Kurtuluş Özgen directed-produced several non-fiction films and cultural projects. His films have been screened in more than 70 film festivals and have won 18 awards. His photography and video works have been selected for several art exhibitions. Özgen received his bachelor’s degree in Cinema, his graduate degree in Painting (2012) and Phd in Art in New Media (2017). He also studied contemporary art history, video art and continues to study as a doctoral candidate in cultural anthropology programme. His academic focus is on documentary film studies, film-philosophy, cinematography, ethnographic cinema, video art and new media. He continues to be an associate professor at AHBV University Fine Arts Faculty, Department of Photography and Video.

Fırat Arapoğlu is an art historian, critic, and independent curator based in Istanbul, where he works as an associate professor in the Department of Common Courses at Altınbaş University. He has curated numerous exhibitions in Turkey and abroad. His recent projects include Intersections, Group Exhibition (2025, Vision Art Platform, İstanbul), Anita Taylor, Moonraker Solo Exhibition (2024, Vision Art Platform, Istanbul), A Journey A Slope, Ahmet Rüstem & Hakan Sorar Solo Exhibition (2024, Vision Art Platform, Istanbul), A Dream Unfolds, Aida Mahmudova solo exhibition (2024, Vision Art Platform, Istanbul), Fire, Albena Baeva solo exhibition (2024, Collect Gallery, Istanbul), In a Multiple Perspective, Group Exhibition (2022-2023, YARAT, Baku) Other Urban Orders, Sophia Grancharova solo exhibition (2022, the ICA, Sofia), Lines of Site, International Traveling Exhibition (2022, Istanbul, Dundee, Barcelona), 6. International Istanbul Children and Youth Biennial (2022, Istanbul), “Unforgettable Future,” Krassimir Terziev solo exhibition (2019, Versus Art Projects, Istanbul) can be mentioned. He has co-curated the 3rd Çanakkale Biennial, the 3rd and 4th International Mardin Biennials, and the 1st Mediterranean Contemporary Art Biennial. Among the art magazines he has contributed to in Turkey and abroad are Sanat Dünyamız, Genç Sanat, Art-İst Modern & Actual, ICE, ARTAM, Art Unlimited, Eleştirel Kültür, RH+, İstanbul Art News, Artdog İstanbul, Varlık, and Flash Art. He has written articles on art and art education, presented papers at national and international symposia, and authored book chapters. He has given lectures and workshops at the Istanbul Modern Art Museum, Moda Sahnesi, Atölye Maçka, Narmanlı Art, Nazım Hikmet Cultural Center, and Istanbul Bilgi University. He is a member of the International Association of Art Critics.