Andreas Treske, chair of the Department of Communication and Design, has been awarded the CILECT Vision and Innovation Grant 2026.
CILECT is the global association of film and television schools, bringing together around 180 accredited member institutions worldwide.
The grant, presented by CILECT, supports projects that contribute to curriculum development, research and innovation in audiovisual education. Treske’s project, “The Algorithmic Cut: Agency and Automation in the Future of Editing,” explores how AI tools—such as automated synchronization, “confidence scores” and auto-reframing—are reshaping editing practices and students’ understanding of cinematic form.
The project identifies a “Paradox of Skill”: while students can work faster with AI, they may become distanced from the structural and aesthetic logic of editing. To address this, it introduces “Interface Criticism,” a framework for analyzing software as a cultural apparatus, drawing on the work of Vilém Flusser and Lev Manovich.
The project will result in a scholarly book and a digital platform that will be developed and tested through a pilot phase at Bilkent University, supported by the grant. CILECT Vision and Innovation Grants are awarded annually to selected projects from member institutions worldwide.
