Blog Image & sound: “The Jazz Singer”

The opening line in The Jazz Singer, “Wait a minute, you haven’t heard anything yet”, is a tongue in cheek comment for the audiences, hinting at the mission of the film and the switch from the silent to the sound movies.

Film Selection Of French Avant-Garde Films

“They have eyes to see, but they do not see,” says Evangels. “Thus we were to invent lenses and all sorts of glass and crystal objects for them.

Exhibition Solo Snow - Works of Michael Snow

Michael Snow’s exhibition, SOLO SNOW, is realised with the collaboration of Akbank Sanat and Le Fresnoy (Studio national des arts contemporains), one of the most prestigious art spaces in France. The exhibition, co-curated by Ali Akay and Louise Déry, contains works of Michael Snow that are reminiscent of illusionism.

Film Man With A Movie Camera

Finding camera extremely imposing with its ability to observe and record the world as it is, Dziga Vertov takes a walk around a metropolis with his brother Mikhail Kaufman in the streets, mines, factories, workshops and cinemas.

Blog Jazz Sounds that Bring a New Life to Silent Films

A wonderful selection of new music by jazz musicians for celebrated silent films.

Film The Views from the Ottoman Empire & Tamilla

One of the films shot by Muhsin Ertugrul in VUFKU studios in Soviet Russia, Tamilla will meet audiences after 92 years.