About
Fırat Sezgin is a producer working in Film and New Media with a background in producing feature-length films as well as documentaries. He co-founded the Institute of Time to work on independent projects, including three feature creative documentaries. His last VR work, Floodplain, premiered at Venice Film Festival. His latest documentary world premiered at the IFFR in 2020. He currently resides in the Netherlands.
projects in progress
One of Those Creatures (documentary) - in development; producer. A documentary feature and an ethnography into the bodybuilding world in Istanbul.
Vagif: Soviet Jazzman - in development; producer. Music film/biographical drama. A talented jazz pianist in Soviet Azerbaijan struggles to play because of political/bureaucratic thurdles and chronic heart disease.
Ark (documentary) - in pre-production; producer. An essay documentary in interactive VR form, drawing parallels between the environmental crises and the history of VR
finished projects
Nublu (documentary) - directed by Sercan Sezgin, 73 min, USA/Turkey, 2017; producer.
Yazin (fiction) - directed by Sercan Sezgin, 20 min, Turkey, 2018; producer. Short fiction.
Anatolian Trip (documentary) - directed by Deniz Tortum and Can Eskinazi, 114 min, Turkey, 2018; line producer.
Floodplain - directed by Deniz Tortum, 13 min, Turkey, 2018; producer. Virtual reality.
Phases of Matter (documentary) - directed by Deniz Tortum, 72 min, Netherlands/ Turkey, 2020; co-producer.
News
new project / Phases of Matter / Firat Sezgin / New project has been added - 09.10.2020
new project / Floodplain / Firat Sezgin / New project has been added - 09.10.2020
new project / Anatolian Trip / Firat Sezgin / New project has been added - 09.10.2020
status update / Nublu / Firat Sezgin / Project has been completed - 09.10.2020
new project / Yazin / Firat Sezgin / New project has been added - 09.10.2020
new project / Nublu / Firat Sezgin / New project has been added - 09.10.2020
new project / Ark / Firat Sezgin / New project has been added - 09.10.2020
new project / Vagif: Soviet Jazzman / Firat Sezgin / New project has been added - 09.10.2020
new project / One of Those Creatures / Firat Sezgin / New project has been added - 09.10.2020
Producer Firat Sezgin updated bio information and other - 09.10.2020
Production company
Name: Institute of Time
Address: Vrouwe Justitiaplein 14, 3511 EX Utrecht, Netherlands
Contact number: +31 638 695 335
E-mail: firat@instituteoftime.com
Website: www.instituteoftime.com