FILMS & VIDEOS Of Ozan D. Adam - Paperback

by Ozan Adam (Author)

This book contains some of the stills and information about some of the films and videos of Ozan D. Adam

Author Biography

Ozan Adam studied art and cinema at Bard College, attended The New School University for his MA. His body of diverse artwork consists of text; design, illustration, painting, sculpture, animation, film, video and installations which have been exhibited in solo and collective exhibitions around the world at many prestigious international exhibitions, biennials, museums, galleries and festivals around the world. His novel titled "The Manifesto About A Man Who Threw A Stone Into The Sky And Followed It" and many of his other books including his artworks were published and are available online. His film "Zymotic-Amaurosis" was awarded with the Special Jury Award in the 14th International Ankara Film Festival and another film of his titled "The Two Names of A Testimony About The Execution of A Happening and A Suitcase Full of Broken Records" was awarded as the Best Experimental Film in the 17th International Ankara Film Festival. He taught many courses and gave numerous lectures at many universities and has been invited by universities and institutions such as Middle Eastern Technical University, Bosphorus University, The Netherlands Institute of Higher Education, Aksanat Art Foundation and The Bauhaus Foundation in Germany for workshops, conferences and seminars. He has taught graduate and undergraduate courses since 2001. He has also served as a jury member for universities and the award juries of film festivals. Many of his artworks and films have been selected, awarded and presented by internationally acclaimed festivals, galleries and museums. His films were screened at Martin Gropius-Bau Museum, Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin, Louvre Museum and Pompidou Art Center in Paris, National Centre for Visual Arts, Reina Sofia National Museum in Madrid, Aksanat Gallery, Proje 4L Contemporary Art Museum, Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Center, Istanbul Modern Museum and Pera Museum in Istanbul, Tate Modern in London, the 10th Venice Biennele in Venice and at The New Museum in New York and Tokyo. His feature film "For The Blinds" won the Special Jury Award at the Indian Cine Festival in Mumbai and it received excellent reviews. As the director of the first internationally awarded Turkish science fiction feature film that is not a comedy, an animation, a cult film or a remake he marks his place in the history of cinema.