Conversation Relationship Between Literature and Cinema: Cem Erciyes, Şenay Aydemir

A look at the relationship between Cinema and Literature, which has been very close to each other in every period, with the experienced names of the culture, arts and cinema sector.

FILM SCREENING AND TALKS Rural Literature Susuz Yaz

In this session, we will be discussing one of the most popular and ambitious titles concerning the interaction between literature and cinema, “Literary Protagonists in Cinema”, both by way of reading and watching.

Seminar “Overlooked Relationships: Relationships of Art and Literature after 1950”

The fact that depiction in painting and in the literary genre of the novel started simultaneously in Turkey, has led artists and authors producing works in both of these art forms to nurture similar concerns.

Conversation Literature and Cinema Relation

Writer Hakan Bıçakcı, who has many works in the field of literature and cinema and who is also among the 15 most widely translated writers in Turkey, will share his experiences on literature and cinema with the festival followers.

Conversation Literature and Jazz A Journey into the History of Turkish Jazz with Murat Meriç

Seminar Curation: Intervention

24 April 2025 - In a post-form world, in a period when contemporary art is quite blocked within itself, should the curator be under the guidance of the artist or should he settle on a plan that will surpass him? The answer to the question lies in the questioning of the ‘curation of curating’ and the concept of intervention.

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 Cold Days, Hot Nights

Conversation Seperation

5 March 2025 - In this talk, we will combine the creative power of art with the deep analyzes of psychology and track the thoughts, feelings and behaviors that carry the traces of the past to the future through the theme of "seperation".

Conversation Bullying

18 December 2024 - In this talk, we will combine the creative power of art with the deep analyzes of psychology and track the thoughts, feelings and behaviors that carry the traces of the past to the future through the theme of "bullying".

Seminar The Story of Curating

4 November 2024 - In this seminar, the definition, function of the curator and the evolution of the curatorial practice will be looked at in a historical context.

Film Without Air

14 May 2024, 19:00 - In high school, literature teacher Ana Bauch's innocent film recommendation results in a complaint from a parent to the school principal. The teacher's objection triggers a chain reaction, causing her colleagues and the school principal to gradually turn against her.