Salim Çağrı Öztoksoy

Career

INTERNATIONAL AWARD-WINNING CREATIVE DIRECTOR / EXPERIENCE DESIGNER / SHOW DIRECTOR / ART DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER.





An international award winning creative director with versatile skills and immense background in experience design, production, branding, show direction, scenography, visual design and innovative show technologies and a father of three. He provides creative and operational services to governments, business groups, international brands and organizations for presidential ceremonies, events, launches, corporate identities, shows, films, digital and brand communication projects.

He has realized a significant number of ‘firsts’ in Turkey including; first interactive compact disc (1990’s) , first fully animated interactive webpage (2000’s), first innovative flag-ship store and the visitor experience ( 2008 ), first interactive high resolution video mapping show and first fully interactive hologram show.

After 6 years and numerous works in different fields at ATV, he has founded Dreambox, the first creative agency that specialized on multi-platform experience design in Turkey. Dreambox is an internationally renowned experience design company with 2 offices in Turkey and Spain, and representatives in China, UAE, Turkmenistan and Ghana. Along with a wide range of creative and design services, the company offers post-production and production services, technical design and implementation services, as well as technical consultancy for hundreds of projects.

As well as designing experience and shows for top-tier events, he also supervised operational and organizational processes for enormous events. The Conquest of Istanbul Show that was attended by more than 1,2 million people still holds the international record for largest one-day video mapping and performance show. He offered services to governmental organizations in various different occasions, in which presidential level attendances were made.

He has collected 39 international and national awards, which are counted as the ultimate competition in their fields.

Today he still works as the Executive Creative Director for Dreambox and develops challenging projects that intertwines arts, design, technology, innovation and most importantly creativity.


EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY
Bilkent University / Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture / Department of Graphic Design 1993

WORK EXPERIENCE

MASS PRINTING Co. / Graphic Designer - 1992
CUMHURİYET Newspaper / Graphic Designer - 1992
ART AND DESIGN Gmbh. Frankfurt / Germany / Branding & Graphic Design - 1993
DISCREET LOGIC London / UK / High End Post Production Training / Flame & Flint Softwares. -1996
1993 - Advertising Agency / Art Director - Ankara
1994 - ATV News Department, / Broadcast Graphic Designer
1995 - ATV Promo Department / Art Director & Motionographer
1996 - ATV Head of Graphic Department / Art Director, High-End post Production, Compositing Artist ( Flame-Flint-Inferno- After Effects )
1997-2001 - ATV Head Of Art Departments - Broadcast Set & Stage Designer / Promo Director
2001- NOW - DREAMBOX Executive Creative Director / Show Director / Design Director / Producer




LATEST PROJECTS

UZGTL OPENING CEREMONY & SHURTAN GCC GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY - 2021

Creative Director, Concept Designer, Show Director, Post-Production Supervisor, Set-Stage Designer, Executive Producer
( Presidential Opening )

AKM - 10 NOVEMBER COMMEMORATION DAY EVENT - 2021

Creative Director, Concept Designer

PRESIDENTIAL BROADCAST EVENT - 2020

Creative Producer, Broadcast Design Director

CONQUEST OF ISTANBUL 2020

Creative Director, Concept Designer, Show Director, Post-Production Supervisor, Set-Stage Design & Build, Pyro System Designer, Executive Producer, Broadcast Director.
( Presidential Opening )

CGTN - CHINESE GLOBAL TV NETWORK - CULTURE EXPRESS TV PACKAGE - 2020

Creative Director, Concept Designer, Director, Post-Production Supervisor.
( Global TV Programme )

CGTN - CHINESE GLOBAL TV NETWORK - SPORTS SCENE TV PACKAGE - 2020

Creative Director, Concept Designer, Director, Post-Production Supervisor.
( Global TV Programme )

HAFIZA 15TH JULY MUSEUM - 2019

Permanent Installation; Concept Idea, Visual Concept Design, Visitor Experience Design, Producer, Technical Consultancy
( Presidential Opening )

AFIFE JALE THEATRE AWARDS CEROMONY - 2019

Concept Idea, Show Direction, Content Design Direction, Performance Direction
Zorlu Performance Hall

YAPI KREDI BANKASI - CORPORATE EVENT ROADSHOW - 2019

Concept Idea, Show Direction, Content Design Direction, Light Show Direction Ulker Arena

SLS HOTELS - DUBAI - 2019

Creative Director, Concept Designer, Director, Post-Production Supervisor.

CONQUEST OF ISTANBUL 2019

Creative Director, Concept Designer, Show Director, Post-Production Supervisor, Set-Stage Design & Build, Pyro System Designer, Executive Producer, Broadcast Director.
( Presidential Opening )

CASPIAN INNOVATION TECHNOLOGIES EXHIBITION - 2019

Creative Director, Concept Design, Experience Design, Set-Stage Design
( Presidential Opening )

NUCLEER ENERGY CAMPAIGN - 2018

TVC Campaign with Nobel Award Winner Aziz Sancar.
Creative Director, Concept Designer, Post-Production Supervisor.

OMNIYAT- LUXERY REAL ESTATE LAUNCH EVENT - DUBAI - 2018

Zaha Hadid / Norman Foster Concept Buildings - THE DORCHESTER COLLECTION.
Creative Director, Concept Designer, Show Director, Content Supervisor, Set-Stage Design, Technical Consultancy.

KIYANLY POLYMER PLANT OPENING - 2018

Creative Director, Concept Designer, Show Director, Post-Production Supervisor, Set-Stage Designer, Executive Producer
( Presidential Opening )

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY - PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM MINISTRY BRANDINGS - 2018

Creative Director, Design Director, Consultant.

CONQUEST OF ISTANBUL 2018

Creative Director, Concept Designer, Show Director, Post-Production Supervisor, Set-Stage Design & Build, Pyro System Designer, Executive Producer, Broadcast Director.
( Presidential Opening )

WORLD PETROLIUM CONGRESS - 2017

Creative Director, Concept Designer, Show Director, Post-Production Supervisor, Set-Stage Designer
( Presidential Opening / Turkey / Azerbaycan / Serbia / Albania )

ADEL LAUNCH EVENT - 2017

Creative Director, Concept Designer, Show Director, Post-Production Supervisor, Set-Stage Designer

TURKMENISTAN GTL PROJECT - GROUND BREAKING - 2017

HYUNDAI ENGINEERING & HYUNDAI CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING
Creative Director, Set-Stage Designer

EAST - WEST PIPELINE GROUND BREAKING EVENT - 2017

Creative Director, Concept Designer, Post-Production Supervisor, Set-Stage Designer
( Presidential Opening )

CONQUEST OF ISTANBUL 2017

Creative Director, Concept Designer, Show Director, Post-Production Supervisor, Set-Stage Design & Build, Pyro System Designer, Executive Producer, Broadcast Director.
( Presidential Opening )

CONQUEST OF ISTANBUL 2016

Creative Director, Concept Designer, Show Director, Post-Production Supervisor, Set-Stage Design & Build, Pyro System Designer, Executive Producer, Broadcast Director.
( Presidential Opening )

TAPI PIPELINE - GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY - 2015

Creative Director, Concept Designer, Show Director, Post-Production Supervisor, Set-Stage Design Executive Producer.
( Presidential Opening / India / Pakistan / Afganistan / Turkmenistan )

CCTV 13 - CHINESE NATIONAL TV NETWORK BRANDING - TOTAL PACKAGE - 2013

Creative Director, Concept Designer, Director, Motion Graphics Supervisor.
( 1,3 billion viewer per day )

SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 LAUNCH EVENT - 2013

ARMIN VAN BUUREN / BOB SINCLAR.
Creative Director, Concept Designer, Show Director, Post-Production Supervisor, Set-Stage Design

SAMSUNG SMART TV LAUNCH EVENT - 2013

Creative Director, Concept Designer, Show Director, Post-Production Supervisor, Set-Stage Design

SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 LAUNCH EVENT - 2012

Creative Director, Concept Designer, Show Director, Post-Production Supervisor, Set-Stage Design

COCA-COLA EVENT - 2011

Creative Director, Concept Designer, Show Director, Post-Production Supervisor, Set-Stage Design



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www.dreamboxworld.com