Organized by the Gordion Foundation with the support of the Directorate General of Cinema of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Ankara Development Agency of the Ministry of Industry and Technology, and the Polatlı Municipality, the jury members of the 2nd International Gordion Arkeofilm Festival have been announced!

Our festival will take place from September 24–27, 2025, in Ankara and Polatlı. This unique event brings together archaeology, cultural heritage, and cinema, with finalist films from around the world to be evaluated by a distinguished panel of experts.

Jury Members – Professional Category

Derviş Zaim – Director – Jury President

Prof. Dr. Nihan Gider Işıkman – Başkent University

Kerime Senyücel – Director

Andreas Treske – Bilkent University

Dr. Günsel Güngör Özbilen – Archaeologist – Deputy Head of Gordion Excavations

Mustafa Metin – Deputy Director, Museum of Anatolian Civilizations – Archaeologist

Gülden Özel – Presenter – Educator

Dr. Duhan Kalkan – Lecturer

Student Category

Neslihan Semerci – Director, TRT

Hayri Çölaşan – Film Critic

Dr. Emel Uzun Avcı – Faculty of Communication, Hacettepe University