Résumé

Filmmaker, visual artist

Address: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Biography:
Malaz Usta is a filmmaker, a designer and a visual artist. He was born in Damascus. He studied TV, and Cinema in Istanbul, and he is currently a researcher at the Netherlands Film Academy.

Education:
The Netherlands Film Academy, Amsterdam
Master’s of Film, Artistic Research in and Through Cinema, 2024
Marmara University, Istanbul
Bachelor of Arts in Television and Cinema, 2022
Damascus University, Damascus
Bachelor of Pharmacy, 2015

Filmography:
space_invaders.exe (2024)
A Year in Exile (2020)

Professional Experience:
2024 Freelancer Artist - De Vrolijkheid - Amsterdam, NL
2022 - Present Creative Director - 04 Studio - Amsterdam, NL
2021 - 2022 Graphic designer, motion graphics designer - Reveal Interactive - Toronto, CA
2016 - 2021 Graphic designer, video editor - Sahara Design Agency - Riyadh, SA

Grants & Residencies:
ReCNTR Lab Multimodal research program, 2024
Atelier 105 Residency Program, Light Cone, Paris, 2023
AHK Talent Grant, Amsterdam University of the Arts, 2022
Erasmus+ BIP Project, Bauhaus University Weimar, 2022
Turkish Scholarships, YTB, 2017-2022

Award selection:
Best International Short Documentary - Cinéma Vérité / Iran International Documentary Film Festival
Best National Short Documentary - Bosphorus International Film Festival
Jury Awary - Istanbul International Film Festival
Best International Short Documentary - Encounters International Documentary Film Festival
Best Editor - Kinoki International Film Festival
Best Experimental Short - Adana Golden Boll Film Festival
Best Experimental Film - Big Muddy Film Festival
Jury Award - Lisbon Festival internacional Signos de la Noche
Best International Documentary - MUISFF