After completing my duties as a Virtual Experience Designer at SPHERE, I joined the team under this new role.- Viewing, scoring, and then discussing the festival submissions with the Artistic Director.- Deciding the films for the festival line-up with the Artistic Director and the external jury.- Planning sub-categories for the festival line-up.- Writing relevant editorial material with the Artistic Director.- Assisting in researching applications for public funds and… Show more After completing my duties as a Virtual Experience Designer at SPHERE, I joined the team under this new role.- Viewing, scoring, and then discussing the festival submissions with the Artistic Director.- Deciding the films for the festival line-up with the Artistic Director and the external jury.- Planning sub-categories for the festival line-up.- Writing relevant editorial material with the Artistic Director.- Assisting in researching applications for public funds and sponsorships.- Assisting in researching venues for the festival film screenings in Istanbul, Turkey. Show less

Returned to the festival as a team member! Assisted the team with the masterclass sessions for the Young Critics Program 2023.- Introduced the masterclass guest and moderated the sessions.- Coordinated the Q&A sessions after the end of each session.- Recorded the sessions and provided admin/tech support as needed.- Moderated 9 sessions in total with guests ranging from artists, filmmakers, and film programmers, to academics.

- Teaching roughly 160 high school students from freshman to senior years (aged 15 to 18).- Developing the curriculum according to HSK (Mandarin Chinese proficiency exam) levels, supplemented with native audiovisual media.- Creating student worksheets and review notes; preparing and grading midterm and final exams.

A newly founded NGO, based in Oslo, Norway, aims to organize Asia-related cultural events in the city. Focusing on screening independent films and documentaries from Asia and curating the inaugural art exhibition in 2023.Joined the organization's curator team. Currently in charge of the first screening of KINA KINO 2023 screenings.- Contributing to the curation of film screening programs, and contacting directors, producers, and distributors to negotiate copyright.- Contributing… Show more A newly founded NGO, based in Oslo, Norway, aims to organize Asia-related cultural events in the city. Focusing on screening independent films and documentaries from Asia and curating the inaugural art exhibition in 2023.Joined the organization's curator team. Currently in charge of the first screening of KINA KINO 2023 screenings.- Contributing to the curation of film screening programs, and contacting directors, producers, and distributors to negotiate copyright.- Contributing to the discovery of and communication with Asian artists.- Writing the curatorial statements, social media promotion texts, etc.- Searching for speakers related to the topic, such as film critics, media professionals, academics, artists, etc.- Planning and executing activities for the screening and exhibition, including director interviews, open discussions, Q&A sessions, etc.- Creating subtitles for relevant videos, such as director introductions.- Assisting in writing applications for public funds and sponsorships. Show less

Joined the national organization's discovery team, where we program films for screening events. Currently co-curating the year's first event, scheduled to be in March 2023.- Following short film platforms and national and international film festivals' line-ups.- Contacting the directors, producers, or distributors of potential films.- Creating the short film pool for on-site screenings and online viewing options.- Discussing, scoring, and finalizing the on-site screening… Show more Joined the national organization's discovery team, where we program films for screening events. Currently co-curating the year's first event, scheduled to be in March 2023.- Following short film platforms and national and international film festivals' line-ups.- Contacting the directors, producers, or distributors of potential films.- Creating the short film pool for on-site screenings and online viewing options.- Discussing, scoring, and finalizing the on-site screening event line-ups.- Writing the promotion texts for the chosen films.- Translating and creating subtitle files in Turkish for the chosen films. Translated films so far: "Lucky Fish" directed by Emily May Jampel, "Handheld" directed by Pisie Hochheim and Tony Oswald.- Choosing the event themes for the on-site screening events.- Creating side activities or quizzes on the on-site screening events. Show less

Joined the editorial team as a film critic for Bağımsız Sinema, a Turkish online cinema platform with thousands of followers on Instagram and Facebook.

- Watched submissions as assigned from FilmFreeway, averaging 350 films of varying lengths and genres each month- Watched out and took note of themes or recurring elements within submissions, being active participants in the selection process and following programming guidelines and criteria- Provided written feedback on the films screened- Participated actively in online programming meetings- Festivals programmed for are the Sydney Short Film Festival, the Santorini Film… Show more - Watched submissions as assigned from FilmFreeway, averaging 350 films of varying lengths and genres each month- Watched out and took note of themes or recurring elements within submissions, being active participants in the selection process and following programming guidelines and criteria- Provided written feedback on the films screened- Participated actively in online programming meetings- Festivals programmed for are the Sydney Short Film Festival, the Santorini Film Festival, the Oslo Film Festival, the Arctic Film Festival, the Annual Copenhagen Film Festival, the Rome Independent Cinema Festival, the Oslo Short Film Festival, the Athens Short Film Festival, the Stockholm Independent Film Festival. Show less

Returned to take part in creating the festival line-up as a member of the film screening team. Screening 260 short films in the narrative category until June and attending monthly meetings.

An insightful 6-month traineeship program by McKinsey & Company, aiming to equip young professionals with crucial and transferable skills needed to thrive in the global and digital workplace.Subjects include: business, leadership, resilience, adaptability, design thinking, problem-solving, digital toolkit usage, communication, etc.Conducted by McKinsey & Company.

Joined the screening committee for the BAFTA-qualifying festival briefly.

A remarkable and in-depth 8-month traineeship program for a select number of trainees (21 trainees for the animation director track, 166 trainees in total with all tracks included) chosen after a case study inspection process. Subjects include: Screenwriting, 2D & 3D animation production streamlines training, Disney pipeline training, animation timing & editing, cinematic composition & camera, storyboard, animatics, and audio for animation.Sponsored by the Turkish Ministry of… Show more A remarkable and in-depth 8-month traineeship program for a select number of trainees (21 trainees for the animation director track, 166 trainees in total with all tracks included) chosen after a case study inspection process. Subjects include: Screenwriting, 2D & 3D animation production streamlines training, Disney pipeline training, animation timing & editing, cinematic composition & camera, storyboard, animatics, and audio for animation.Sponsored by the Turkish Ministry of Industry and Technology. Conducted by Bahçeşehir University in Istanbul. Show less

The main apprenticeship program lasted from May 2022 to October 2022 -- I'm now an alumnus of the program starting November 2022!A multi-stage leadership development program by Harvard University's Aspire Institute for low-income and first-generation university students from all over the world. The program aims to develop upcoming leaders through personal and professional development opportunities and lets them change their communities with high impact.Subjects include:… Show more The main apprenticeship program lasted from May 2022 to October 2022 -- I'm now an alumnus of the program starting November 2022!A multi-stage leadership development program by Harvard University's Aspire Institute for low-income and first-generation university students from all over the world. The program aims to develop upcoming leaders through personal and professional development opportunities and lets them change their communities with high impact.Subjects include: Exercising Leadership - Foundational Principles, Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, Technology Entrepreneurship - Lab to Market, supported by interactive faculty seminars hosted by Harvard and other top-tier universities, etc.Seminars attended through the program:- "The Future of Work" with Prithwiraj Choudhury- "Pursuing Impactful Careers" with Jasjit Singh- "Enhancing Museum Engagement through Theatre" with Janelle Mills- "Generating and Evaluating Entrepreneurial Ideas" with Tristan BotelhoConducted by Harvard University. Show less

A workshop on translating Chinese media with 20 hours of cultural analysis seminars and 20 hours of practical translation seminars on the chosen media. The types of media analyzed are: theatrical films, TV series, and documentaries.Conducted by Chinese Culture Translation & Studies Support Network as a part of the project focusing on nurturing and mentoring high-level Chinese translators all around the world.

Took part in creating the festival line-up as a member of the film screening team. Screened more than 300 short films in the narrative category for 7 months and attended monthly meetings.

Wearing several hats for the 2-month-long (prep week and 3 sprints, 2 weeks each) graduation bootcamp of this traineeship, which is a game development project with Unity 3D.Agile Scrum Master:- Created project management documents such as: Project plan, Gantt chart, user story burndown chart, Kanban chart, and retrospective notes document using Microsoft Excel, Google Documents, and Miro.- Kept track of the workflow with daily scrums, weekly scrums, and sprint end review… Show more Wearing several hats for the 2-month-long (prep week and 3 sprints, 2 weeks each) graduation bootcamp of this traineeship, which is a game development project with Unity 3D.Agile Scrum Master:- Created project management documents such as: Project plan, Gantt chart, user story burndown chart, Kanban chart, and retrospective notes document using Microsoft Excel, Google Documents, and Miro.- Kept track of the workflow with daily scrums, weekly scrums, and sprint end review sessions.- Stayed in touch with the product owner to guarantee the quality of the final product.- Communicated with developers to make sure their tasks are running smoothly.- Created the GitHub repository for the project and kept updating it accordingly.Narrative Designer:- Wrote the entire character-driven and atmospheric story of the game.- Designed the story to be as expandable as possible as a way to ensure the game can offer continuous entertainment value to players and economic value to future stakeholders.- Assisted the model asset searching process to make the story visuals impressive and attractive to players. Show less

An intensive 5-month traineeship taking trainees from zero to hero by teaching them coding in C#, developing games in Unity, guiding them through game art principles, while also teaching crucial project management skills with the help of the Google Project Management Professional Certificate Program at Coursera.Subjects include: C# coding, 2D and 3D game development in Unity, game art, and project management.Sponsored by the Turkish Ministry of Industry and Technology. Conducted… Show more An intensive 5-month traineeship taking trainees from zero to hero by teaching them coding in C#, developing games in Unity, guiding them through game art principles, while also teaching crucial project management skills with the help of the Google Project Management Professional Certificate Program at Coursera.Subjects include: C# coding, 2D and 3D game development in Unity, game art, and project management.Sponsored by the Turkish Ministry of Industry and Technology. Conducted by Google. Show less

The main apprenticeship program lasted from January 2022 to June 2022 -- I'm now an alumnus of the program starting July 2022!A truly unique fellowship focusing on nurturing global and emerging critics with the help of distinguished mentors and sessions.Subjects include: Climate crisis representation in art, queer cinema in queer-insensitive areas around the world, South Asian experimental cinema, etc.

- As a group representative, led a group of fellow 12 cohort members for the duration of one full month, where we collectively prepared a written manifesto.- As a coordinator, maintained frequent communication with group members and made sure the writing process from researching to the final submission went smoothly.- Gathered everyone's input in one place, edited and curated them into a single written manifesto of multiple pages.

An intensive and extraordinary 4-month workshop for 30 trainees chosen after an interview process; covering all aspects of filmmaking, film history, and film criticism.Subjects include: Film directing, film producing, cinematography, screenwriting, film editing, color-grading, film history, and film criticism.Sponsored by the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Conducted by Bağımsız Sanat Vakfı in Istanbul.