Asst. Prof. Dr. Emre Doğan, head of the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema at Istanbul Gelişim University (IGU), Faculty of Fine Arts (GSF), became a short film jury member at the 20th In The Palace International Short Film Festival.

The Palace International Short Film Festival, which will be held for the twentieth year this year, will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria from 10 to 17 June. Asst. Prof. Dr. Emre Doğan, head of the Radio, Television, and Cinema Department, will be among the short film juries of the In the Palace International Short Film Festival, which has been held since 2003 and is a prestigious short film festival.

“It is a precious experience to be a part of such a deep-rooted festival”

The festival, which organizes forums and competitions in the fields of new media, digital arts, and short films, aims to bring together professionals and young producers. The oldest short film festival in the Balkans, In the Palace International Short Film Festival has been recognized by the Oscar Academy Awards since 2017. Emre Doğan, who will serve on the short film jury at the festival, which has also been recognized by the GOYA Awards since 2021, underlined that the festival is very valuable and prestigious, and expressed that he is very happy and pleased to be a jury. Doğan, who will participate in screenings for seven days at the festival, emphasized that it would be a valuable experience to experience the festival environment in a different country and culture and to witness the processes in such a deep-rooted festival. Doğan, who was also the executive and director of the TAYF 1st International Short Film Festival and the 9th International Uşak Short Film Festival in Turkey, will experience the festival held in Bulgaria on-site.

We congratulate Emre Doğan, who will make a joint decision with the jury among the films in the selection and make it to the finals, and wish him continued success.