Seminar Research, Resources, and Access - Sezin Romi

In this seminar organized by Open Dialogue Istanbul, Sezin Romi will discuss the critical role of libraries and archives in research. The talk will focus on the mission and the formation as well as the design of SALT Research, and how resources are brought together and are made available for the public.

Seminar Sources of curating: grand exhibitions and evolution

Curatorship has been rapidly evolving since the 2000s and the origin of the word possesses two meanings: a custodian and the act of curing. The understanding saying that curatorship has replaced the artist lately is a phenomenon debated extensively. But is the curator also an agent of cure?

Seminar Curating Live Art: Human and Process

16 June 2025 - This talk focuses on the concept of curating performance art and aims to examine the last 10 years of development of performance art in Turkey from a curatorial perspective.

Conversation Sustainable Food Design

3 June 2025 - In this discussion, we will address important topics such as the future of sustainable foods, eco-friendly packaging, and sustainability at events.

Acting Workshop Creating Situation and Psychophysical Action - II

24 May 2025 - This workshop explores the transformative impact of external influences and environmental factors on internal action in acting. Concepts such as “atmosphere,” “energy,” and “external force” are experienced through the actor’s body and mind, investigating various sources of dramatic situation creation on stage.

Blog The idea comes first: Erdi Işık

As a jury member for the Forum section - Screenplay Competition at the 21st Akbank Short Film Festival, we spoke with Erdi Işık about the intellectual processes behind his artistic practices, the sources that fuel his creativity, and how he balances the diverse production dynamics within the cultural industry.

Film Above Water

14 January 2025 - In northern Niger, the village of Tatiste faces the harsh realities of global warming, struggling to access water. Every day, 14-year-old Houlaye and other young villagers walk kilometers to fetch the water essential for their community’s survival, a task that keeps them from attending school.

Seminar The Birth Of the Language Of Criticism, Its Limits and Dilemmas

12 December 2024 - In this section, the sources from which "art criticism" has emerged, what language it used, what it tried to achieve and what its limits might be.

Seminar The Story of Modern and Contemporary Art - II

11 November 2024 - The sociological changes in the 19th century, especially in continental Europe, and their reflection on art will be studied with examples from Romanticism, Realism and Impressionism.

Seminar The Story of Modern and Contemporary Art - I

7 November 2024 - The sociological changes in the 19th century, especially in continental Europe, and their reflection on art will be studied with examples from Romanticism, Realism and Impressionism.

Conversation Crowdfunding in Film Production

28 March 2024 - Fongogo, a crowdfunding platform in Turkey that aims to connect project creators and contributors, will share with the festival followers with concrete examples of its modus operandi and the resources it creates, in the talk to be held at the festival.

Conversation Experiences - Nuri Bilge Ceylan

26 March 2024 - A conversation will be held with Nuri Bilge Ceylan, a great master and the pride of our cinema, about cinema and short films.