EFEKT 2023

Highlights

Masters of Visual Illusion are in Istanbul!

Organized in partnership with Istanbul Cinema Museum, Bahçeşehir University and the French Institute- Istanbul, EFEKT Visual Effects Days will meet enthusiasts and the cinema and media industry on November 24-26. Visual effects (VFX) are indispensable for cinema, which was a magic show, a feast for the eyes and mind when it was first born. Visual effects, which have continued to be one of the indispensable elements of storytelling, have reached unimaginable heights over the years.

EFEKT Visual Effects Days offers a very exciting program with the masters who have signed very important projects, the biggest VFX studios of Turkey and France, professional VFX and animation organizations and educational institutions of France and Turkey. During EFEKT we will be witnessing the production stages of pioneering VFX projects, sectoral analysis of VFX, the use of artificial intelligence in this field, the women of VFX, the pioneering films of VFX in Turkey and in France. All programs except film screenings will be free of charge with registration.

Florent Signifredi
French Institute – Istanbul

“The event is a unique opportunity to discover what is behind the curtain, how a movie is done. Now VFX is an important factor for making a movie and I hope this event can inspire the VFX artists of tomorrow”

Prof. Dr. Nazlı Eda Noyan
BAU Cartoon and Animation Department Head and the Academic Director of Istanbul Cinema Museum

“There is no limit to the artistry and joy of animation and VFX. As all looks like magic it indeed is a combination of creativity, technology, curiosity and love for storytelling as well as a great deal of labor and team work. Come and celebrate with us this magic!”