Utku Önal works and lives in Berlin. Studied Mathematics and Photography & Video.
His work has been presented at 70. & 71. Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen – Kasseler Dokumentar- und Videofilmfest – Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen – Sónar Festival, Barcelona – Lunchmeat Festival, Prague – Donau Festival, Krems – Pera Museum, Istanbul – Ars Electronica, Linz – Heart of Noise Festival, Innsbruck – Fiber Festival, Amsterdam – Le Guess Who?, Utrecht – MIRA Digital Arts Festival, Barcelona – Dark Mofo, Tasmania, among others.
As Terskol, he released a self-titled album on Heat Crimes in 2026.
Teaching
- Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Filmwissenschaft | Mediendramaturgie
MA Ü. Kritisches Schreiben: Small Stories in AI: Sustainable Video Production
2026 - Koç University
Media and Visual Arts
Small Stories in AI: Sustainable Video Production Workshop
2026
Talks
- AI & Sustainable Film Production | Future of the medium
Koç University, Johannes Gutenberg-University and support by Volkswagen Stiftung
ANAMED Auditorium / Koç University, Istanbul
Sustainable Screens / ethics, ecology & creative futures
2026 - AI & Sustainable Film Production | Future of the medium
Koç University, Johannes Gutenberg-University and support by Volkswagen Stiftung
Kurfürstliches Schloss , Mainz
Sustainable Screens / ethics, ecology & creative futures
2026
Studio Markgrafendamm 18 10245 Berlin (Ostkreuz)