The closing ceremony of the 10th International Uşak Short Film Festival, hosted by Uşak University, was held at the Atatürk Cultural Centre.

The closing ceremony ended with the festival evaluation speeches, followed by a music concert and the presentation of awards.

A total of 3565 films from 119 countries applied to the festival, which was organised by the Uşak University Faculty of Communication Communication Community and held under the honorary presidency of Uşak University Rector Prof. Dr. Ekrem Savaş. This year, a total of 123 films from 36 countries met the audience with special screenings at the International Uşak Short Film Festival, where the most applications were from Iran, the USA, India, and Spain. A total of 48 films were premiered, 2 of them from the world, 9 from Asia, and 37 from Turkey. 'Winged Seahorse Award' was presented in a total of 25 branches in national student, international, and national competitions.

Awarded films

UFF X: National Short Film Competition

Best Film

Together, Alone

Producer: Hayet Benkara and Kasım Ördek

Director: Kasım Ördek

Best Director

Together, Alone

Kasım Ördek

Best Cinematography

Unlived Events in History

Sebastian David Weber

Director: Ramazan Kılıç

Best Art Director

The Wolf's Box

Uğur Savaş

Director: Uğur Savaş

Best Screenplay

In His Castle

Yasemin Demirci

Director: Yasemin Demirci

Best Fiction

Together, Alone

Emrullah Erbay

Director: Kasım Ördek

Best Sound Design

The Wolf's Box

Sea Honey

Director: Uğur Savaş

Best Special Effects

Buzzkill

Cem Erdoğan

Director: İlayda İşeri

Best Film Music

Apple

BAJAR

Director: Mehmet Acaruk

Best Make-up

Everything Annoys Me

Hazal Tanrıverdi

Director: Çağıl Saydam & Hazal Bayar

Best Leading Act

Pets

Deniz Ekinci

Director: Deniz Uymaz

Best Supporting Act

Something Everyone Can Do

Zeynep Kızıltan

Director: Selen Örcan

UFF X – International Short Film Competition

Best Picture
The Birthday Party

Producer: Cecilia Trautvetter, François-Pierre Clavel

Director: Francesco Sossai

Best Director

Tits

Eivind Landsvik

Best Screenplay

The Birthday Party

Francesco Sossai

Director: Francesco Sossai

Best Cinematographer

Crack of Dawn

Paul Levit

Director: Anna Llargués

Best Production Design

Poor Antonio

Director: Mariana Ferreira, Eudald Rojas

Best Editing

Fairplay

Youri Tchao Debats

Director: Zoel Aeschbacher

Best Sound Design

Fairplay

Björn Cornelius, Quentin Lenoir, Mélia Roger, Vuk Vukmanovic

Director: Zoel Aeschbacher

Best Leading Act

Auxiliare

Laurent Target, Etienne Cocuelle

Director: Lucas Bacle

Best Supporting Act

Tits

Snorre Monsson

Director: Eivind Landsvik

Special Jury Award

Tria

Director: Giulia Grandinetti

UFF X - National Student Film Competition

Best Documentary

The Birth of Kennedy

Director: Gülben Arıcı

Best Experimental

Rewound Tapes

Director Miray Kavas

Best Fiction

Apartment Gap

Director Can Baran