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VII

VII SevilFest

“SevilFest” says “ENOUGH!” in its 7th edition.

ENOUGH with the daily murders of women and the endless stories of violence.

ENOUGH with women being oppressed at home, at work, on the streets — in every moment of life.

Through the films, discussions, workshops, and masterclasses that we will present between July 3–11 in Baku, Sheki, and Lankaran, we will make this voice even stronger.

We are waiting for you to join your voice with ours, to feel less alone in this space, and to share our stories together.

Jury 03

Jury

Öykü Sofuoğlu

Öykü Sofuoğlu is a Paris-based film critic and journalist. She is part of the editorial teams of Outskirts Film Magazine and Emitaï. Her writings in Turkish, English, and French have been published by MUBI Notebook, Documentary Magazine, Letterboxd, Filmexplorer, and Swissinfo, among other outlets.

She has participated in leading international film criticism programmes, including the European Workshop for Film Criticism, Berlinale Talents, and Locarno Critics Academy. She is a member of the European Film Academy and the French Union of Film Critics, and serves as a Golden Globe voter.

Samirə Kidman

Samira Kidman is a film editor working between Baku and Mumbai. She has contributed to numerous documentaries, fiction, television, and commercial productions, and has also worked as a line producer and assistant director alongside her editing practice.
Samira studied Film Editing at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) and participated in an exchange programme at FAMU in Prague.
In addition to her experience in both international and local film production, she provides editing consultations and mentorship for emerging film professionals and filmmakers.

Şirin Bahar Demirel

Returning to SevilFest as a jury member, Şirin Bahar Demirel won the festival's Best International Film Award in 2025 with her animated documentary Between Delicate and Violent.

Based in Netherlands, Şirin Bahar Demirel is a filmmaker and visual artist whose practice spans moving image, collage, and installation. Her work explores the intersection of personal and collective memory, often engaging with themes of gender, politics, and patriarchal systems. In recent years, she has been particularly interested in textiles and needlework as mediums for expressing resistance, care, and embodied histories.

Şirin studied Cinema at Galatasaray University in Turkey and earned an MA in Artistic Direction of Cultural Projects from Paul Valéry University in France. Her work has been presented at renowned festivals and institutions, including IDFA, the Netherlands Film Festival, Sarajevo Film Festival, Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Sharjah Film Platform, Transmediale Berlin, and Ars Electronica.