By Ayse Yildiz
The closing and award ceremony of the 61st International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival began on Saturday.
Hosted by the Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, the weeklong festival featured film and documentary screenings, discussions, and panels.
At the closing ceremony, renowned figures from the cinema and television industry walked the red carpet in front of the Cam Piramit Fair and Congress Center, posing for journalists.
Ferzan Ozpetek, the president of the National Feature Film Competition Jury, told reporters that 11 of the 12 films competing in the festival were directed by new filmmakers.
The festival in the Turkish Mediterranean resort city of Antalya, first held in 1963, is one of Türkiye’s most renowned film events. The 2024 edition ran on Oct. 5-12.
This year, 12 films competed in the festival’s National Feature Film Competition, 10 in the Short Film Competition, and eight competed in the Documentary Competition.