OFFICIAL AWARD WINNERS 7TH KOBANI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | 2026
BEST FILM
END (IT) Directed by Jean-Marie Villeneuve
BEST KURDISH FILM
HOME MADE Directed by Rojda Ezgi Oral
BEST DIRECTOR
DISTRESS CALL Directed by Michele D’Anca
BEST ACTING
CONNECTION Directed by Aneta Bochnacka
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
THREE KEENINGS Directed by Oliver McGoldrick
BEST SCREENPLAY
400 CASSETTES Directed by Thelyia Petraki
BEST DOCUMENTARY
THRONE OF WOOD Directed by Sadegh Kazemi
BEST DOCUMENTARY
LIKE FRIEND, LIKE DEER Directed by Malek Eghbali
Director: Seyed Payam Hosseini
Country: Iran / Kurdistan
Category & Section: Narrative | Kurdish Competition
Screening Details: 05.09.2026 at 19:10 in Main Hall
Director: Radheya Jang
Country: Australia / United Kingdom
Category & Section: Animation | Animation Competition
Screening Details: 05.09.2026 at 14:00 in Hall Two
Director: Emrullah Taş & Şerife Alpkaya
Country: Türkiye / Kurdistan
Category & Section: Documentary | Documentary Competition
Screening Details: 05.09.2026 at 14:20 in Hall Two
Director: Lola Karolina Katzenberger
Country: Germany
Category & Section: Narrative | International Competition
Screening Details: 05.09.2026 at 14:45 in Hall Two
Director: Saeed Seiri
Country: Iran
Category & Section: Narrative | International Competition
Screening Details: 05.09.2026 at 15:05 in Hall Two
Director: Annette Banks & Ty Cooper
Country: United States
Category & Section: Documentary | Documentary Competition
Screening Details: 05.09.2026 at 16:00 in Hall Two
Director: Julia Novacek
Country: Austria / Montenegro / Serbia
Category & Section: Documentary | Documentary Competition
Screening Details: 05.09.2026 at 16:30 in Hall Two
Director: Mohammad Mohammadi
Country: Iran / Kurdistan
Category & Section: Documentary | Documentary Competition
Screening Details: 05.09.2026 at 17:00 in Hall Two
Director: Jeremy Carroll
Country: India
Category & Section: Narrative | International Competition
Screening Details: 05.09.2026 at 17:25 in Hall Two
Director: Mortimer Aurel Steffen
Country: Germany
Category & Section: Narrative | International Competition
Screening Details: 05.09.2026 at 17:35 in Hall Two
Director: Hesam Dehghani
Country: Iran
Category & Section: Narrative | International Competition
Screening Details: 05.09.2026 at 18:15 in Hall Two
Director: Khozy Rizal
Country: Indonesia
Category & Section: Narrative | International Competition
Screening Details: 05.09.2026 at 18:50 in Hall Two
Director: Rasim Asan
Country: Belgium
Category & Section: Narrative | Kurdish Competition
Screening Details: 05.09.2026 at 19:10 in Hall Two
Director: Sadegh Kazemi
Country: Iran
Category & Section: Documentary | Documentary Competition
Screening Details: 06.09.2026 at 14:30 in Main Hall
Director: Malek Eghbali
Country: Iran
Category & Section: Animation | Animation Competition
Screening Details: 06.09.2026 at 16:00 in Main Hall
Director: Rojda Ezgi Oral
Country: Türkiye / Kurdistan
Category & Section: Narrative | Kurdish Competition
Screening Details: 06.09.2026 at 16:15 in Main Hall
Director: Aneta Bochnacka
Country: Poland
Category & Section: Narrative | International Competition
Screening Details: 06.09.2026 at 16:30 in Main Hall
Director: Kareemok Ghafour
Country: Kurdistan
Category & Section: Narrative | Kurdish Competition
Screening Details: 06.09.2026 at 14:00 in Hall Two
Director: Vinícius di Castro
Country: Brazil
Category & Section: Narrative | International Competition
Screening Details: 06.09.2026 at 14:15 in Hall Two
Director: Cemal İşnas
Country: Türkiye / Kurdistan
Category & Section: Narrative | Kurdish Competition
Screening Details: 06.09.2026 at 14:45 in Hall Two
Director: Tony Barroso
Country: Spain
Category & Section: Narrative | International Competition
Screening Details: 06.09.2026 at 15:40 in Hall Two
Director: Adnan Al Rajeev
Country: Bangladesh / Philippines
Category & Section: Narrative | International Competition
Screening Details: 06.09.2026 at 16:05 in Hall Two
Director: Silvia Zennaro
Country: Italy
Category & Section: Narrative | International Competition
Screening Details: 06.09.2026 at 16:20 in Hall Two
Director: Siavash Saadpanah
Country: Iran / Kurdistan
Category & Section: Narrative | Kurdish Competition
Screening Details: 06.09.2026 at 16:40 in Hall Two
Director: Andreas Grützner
Country: Germany
Category & Section: Documentary | Documentary Competition
Screening Details: 06.09.2026 at 17:00–17:25 in Hall Two
ADVISER
Jano Rosebiani
JURY MEMBERS
Sahim Omar Kalifa
Betty Lerche
Toni Deaver
Selection and Testing Committee
Film Manager
Adnan Osman Shanaz
ARTISTIC & PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
Zahavi Sanjavi
Hama Swar Aziz
Shahram Qadir Ali
Nasser Wannous
ANIMATION FILMS SECTION
Adnan Jetto
Jawad Murad
Abdullah Eldesuki
Anas Almusawi
Adeeb Alhariry
DOCUMENTARY FILMS SECTION
Alaa Amer
Baraa Slebi
Mervat Fares Shehadeh
NARRATIVE FILMS SECTION
Dr. Zhilwan Tahir Bapir
Shaadi Othman Ahmed
Ayham Salman
Weciha Abdulrahman Saeed
Mihemed Bîlen
Salem Omar Hijjo
Festival Program
SPONSORS
Sponsors and partners of the 7th edition will be announced soon.
The Kobani International Film Festival welcomes cultural institutions, organizations, media partners, and supporters who believe in independent cinema, cultural dialogue, and the importance of creating spaces for filmmakers and audiences to meet.