The 2025 calendar of the Adana Golden Boll Film Festival, one of the most established activities of Turkish cinema, has been announced. The festival, will be held for the 32nd time, will take place in the last days of September.
The countdown has begun for the Adana Golden Film Festival. The festival, as one of the most prestigious organizations of Turkey, will take place this year from September 22 to 28, 2025. The festival will be held for the 32nd time, preparing for those who love a unforgettable week with a choice from short features and documentaries. Application time is filled on August 17 In addition to national and international competitions, the applications for the festival, will provide a complete program with documentary, short film and student film, which has been received until August 17, 2025.Golden Boll Film History Film Festival The Golden Boll Film Festival, named after Pamuktan, the symbol of çukurova, was first held in 1969 under the leadership of the Adana and Adana Cinema Club under the names of the Golden Golden Boll Film Festival. That year, Metin Erksan (Kuyu), Fatma Girik (Ezo Gelin) and Yılmaz Güney (Seyyit Khan) won the first award. The festival was held five times until 1973, but he rested for 18 years due to economic issues. The festival, revived in 1992, soon became a comprehensive cultural art organization from the Film Festival. He created a pioneer in this field in Türkiye with a student film contest. Due to the earthquake in Adana and 1999 Marmara in 1998, the festival budget was transferred to earthquakes victims and festivals were not held for two years. Golden Koza, who has continued to be interrupted since 2005, has gained international identity with parts of films of world and Mediterranean cinema. In 2015, Adana's script contest was added and its name was changed to the Adana Film Festival in 2016. In 2019, he released the international Adana Golden Boll Film Festival. Today, the festival, the venue for about 700 guests each year and reaches 70,000 viewers, continue their way as one of the most important cultural art events in Türkiye.