category, launched for the 10th anniversary of the July 15 coup attempt this year. Three short films will be screened on July 15, Democracy and National Unity Day.
The films in this category will be "Dünyanın Bütün Şafakları", directed by Mehmet Parmaksız and produced by Muhammed Savaş Pat; "On Kere Daha", directed and produced by Ömer Miraç Tunç; and "Otuz İki Dakika", directed by Feyzi Baran and produced by Baran Mayda and Ceyda Aksoy.
12 Finalists to Compete for Grand Prize
At 12 Punto, which received applications from 113 feature-length films, 12 finalist projects selected from 90 scripts that passed the eliminations will compete for the grand prize. In the competition, whose preliminary jury consists of Yüksel Aksu, Fadik Sevin Atasoy, Ümit Köreken, Faysal Soysal, and Nuriye Bilici, the finalists will re-present their projects to the international jury after script, marketing, and production workshops.
As a result of the competition, three projects will receive the TRT Co-Production Award, three projects the TRT Pre-Purchase Award, and six projects the TRT Project Development Award. The projects winning the "TRT International Co-Production Award" will also be announced at the award ceremony to be broadcast live on TRT 2 on the evening of July 19. Throughout the week, the "12 Punto Special" program, airing every evening on TRT 2, will feature interviews and conversations with the owners of the finalist projects, visionary producers, and leading figures of the film industry.
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