Upcycling Workshops
October 2024 – June 2025
Akbank Sanat
Contemporary Art Education Program for Children and Youth
Every Thursday and Friday
An Alternative View on Art and Children
14 - 17 April 2025
Online Platform - Zoom
Children Workshops
September 2024 – May 2025
Contemporary Dance Technique Lessons for Adults
Contemporary Ballet Technique Lessons
Ballet Technique Workshop with Cem Ertekin
Jazz Listening Club (POSTPONED) Jazz and Cinema: Unexpected Turns
25 March 2025 - This month, our Jazz Listening Club welcomes Hakan Bıçakcı, a national jury member of the 21st Akbank Short Film Festival, as our guest. Together, we will explore how jazz is used as a tension-building tool in cinema, its impact on both the audience and characters, and the role of rhythm in creating a sense of fear.
Conversation Mourning
16 April 2025 - In this interview, we will combine the creative power of art with the deep analyzes of psychology and trace the thoughts, feelings and behaviors that carry the traces of the past to the future through the theme of "mourning".
Conversation Producing From Waste
17 April 2025 - An informative talk will be conducted with Studio Blai on bringing their approach to universal Precious Plastic movement to Istanbul.
Conversation Sustainable Food Design
8 May 2025 - In this discussion, we will address important topics such as the future of sustainable foods, eco-friendly packaging, and sustainability at events.
Conversation (CANCELLED) On Production Design - Meral Efe Yurtseven, Yunus Emre Yurtseven
21 March 2025 - The role of production design in cinema and the elements that shape the visual world of cinema will be discussed with experienced production designers Meral Efe Yurtseven and Yunus Emre Yurtseven, who have worked in the art department of the film industry for many years, based on their industry experiences.
Conversation (POSTPONED) Production Responsibility and Executive Producing in Cinema - Ahmet Şahin
23 March 2025 - As part of the Akbank Short Film Forum, a talk will be held where producer Ahmet Şahin, who has been involved in numerous projects including About Dry Grasses, Ethos and Clair Obscur, will share his experiences on turning scripts into productions.
Conversation (CANCELLED) On Short Films - Selim Evci
19 March 2025 - A talk will be held where Festival Director Selim Evci will share his experiences with short films accumulated over the years and discuss the significance of short films in his cinema career.
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.
Conversation Short Film Festivals Around the World: A Curator's Perspective - Giulia Iannello
19 March 2025 - This year, Giulia Ianello, the curator and director of Magma - Mostra di Cinema Breve International Short Film Festival, one of Italy's top short film festivals, as well as a member of the International Jury at the 21st Akbank Short Film Festival, will meet with cinema enthusiasts for a discussion on international film festivals.
Conversation On Acting - Hazal Türesan
18 March 2025 - At the festival, a conversation will take place with the accomplished Hazal Türesan, a renowned name in the theater, television, and cinema world. During the talk, Türesan will share her industry experiences, views on short films, and thoughts on acting with cinema enthusiasts.
Conversation Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Cinema - Hasan Söylemez
17 March 2025 - "Cinema will no longer be the domain of just the big studios, but a stage for anyone who can transform imagination into art.”
Conversation Experiences - Zeki Demirkubuz
20 March 2025 - The auteur director Zeki Demirkubuz, who recently directed Hayat (Life), the film that was chosen as Turkey's candidate for "Best International Film" at the Oscars, will meet with young filmmakers and cinema enthusiasts as part of the "Experiences" section of the 21st Akbank Short Film Festival.
AKBANK SANAT NEWSLETTER
All Day
Festival Program 21st Akbank Short Film Festival
18:30
20:00
Learning Program An Alternative View on Art and Children
Online Platform – Zoom
15:00
Workshop Telling a Film's Story in One Frame - Berkcan Okar
Workshop Why Does One Want to Make Films? - Selim Evci
20:30
Beylikdüzü Atatürk Cultural and Arts Center
Workshop Editing Workshop - Oğuz Atabaş
18:00
Seminar From Genius to Celebrity: Entertainment Culture and Contemporary Art
21:00
Kadıköy Cinema
Workshop Chasing the Light with Cansu Boğuşlu: Visual Storytelling from Photography to Cinema
16:00
Workshop Scriptwriting Workshop - Erdi Işık
Seminar A Tool for Reflecting on Society: Emotions
19:00
Seminar Fair Cultural Cooperation
12:00
Children’s Theatre Akbank Children’s Theatre"What Am I Going To Be?"
14:00
Adult Workshop Upcycling Workshops: Creative Prints with Waste Materials
Acting Workshop Stanislavski System: "In Pursuit of Truth" - I
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