Short Film Competition Jury

Linda Rödel Çiftçi

Linda Rödel Çiftçi studied Sociology and Political Science at Humboldt University of Berlin. Following her work at the Flying Broom Women’s Communication and Research Association between 2013 and 2015, she coordinated the SivilLAB scholarship program, a collaborative initiative between the Robert Bosch Foundation and Goethe-Institut Ankara, from 2016 to 2017. Since 2018, she has been working in the Cultural Department of Goethe-Institut Ankara.

Theresa Heath

Theresa Heath is a researcher at Loughborough University, London (LUL) working on disability cinema, film festivals and access. She previously produced a community film festival, and has advised a number of film festivals and organisations on accessible event production. She has also taught accessible curation to film and screen studies students. Theresa is currently access advisor to the London Community Video Archive. 

Emre Yalgın

Emre Yalgın holds a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from Middle East Technical University (METU) and a Master’s degree in Graphic Design from Bilkent University. He began his directorial career in 2008 with the documentary Pembe Gri, followed by the feature films Teslimiyet (2010) and Yol Ayrımı (2013). In 2015, Yalgın founded Tunnel Pictures, where he produced the crime-action thriller Emanet (2016). His television credits include serving as the second unit director for the series İsimsizler (2017). In 2020, his novel Kan ve Hilal was published by Artemis Publishing. Most recently, he produced the feature film Kuru Dönem (2026), which was featured in the CannesDocs Spotlight Projects selection at the Marché du Film 2025.