Department of Radioi Television and Cinema

The finalist films and event program of the “SineKültür Interuniversity Short Film Festival," organized for the sixth time this year by the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema, have been announced. The festival, in which a total of 13 films in the documentary and fiction film categories competed in the finals after the pre-jury evaluation, will be held between May 14-16, 2025, at the Bakırköy campus Ataköy building.

The Department of Radio, Television, and Cinema organized an “Alumni Panel” to bring together its graduates and current students. The event, which was moderated by Assist. Prof. Ayşe Duygu Atasoy Aktaş, took place on Tuesday, April 15, in the multi-purpose hall on the 1st floor of the Ataköy building, Bakırköy Campus.

The book titled “Chronology of Turkish Horror Cinema Volume 7 (2024)” by Assist. Prof. Gizem Şimşek Kaya, one of our academicians from the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema, has been published.

Turkish Horror Cinema Continues at Full Speed

The Department of Radio, Television, and Cinema organized the “Cinematic Video Production with Artificial Intelligence” workshop with the participation of artist and academician Lecturer Murat Fırat. In the workshop held on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, in the 1st floor multi-purpose hall at the Ataköy building, Bakırköy Campus, the creative uses of artificial intelligence in the field of art and cinema were discussed.

The Head of the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema, Assoc. Prof. Perihan Taş Öz, announced the final declaration with actor Mehmet Aslantuğ at the closing meeting of the “Cinema Workshop,” held between October 9-12, as part of the International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival.

The short film “Station People,” directed and scripted by Res. Assist. Buğra Mert Alkayalar, a faculty member of the Radio, Television, and Cinema Department, won the second prize in the “Short Film” category of the TRT Future Communicators Competition, which is in its 10th year this year. The award ceremony of the competition, in which 180 people made it to the finals in 12 different categories, was held live on the TRT 2 channel at 20:00 on Tuesday, October 8, 2024.

We sincerely congratulate our lecturer and wish the continuation of his success.

Res. Assist. Buğra Mert Alkayalar from the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema was invited to the press meeting of the Laser IMAX technology brought to Türkiye for the first time by Cinenova. The opening of the new IMAX was followed by a press conference and a screening of the movie “Joker: Folie à Deux” at Marmara Forum Shopping Mall on Wednesday, October 2, 2024. The event was hosted by Cinenova Founder Muzaffer Yıldırım and IMAX Senior Vice President John Schreiner.

Our Head of Department of Radio, Television and Cinema, Assoc. Prof. Perihan Taş Öz was a guest on the “Regional Agenda” program, broadcast on TRT Antalya Radio, on Thursday, October 3. In the program, our professor shared her opinions and evaluations about the workshop and the festival as the Chairperson of the 61st International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival Cinema Workshop Organizing Committee.

Res. Assist. Buğra Mert Alkayalar, a lecturer of our Department of Radio, Television and Cinema, was invited to the 20th Children's Film Festival, organized by the TÜRSAK Foundation, as a trainer-director to lead a Directing Workshop. The festival took place in Gaziantep from September 18 to 20, 2024, as part of the Gaziantep Culture Road Festival, with the support of the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The workshop was held on Friday, September 20, 2024, at the Şahinbey Congress and Art Center.

The book titled “50. Sanat Yılında Michael Haneke” by Assist. Prof. Gizem Şimşek Kaya, a faculty member of our university’s Department of Radio, Television, and Cinema, has been published.