Exhibition Intensions 4

In collaboration by Open Dialogue Istanbul and Akbank Sanat, we have successfully completed yet another "Curating Contemporary Art an" Seminar Program. As we set sail for the fifth edition, we take great honor and joy in announcing that our alumni network has now reached sixty graduates. 

Conversation Short to Feature - Vuslat Saraçoğlu

22 March 2025 - Vuslat Saraçoğlu will share her experiences about her cinematic journey with screenings of her first feature film Debt, which won the Best Film award at the 37th International Istanbul Film Festival, and her short documentary Children of Müslüm Baba.

Blog Vuslat Saraçoğlu ile üretim yolculuğunun paradoksu

With her distinctive cinematic style and festival successes, Vuslat Saraçoğlu has emerged as one of the most talked-about directors and screenwriters of recent years. Before the 21st Akbank Short Film Festival we spoke with Vuslat Saraçoğlu about her cinematic journey, creative process, and this year’s festival.

Short Film Debt

Short Film The Children of Müslüm Baba

Seminar Return to Plato's Cave: Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and the Future of Political Systems

13 February 2025 - This talk will assess the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and big data on political systems in light of Plato's Allegory of the Cave. It will focus on whether these technologies will completely eliminate political systems or lead to their radical transformation.

Short Film Me and the Other

Seminar Max Horkheimer and the Foundations of Critical Theory: Problematizing the Crisis of Metaphysics, Science and Society - Ateş Uslu

Thursday, April 6th, 18:30, Ateş Uslu

Seminar Temporality and Crisis: A Critique of Presentism - Zeynep Gambetti

Thursday, June 12th, 18:30, Zeynep Gambetti

Seminar Crisis, Critical, Criterion: Transitions Between Culture and Civilization - Besim Dellaloğlu

Thursday, November 3rd, 18:30, Besim Dellaloğlu

Online Event Beyoğlu and White Russians - Oya Dağlar Macar

Conversation Creative Producing Workshop: Yamaç Okur