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	Melis Balcı is an independent filmmaker based in Istanbul. She uses hand drawn frames and digital processes to create animations and narratives. She is experienced in writing, directing and animating commercials, explainer videos &#38;amp; narratives.


MFA -&#38;nbsp; Film &#38;amp; Drama, DirectingKadir Has University, Dissertation: Changing of Focalizers in the Film Adı Vasfiye&#38;nbsp;and Experiencing
Film’s Narrative, Istanbul, 2021
BA- 

Sabancı University, Visual Arts &#38;amp; Visual Communication Design, Merit Scholarship, 2012 





Awards
Merkür, 5’23”, 2015
Audience Award - Stockholm Experimental and Animation Film Festival, 2016, Sweden
2nd place, Animation - Kayseri Altin Cinar Film Festival, 2016, Turkey
Winner, Animation - 36th Ifsak Film Festival, 2016, Turkey
Competitions
Sema, Suzan ve Berk, 2022
 Akbank Short Film Festival, “Forum” finalist
Exhibitions
EL, OhMyPMS!, Group Exhibition, ALT, 2018

Workshops
Beliz Güçbilmez, Tersine Mühendislik: Yazmak İçin Okumak, 2021

Contact
melisbalci@sabanciuniv.edu


︎ &#38;nbsp;︎ &#38;nbsp;︎
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Kayıran, Cem. Çağdaş sanat alışkanlıklarına eğlenceli bir eleştiri: "Merkür" Bant Magazine. 2016Balcı, Melis. "Milano'da 'Kısa' Günler" Arka Pencere Mecmua 8. (2018): 22Hanson Matt. The Brevity of Solitude: ‘Home Alone’ with Pera Museum. Daily Sabah. 2020






	










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2016, 5’22”, Short Animation Film
A young artist who works as a gallery assistant is taken to a luxury dinner with her boss, the gallery owner, after an international art fair. An art collector, a curator and an institution director join the table where she is introduced to the absurd and corrupt hierarchy of the art world. She observes the table all night and tries to take part in the conversation, but is not acknowledged. In every attempt to communicate with the important figures of the art world, she is disappointed.AWARDSAudience Award - Stockholm Experimental and Animation Film Festival, 2016, Sweden2nd place, Animation - Kayseri Altın Çınar Film Festival, 2016, TurkeyWinner, Animation - 36th Ifsak Film Festival, 2016, TurkeyWinner, Animation - Feelfest, 2016, Spain
CREDITSDirectors: Melis Balcı &#38;amp; Ege OkalScreenwriters: Melis Balcı &#38;amp; Ege OkalAnimation: Melis Balcı &#38;amp; Ege OkalSound: Uğur AkagündüzColoring: Berke Doğanoğlu, İrem NalçaColoring Assistants: Umut Balcı, Zeynep Hazal Özuslu, Arda AlbulakVoice Actors: Alexander Christie-Miller, Ekmel Ertan, Ege Okal, Lara Ögel, Damla PehlevanMusic: Hilmi BeySound Production: Mono Crew





*Galeride asistanlık yapan genç bir sanatçı, sanat fuarı çıkışında çalıştığı galerinin sahibiyle birlikte lüks bir akşam yemeğine gider. Masaya galeri sahibinin arkadaşları olan koleksiyoner, sanat kurumu direktörü ve küratör dahil olur. Genç sanatçı, sanat dünyasının önemli figürleriyle geçirdiği bu gecede masayı gözlemler ve diyaloglara her katılımında hayal kırıklığına uğrar.








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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2022 11:53:02 +0000</pubDate>

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2016, Photobook 
Photobook: Berke DoğanoğluStory: Melis Balcı








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2018, Cel Animation
Loop animation for the exhibition, Oh!MyPMS, which took place in
ALT.



*ALT’ta gerçekleşen Oh!MyPMS isimli sergi için yapılmış loop animasyon.








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2018, Digital Animation
Digital animation screened as part of Loop de Loop's Myth theme.From Ouroboros to cosmos to Magnum Chaos.
*Loop de Loop’un “mit” teması altında gösterilen dijital animasyon. Ouroboros’tan kozmosa kozmostan Magnum Kaos’a.










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