Experimental Cinema Workshop with Onur Sekmen Held at ARUCAD

The “Experimental Cinema Workshop”, organised by the Department of Film Design and Management at Arkin University of Creative Arts and Design (ARUCAD), was led by experimental filmmaker and director Onur Sekmen.

Onur Sekmen, whose work focuses on experimental cinema, shared his knowledge and experience with students during the workshop, which explored innovative approaches to filmmaking. Shaped by Sekmen’s creative production approach, the workshop examined the expressive possibilities of cinema beyond traditional narrative structures, as well as alternative filmmaking methods.

During the workshop, students had the opportunity to get a closer look at the analogue cameras brought by Sekmen and explore how they work. The session also included an examination of various examples of experimental films, with discussions on how the visual storytelling techniques and creative approaches used in these works could be adapted to the students’ own filmmaking processes.

Offering different perspectives on experimental filmmaking, the workshop helped students become familiar with alternative production methods, explore the artistic expressive possibilities of cinema and develop their own creative practices. The workshop was moderated by Assoc. Prof. Dr Emrah Öztürk, Head of the Department of Film Design and Management at ARUCAD, and Assist. Prof. Dr Emad Amlashi.