Alican Durbaş [Turkey]
Alican Durbaş was born in Istanbul, Turkey, in 1986. After graduating from Arts Management at Yeditepe University in Istanbul, he received his MA degree in Arts Management at the same department. Durbaş predominantly works on film and video. He made short films, which were screened in various international film festivals. He participated in many exhibitions in Turkey and abroad with his video works. He is one of the collaborators of Plastic Crowds artistic collective. He shoot a documentary of “City and Art Project” consisting of a forum, introducing its workshops and exhibitions in five European cities, which is organized by European Cultural Association, and which is implemented by Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University under the coordination of Secretariat General of EU Affairs in 2009. He attended the Berlinale Talents as director (in Sarajevo Film Festival) in 2011. He worked as an assistant director in some commercials and feature films. He currently lives and works in Istanbul.
LIGHTHOUSE - 11th ed. [read synopsis]