Ahmet Gürata is a film scholar and critic. He has received his PhD in Humanities and Cultural Studies at the London Consortium in 2003. Since then he has taught and supervised theses at universities in Turkey, UK and Norway. Gürata published research on cinema and modernization, cross-cultural reception, film cultures and audiences. His current research includes projects on comparative and digital film studies, documentary practice and the history of cybernetics. He is the coordinator of the online digital archive project turkishcine.ma (a sister project of indiancine.ma and pad.ma). As a film critic he writes and podcasts regularly for a number of publications and platforms. He also works as a programmer for Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival and Festival on Wheels. He has curated several thematic programs for festivals.