Dear SoH Festian
Our selected documentary screenings and panel discussions are free and open to everyone. They will take place at Arter’s Auditorium and will be conducted in English. No registration is required — you are welcome to simply show up and join us.
Moderator:
Ramin Sadighi
Founder of Show Of Hands Festival
Founder and CEO of Hermes Records, Grammy nominated producer (2006), WOMEX Professional Excellence Award winner (2015), mentor in Arts Management at Columbia College Chicago (2007-2010), co-founder of “Culture & Music” magazine.
Panelists:
Duygu Mühürdar Türkiye
Music Programmer, Ethnomusicologist and Booker
Booker & programmer at Pozitif Müzik A.Ş., Zorlu PSM and Beşiktaş Kültür Merkezi; curator for Digilogue Summit, Sónar Istanbul, Sónar +D; advancement lead for Babylon Soundgarden (2024) and Akbank Jazz Festival (2024); booking manager for artists including IDLES, Röyksopp, Moderat and Ludovico Einaudi
Marina Roveta Spain
Artist Manager and Founder of Producciones Submarinas
Founder of Producciones Submarinas (Spain); artist manager for Pipo Romero and David Otero; nearly 20 years’ experience in record label management, marketing and international artist development; lecturer in music business master’s programs; mentor in the EMMA EMMpower Programme.
Selen Gülün Türkiye
Composer, Pianist and Vocalist
Recipient of Charles Mingus Composition Award (1998), British Council Visiting Arts, Creative Collaboration in Music (2003), Donne in Musica’s Artist in Residence Award (2011)
Joost Lijbaart the Netherlands
Composer and Drummer
Dutch jazz drummer, composer and bandleader; founding member of the Yuri Honing Trio and Quartet (Edison Award winners); performed in over 60 countries worldwide; collaborator with Wolfert Brederode, Benjamin Herman, Mats Eilertsen and Theo Loevendie; internationally recognized for cross-genre and cross-cultural projects.
Panelists:
Zsófia Boros Hungary/Austria
Composer, Guitarist and Lecturer
Classical guitarist based in Vienna; prize winner at North London Music Festival, Concorso Internazionale Val Tidone, Paganini Competition (Parma) and Premio Enrico Mercatali; ECM Records artist (three albums since 2013).
Francesco Martinelli Italy
Jazz historian, Academician and Music Writer
Teacher at Siena Jazz University, author of the book “History of European Jazz”, director of “Arrigo Polillo” Jazz Center Studies, co-organizer of Pisa International Jazz Festival (1976-1982).
Selçuk Artut Türkiye
Interdisciplinary Artist and Contemporary Media Researcher
Professor at Sabancı University (Visual Arts & Visual Communication Design); interdisciplinary artist exploring human–technology interaction; exhibited at Sonar Istanbul, ISEA, Siggraph, Istanbul Biennial, ICA London and Moving Image New York; member of post-rock avant-garde band Replikas (since 1998); co-founder of audiovisual performance duo RAW (2016).
Toprak Firat Türkiye
Digital Artist and Computer Engineer
Digital artist, researcher and computer engineer based in Istanbul; multidisciplinary practice bridging digital art, computational research and social critique; works with real-time data processing, mixed reality and interactive media.
Panelists:
Ceren Temel Türkiye
Composer, Vocalist and Educator
Jazz singer, composer, and educator based in Istanbul; winner of the 13th Nardis Jazz Club Youth Jazz Vocal Contest; Public Prize recipient at Riga Jazz Stage (2019); performed with the Turkish Harmony Stars Orchestra and Naval Forces Stars Light Music & Jazz Orchestra; doctoral candidate in Jazz Performance at Istanbul University State Conservatory; released debut EP The Rewind.
Christopher Çolak Türkiye
Music Writer, Academician and Designer
Designer and creative consultant with more than 17 years of international experience; full-time lecturer at Sabancı University (VAVCD); radio programmer, music writer and DJ since 2003; host of “Login” on Apaçık Radyo.
Wolfert Brederode the Netherlands
Composer and Pianist
Teacher at Royal Conservatory in the Hague and Fontys University in Tilburg (Netherlands), Edison Jazz Award winner (2016)