Léo Yiğit Ekiz

Léo Yiğit Ekiz

Curriculumvitae.

Twenty years across photography, film, design, code and AI: from Istanbul film sets to video art in Italian galleries, a design studio in Sarajevo and AI enablement at FlyRank.

hi@leoyigit.comLinkedIn ↗GitHub ↗Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Experience

  1. Feb 2024 – nowDirector of AI EnablementFlyRank AIAgents, automation and AI workflows for the team; mentor of the General AI Fluency track.Chicago (remote)
  2. Jan 2015 – nowOwner, Art Director, DesignerIDEALOGY Creative SolutionsIdentities, campaigns and event visuals, many for Italian cultural institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina.Sarajevo
  3. Jan 2011Founderhaifame.itOne of the first online food-ordering sites in Italy: the idea in 2009, live in 2011; won a grant.Italy
  4. Sep 2010Translator, VIP OrganizationRepublic of Türkiye Ministry of EconomyVerona
  5. Feb 2009 – 2010Photographer, Video MakerCaritas Diocesana di UdineUdine
  6. Jan 2007 – Jan 2008Backstage PhotographerKala FilmIstanbul
  7. Jan 2007 – Jan 2008Graphic Designer, Photographer, Art DirectorPlato FilmIstanbul
  8. Dec 2006Founder, Art Director, Video MakerThe Equinox Project (Ekinoks Projesi)Dance films with blind and sighted dancers, about seeing beyond sight: “Boundaries” and “The Virtue of Feeling and Touching”.Istanbul
  9. Mar 2006 – 2025Apprentice, assistant and friendElio Montanari, photographerApprentice and lifelong friend of the Italian architect and photographer Elio Montanari (1944–2025), who photographed artists at the great art events of his time. From the tea houses of Tünel to Southeastern Anatolia, he taught me to live inside the image. We planned a documentary on his archive together.Istanbul, Southeastern Anatolia, Sarajevo
  10. Jan 2004 – nowArtist, Photographer, Video Maker, CuratorLéo Yiğit Ekiz · CinePhotographyIstanbul, Italy, Sarajevo

Films

  1. 2024Tightrope WalkerDirector of photography; poster and creditsPresented at the 24th Communication & Culture Conference.A film by Faruk Bağkesen
  2. 2021Water is my bloodDirection and editing, with Veldina IsakovićMusic: The Observation Radio Show Vol. 35, guest mix by ANNNA
  3. 2007BoundariesImage director and storyTop 20 of 100 films at Dance for Camera 07.The Equinox Project, directed by Sibel Lynch

Exhibitions and screenings

  1. D-25 BranemetPalazzo ContemporaneoVideo artPerformanceUdine, Italy
  2. Ricomincio da teVideo artUdine, Italy
  3. MetartevisivaVideo artGorizia, Italy
  4. Videospritz #6Rassegna Internazionale di Video Arte, Focus FVGVideo artTrieste, Italy
  5. Ma dici a mePhotographyVideo artUdine, Italy
  6. Marittimi abbandonatiPhotographySan Giorgio di Nogaro, Italy
  7. II. Istanbul International Dance Camera Film FestivalVideo artIstanbul, Türkiye
  8. Immaginare il tempo: la paura e il coraggioAudiovisualClauiano, Italy
  9. Sticeboris: I love FarkAudiovisualPavia di Udine, Italy
  10. Absurdtime IIPhotographyPerugia, Italy
  11. Absurdtime IPhotographyPerugia, Italy
  12. AbsurdtimePhotographyPerugia, Italy
  13. La consistenza del sognoAudiovisualUdine, Italy
  14. Istanbul International Dance Camera Film FestivalVideo artIstanbul, Türkiye

Education

  1. Oct 2008 – 2012Multimedia Science and TechnologyUniversity of UdineUdine
  2. Sep 2008PhotographyMimar Sinan Fine Arts UniversityIstanbul

Languages

  • TurkishNative
  • ItalianNative
  • EnglishFluent
  • SpanishConversational
  • BosnianConversational
  • SerbianBeginner
  • CroatianBeginner

Tools

  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator
  • InDesign
  • Premiere Pro
  • After Effects
  • Audition
  • Cinema 4D
  • Sony Vegas
  • AutoCAD
  • Book and poster design
  • Next.js
  • Shopify & Shopline
  • Claude
  • OpenAI