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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 got involved with photography and digital art 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 Photography Gala Awards".
He has written, directed and produced several animated short films since 2013 which were screened in over 200 film festivals including Academy Award Qualifying Festivals such as "Animest" and "AIFVF". 6 of his films were also Staff Picked on Vimeo. In 2019 he assembled 10 of his short films under the title of "The Flying Fish" which had various reviews by film critics.
Besides his career in visual arts, Saygıner also composes music.
He is currently living and working as a freelancer in Ankara, Turkey.
MURAT SAYGINER
contact@muratsayginer.com
To use Murat Saygıner's work in your project, please get in touch with as many details as possible about the usage of the work and the media you wish to feature it in. Pricing varies for each type of project.
Services
Murat Saygıner is available for hire as a freelance digital artist, photographer, retoucher, colorist, designer, motion designer, film & music video director, editor and music composer.
Prints
Prints are available as both limited and open editions. All prints, regardless of size are of highest quality.
Fine art prints, limited to 13, are numbered, signed and handled by Murat Saygıner. They are mounted and framed to meet individual requirements and come supplied with a signed Certificate of Authenticity.
Open editions are handled and distributed by inprnt.com.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
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
ALC Video Art Festival 2020, Alicante, Spain
Neum Animated Film Festival 2020, Neum, Bosnia and Herzegovina
16th Akbank Short Film Festival 2020, İstanbul, Turkey
Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival 2020, Hawick, United Kingdom
15th Athens ANIMFEST 2020, Athens, Greece
Athens Digital Arts Festival 2019, Athens, Greece
Festival Internazionale Segni Della Notte 2019, Urbino, Italy
7th Canlandıranlar Film Festival 2019, Istanbul, Turkey
15th Festival Transterritorial de Cine Underground 2019, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Animation Marathon 2019, Athens, Greece
Festival International Signes de Nuit 2019, Paris, France
Animest International Animation Film Festival 2019, Bucharest, Romania
International Microm Film Festival 2019, Athens, Greece
Tuzla Film Festival 2019, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
North Bellarine Film Festival 2019, Victoria, Australia
Unseen Festival 2019, Denver, CO, 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 Canlandıranlar Film 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
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 The Photography Gala Awards, 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
FAMILIAR STRANGERS
IMDb
''...seeing approximately 250 idyllic looking people smile at you is a nice feeling.'' by Andrew Wickliffe
''...one of the most weird concepts that I have ever seen.'' by Brian MacNamara
''...Sayginer mixes classicism with new tech effectively and evocatively.'' by Jeffery Berg
''Not only is that rare but beautiful to watch.'' by Arth Joshi
THE FLYING FISH
IMDb
''...It is one part mystery, one part enlightenment, and entirely a trippy work of art.'' by Andrea Riley
''...Saygıner's sublime, highly mysterious or rather, mystical fantasy pierces one's soul and gradually melts...'' by Nikola Gocic
''...his world is balanced by focusing on the other side of the realm.'' by Arth Joshi
''...themes of good and evil, the balance of nature, the path to enlightenment and even a nod to the digital...'' by Rick Swift
''...meant to be symbolic of everything that we as human beings have experienced in our world...'' by Bede Jermyn
''An ode to the endless possibilities of animation.'' by Zoe Crombie
''...It's both mesmerizing and thought-provoking at the same time.'' by Jed Chua
''...it’s like if early nineties POV-Ray renders looked real, it’s… It’s often breathtaking.'' by Andrew Wickliffe
''...I am glad I got to go on this new journey and get out of my comfort zone to see something completely new.'' by Robyn Gray
''...there will be people out there enjoying this with or without mind-altering substances for years to come.'' by Brian MacNamara
''...a dazzling achievement of music and visuals.'' by Jeffery Berg
''The Flying Fish deserves praise for the psychedelic journey it takes you on.'' by Christian Riffle
''...the film employs a logic to which we can only be spectators. Sit back and enjoy the ride.'' by Alchemy Film & Arts
PURPLE DREAMS
IMDb
''...peaceful intersection of deified reveries, remodeled myths, esoteric musings and spiritual meanderings.'' by Nikola Gocic