Ömer Ali Kazma



Adjuncts
Finishing Robert College in Istanbul he left for America in 1989 and completed his undergraduate studies there. After a brief stay in London where he studied photography, Ali moved to New York in 1995. He finished his MA degree at The New School during and after which he continued to work on film and video projects. Between 1995 and 1998 he worked as a teaching assistant at The New School University. In 2000, he returned to Istanbul where he started his own production company, nnaCo, with two friends. They have finished commercial products as well as continuing to work on their own projects. He also holds a part-time teaching position at Bilgi University.

works
razor of tebriz 1997 16mm film
nuclear family 1998 16mm film
non 1999 digital video
rhythm a la turka 1999 digital video
plus the fly 2000 digital video
ape types 2000 digital video
narcissus 2000 digital video
it rains 2000 digital video
she has had it 2001 digital video
what's up 2001 digital video
mr. loading 2001 digital video
supersonic family 2001 digital video

festivals and screenings
1998 international surrealist film festival ct, usa achievement award
1998 mixed messages ny, usa honorable mention
1999 film fest new haven ct, usa
1999 new school invitational film festival bryan youngson award
kodak award
1999 mixed messages award recipient
1999 screening at new york academy for the arts
2000 south by southwest film festival tx, usa
2000 film fest new haven ct, usa
2000 darklight digital film festival dublin, ireland
2000 mixed messages ny, usa award recipient
2000 screening at new york academy for the arts
2001 screening at mimar sinan university istanbul, turkey
2001 splitski new film festival, split, croatia
2001 avanto festival helsinki, finland

exhibitions
2000 genc sanat ankara, turkey
2001 valencia biennial
2001 7th international istanbul biennial unesco award
2001 9e biennale de l'image en mouvement saint gervais, switzerland
2001 egofugal exhibition tokyo opera city, tokyo, japan
2001 turkish contemporary art exhibition kuntsmuseum, bonn

bibliography
radikal daily newspaper 23/10/01 interview by evrim altug
cumhuriyet daily newspaper 6/10/01 text by ozlem altunok
vizyon dekorasyon design magazine oct 2001 interview by gunnur ozsoy
art-ist contemporary art magazine no:3 interview by erden kosova
harper's bazaar turkish edition jan 2001 text by ela guven