Başak Kırıcı
b.2000 ,Turkey.
Animatior & Visual Artist
Working and residing in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
For all inquiries: basakirici@gmail.com
Work
Kerapi TV
Animator, VisDev Artist | KTV Collective (2025 - 2026)
Xerxes
Storyboard Artist, Character Design | Volya Films (2026)
Leon Can Feel
VisDev Artist, Animation Supervisor | NPA Studios (2024 - 2026)
Nabu Tales Interactive Stories
Illustrator | Nabu Tales (2026)
Please Make My Wish Come True
Director, VisDev Artist, Animation Supervisor | Valk Production, NFF (2023-2024)
Octogirl - Juanfer Marrero Group
Director, Visual Artist | Beanie Festival (2021)
It's Nice In Here
Lead Animator | Valk Production (2020)
I’m Perfectly Fine
Storyboard Artist | Studio Pupil | Internship (2020)
The House
Animator | Nexus Studios | Internship (2020)
Selected Festivals
Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival, Buenos Aires, ES 2026
Fisheye International Film, High Wycombe, UK 2026
CutOut, International Animation & Digital Art Festival, Querétaro, MX 2025
Fantasia Film Festival, Montreal, CA 2025
Ars Independent Festival, Klopsztanga Program, POL 2025
Tindirindis International Animation Film Festival, Vilnius, LT 2025
NUSCA Festival, Venice, ITA 2025
Leiden International Film Festival, National Competition, NL 2025
Corto Migrante Short Film Festival, Rotterdam, NL 2025
Flatpack Festival, Short Film Competition, UK 2025
ShorTS International Film Festival, Express Section, Trieste, ITA 2025
FILMFEST DRESDEN, Short Film Bingo, GER 2025
Kaboom Animation Festival, Dutch Shorts, NL 2025
12th Canlandiranlar Film Festival, TR 2024
NUSCA Festival, Venice, ITA 2024
Kaboom Animation Festival, Graduation Film, NL 2024
Nederlands Film Festival, Ultrakort, NL 2024
Dutch Directors Guild, DDG Animation Nominee, NL 2023
Apedemak Sudan International Animation Film Festival, SD 2023
Nederlands Film Festival, NFF Student Competition, NL 2023
NFF - EY Young Talent Award, NL 2023
Playgrounds Student Awards, Nomination, NL 2023
Close-Up Student Film Festival, Rotterdam , NL 2023
Kaboom Animation Festival, Debutant Ball, NL 2022
Screenings
Corte Migrante Festival, Maaspodium, Rotterdam, NL 2025
Netherlands Film Funds, Ultrakort Private Premier, Utrecht, NL 2024
Zeze & Mercedes Private Premier, KINO, Rotterdam, NL 2023
Events
Kaboom Animation Festival, Filmmakers Talk, Utrecht, NL 2025
Le Guess Who? U?, Maardevan; A Study of A Shared Meal, Utrecht, NL 2024
NFF Archives, Ultrakort - Please Make My Wish Come True, Rotterdam, NL 2024
Heritage Studios, (A)wake - MONO, Rotterdam, NL 2023
Science & Art School - Science Gallery Rotterdam, NL 2023
Marbella Marbella Art and Culture, Amsterdam, NL 2023
Pop-Up Exhibition, Lokatie Laurier, Amsterdam, NL 2023
WdKA Graduation Show, Rotterdam, NL 2022
Groot Rotterdams Atelier Weekend, Rotterdam, NL 2021
Culemborg Art Festival, Culemborg, NL 2018
AAGSL Graduation Exhibiton, Istanbul, TR 2018
Alt-Üst AAGSL Exhibiton, Istanbul, TR 2017
Education
Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam 2018 - 2022
Avni Akyol Fine Arts School, Istanbul 2014 - 2018
Language
Turkish＊＊＊＊＊
English＊＊＊＊＊
Dutch＊＊＊
Japanese＊
German ＊