"I am refractive and my art is the refraction of my life."
Murat Saygıner is a self-taught artist who works in the fields of photography
and digital art, and is also known as a filmmaker and composer.
Born in Prague in 1989, Murat Saygıner studied in Paris during his childhood and
graduated from Lycee Charles De Gaulle high school in Ankara. He got involved with
photography in 2007 and won several international awards. In 2008 his works were
selected for ''IPA BEST OF SHOW'' exhibition in New York. In 2010 he was awarded
Emerging Talent of the Year in the Worldwide Photography Gala Awards.
He has written, directed and produced several animated short films since 2013.
His films were screened in over 150 film festivals and 6 of them were staff picked on Vimeo.
He is currently living and working as a freelancer in Ankara.
2018 - "FILE 2018 - Electronic Language International Festival"
Fiesp Cultural Center, São Paulo, Brazil
2017 - "Celebration of the Arts – Art in Motion"
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
2015 - "Colors of Life - Young Men with Big Dreams"
Capital One Corporate Gallery, Richmond, Virginia, United States
2014 - "Exposition Focus"
Gallery of Art, Fier, Albania
2014 - "Colors of Life - Young Men with Big Dreams"
Pepco Edison Gallery, Washington DC, United States
2012 - "6th Arte Laguna Prize Finalist Artists Exhibition"
Palazzo Correr, Romanian Cultural Institute, Venice, Italy
2012 - "Worldwide Photography Biennial Exhibition"
The Borges Cultural Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2011 - "PreFoto"
Cultural Center "Abdullah Krashnica", Preševo, Serbia
2011 - "Exposition Focus"
Gallery of Art, Fier, Albania
2011 - "Colors of Life - A Dream in Color"
Art Works, The Jane Sandelin Gallery, Richmond, Virginia, United States
2011 - "Colors of Life - A Dream in Color"
Capital One Corporate Gallery, Richmond, Virginia, United States
2010 - "Colors of Life - A Dream in Color"
Embassy of Guatemala, Washington DC, United States
2008 - "IPA Best of Show"
Splashlight Studios, SOHO Gallery, New York, United States
Open World Animation Festival 2019, Allentown, PA, United States
Overmountain Animation Festival 2019, Johnson City, TN, United States
10th Kinolikbez 2019, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
31st Society for Animation Studies Conference 2019, Lisbon, Portugal
The Katalyst Film Event 2019, London, United Kingdom
International Fine Arts Students Congress 2019, Istanbul, Turkey
13th River Film Festival 2019, Padova, Italy
LTUE Film Festival 2019, Provo, United States
3rd Chaniartoon 2019, Chania, Greece
29th Istanbul International Short Film Festival 2018, Istanbul, Turkey
6th International Animators Festival 2018, Istanbul, Turkey
Lucid Dream Fantastic Film Festival 2018, Toscana, Italy
Melrose Film Festival 2018, Orlando, United States
Punto y Raya Festival 2018, Wroclaw, Poland
Tripoteca Psychedelic Film Festival 2018, Worldwide
ANNY Animation Nights 2018, New York, United States
Shenandoah Seasonal Film Series 2018, Strasburg, VA, United States
North Bellarine Film Festival 2018, Victoria, Australia
VIFF Vienna Independent Film Festival 2018, Vienna, Austria
Mexico International Film Festival 2018, Baja, Mexico
Der Phantastische Trashfilm 2018, Kassel, Germany
The Quarantine Film Festival 2018, Varna, Bulgaria
Philadelphia Independent Film Festival 2018, Philadelphia, United States
The Mosaic Film Festival 2018, Clarkston, United States
Athens International Film and Video Festival 2018, Athens, United States
Ecozine Film Festival 2018, Zaragoza, Spain
Boomtown Film and Music Festival 2018, Beaumont, United States
ANNY Animation Nights 2018, New York, United States
Athens Animfest 2018, Athens, Greece
Tallahassee Film Festival 2018, Tallahassee, United States
The Wayward Festival 2018, Los Angeles, United States
Trenton Film Festival 2018, Trenton, United States
Fargo Film Festival 2018, Fargo, United States
Artfools Video Festival 2018, Larissa, Greece
Ouchy Film Awards 2018, Lausanne, Switzerland
1st Chania Cartoon & Animation Festival 2017, Chania, Greece
Fantastic Planet: Sydney Sci-Fi and Fantasy Film Festival 2017, Sydney, Australia
Fake Flesh Film Fest 2017, Kamloops, Canada
Animation Marathon 2017, Athens, Greece
CutOut Fest International Animation and Digital Art Festival 2017, Queretaro, Mexico
Berlin Sci-Fi Filmfest 2017, Berlin, Germany
Swedenborg Film Festival 2017, London, United Kingdom
ICARO Festival Internacional de Cine 2017, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Crystal Palace International Film Festival 2017, London, United Kingdom
Celtic Animation Film Competition 2017, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Planet 9 Film Festival 2017, Los Angeles, United States
Conway Film Festival 2017, Conway, United States
PSIAF Palm Springs International Animation Festival 2017, Palm Springs, United States
Multivision Festival 2017, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Fest Anca International Animation Festival 2017, Bratislava, Slovakia
Tri-Cities International Film Festival 2017, Washington, United States
3rd Marmaris International Short Film Festival 2017, Marmaris, Turkey
Cut it Short Film Festival 2017, Istanbul, Turkey
BlackBox Shortfilm Festival 2017, Aarau, Switzerland
Roselle Park Shorts Film Festival 2017, New Jersey, United States
Fargo Fantastic Film Festival 2017, Fargo, United States
Largo Film Awards 2017, Switzerland
Atlanta Underground Film Festival 2017, Atlanta, United States
FilmQuest 2017, Provo, United States
Montreal International Animation Film Festival - ANIMAZE 2017, Montreal, Canada
My Film Festival 2017, Toronto, Canada
Short to the Point 2017, Bucharest, Romania
Seattle Transmedia & Independent Film Festival 2017, Seattle, United States
Short Film Breaks 2017, Bucharest, Romania
Tulsa Overground Film Festival 2017, Tulsa, United States
Athens Animfest 2017, Athens, Greece
Open World Animation Festival 2017, Allentown, PA, United States
ATF Animated Film Festival 2017, Tehran, Iran
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Film Festival 2016, Pune, India
5th Hak-İş International Short Film Festival 2016, Ankara, Turkey
47th Kraf International Short Film Festival 2016, Rijeka, Croatia
17th International Izmir Short Film Festival 2016, Izmir, Turkey
Dracula Film Festival 2016, Brasov, Romania
Cut it Short Film Festival 2016, Istanbul, Turkey
Nightpiece Film Festival 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Medway Visions Film Festival 2016, Kent, United Kingdom
Hackney Attic Film Festival 2016, London, United Kingdom
Cartoon Club 2016, Rimini, Italy
Karakoy Short Film Days 2016, Istanbul, Turkey
39th Elche International Independent Film Festival 2016, Elche, Spain
Cavo Fest 2016, Trani, Italy
Rabbitfest 2016, Perugia, Italy
Love Horror Short Film Festival 2016, California, United States
Heartearth Festival 2016, Berlin, Germany
Comicpalooza Film Festival 2016, Texas, United States
The Quarantine Film Festival 2016, Varna, Bulgaria
Backup Festival 2016, Weimar, Germany
Bloody Week-end Film Festival 2016, Franche-Comté, France
Transmission Video Art Festival 2016, Karlsruhe, Germany - Athens, Greece
AniFest 2016, Connecticut, United States
International Second Hand Film Festival 2016, Ankara, Turkey
Chippewa Valley Film Festival 2016, Wisconsin, United States
Ouarzazate International Film Festival 2016, Morocco, Africa
Drunken Zombie Film Festival 2016, Illinois, United States
Third Culture Film Festival 2016, Hong Kong, China
NukhuFest 2016, New York, United States
Chennai International Short Film Festival 2016, Chennai, India
Goldensun Short Film Festival 2015, Malta
Anilogue International Animation Festival 2015, Budapest, Hungary
I.N.S.A.N.E Animation Film Festival 2015, Malmo, Sweden
Davis International Film Festival 2015, California, United States
Visionaria Film Festival 2015, Siena, Italy
Multivision Festival 2015, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Nottingham International Microfilm Festival 2015, Nottingham, England
Festival Film Front 2015, Novi Sad, Serbia
Vasteras Film Festival 2015, Vasteras, Sweden
FilmOneFest 2015, New Jersey, United States
Pause Festival 2015, Melbourne, Australia
Tripoteca Psychedelic Film Festival 2015, Worldwide
File Anima+ 2014, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2018 Mexico International Film Festival, Mexico
Winner of the Golden Palm award in Animation Competition
2017 Open World Animation Festival, USA
Winner of the award for Best Experimental Film
2017 ATF Animated Film Festival, Iran
Appreciated Film in Experimental and Newmedia Section
2016 5th Hak-İş International Short Film Festival, Turkey
Winner of the award for Best Original Score
2015 Davis International Film Festival, USA
Winner of the award for Best Animation
2011 PreFoto International Photography Competition, Serbia
Winner of the 1st prize
2011 Fokus International Competition of Artistic Photography, Albania
Winner of the 3rd prize
2010 WPGA, Pollux Awards, UK
Emerging Talent of the Year
2010 PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris, France
1st prize - Portraiture - Personality
2010 Trierenberg Super Circuit, Austria
Goldmedal - Special Themes - The Magic of Colours
2009 International Photography Awards, Lucie Foundation, USA
3rd prize - Editorial - Personality | 3rd prize - Fine Art - Collage
2009 PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris, France
1st prize - Advertising - Music | 3rd prize - Fine Art - Digitally Enhanced
2009 Trierenberg Super Circuit, Austria
Goldmedal - Special Themes - Painted With Light
2008 International Photography Awards, Lucie Foundation, USA
1st prize - Editorial - Personality | 1st prize - Advertising - Music
3rd prize - Advertising - Other | 3rd prize - Special - Digitally Enhanced
MURAT SAYGINER
Works are available for sale as numbered, signed and certified fine art prints mounted onto aluminium dibond.
The prints come in limited editions. Each work has only 13 signed prints. Contact for more information.
