Ivaylo Getov - Curriculum Vitae

Profile

Born in Sofia, Bulgaria; lived in Los Angeles, Brooklyn, South Africa; currently based in Los Angeles.
Media Artist - Producer/Director (Creative/Technical Direction, Interaction Design + Development).
Co-founder of Luxloop, a creative technology studio based in NY and LA.
US and EU Citizen.

Selected Exhibitions/Screenings/Publications

NY Times - October 2016 - "Technology Invites a Deep Dive Into Art" (as Luxloop)
Media Lounge NYC - November, 2015 - Group Show featuring “If The Walls had Eyes” (as Luxloop)
Internet Yami Ichi - 12 September, 2015 - "The Internet Yami-Ichi is a free-to-attend flea market where people gather and exchange “Internet-ish” things in real life." (as Luxloop)
El Confidencial - 23 August, 2015 - Technology feature article about Luxloop and “Social Sound”
VICE: The Creators Project - 26 July, 2015 - Feature article about “Social Sound” (as Luxloop)
Prosthetic Knowledge - 25 July, 2015 - Feature article about “Social Sound” (as Luxloop)
SELECT FAIR, NYC - 13-17 May, 2015 - Show of interactive work “If the Walls Had Eyes” (as Luxloop)
ONE NIGHT STAND, LA - 2015 - Group show of interactive work. (as Luxloop)
Lift Conference, Geneva - 2015 - New Techniques in Science Storytelling (with “Axion”)
Refest - 2014 - Show of interactive work at Culture Hub, LaMaMa Theater, NYC (as Luxloop)
MIT Hacking Arts 2014 - 2014 - Winner: Best Hack in Film/TV/VR (as Luxloop)
Filmteractive Festival - 6 October, 2014 - NDPC Special Award for Best Project at Filmteractive Market (for “Axion”)
BBC News - 11 April, 2014 - BBC News fearure about CERN Story Matter Hackathon, featuring "Axion"
BBC World Service - 19 March, 2014 - BBC episode of "Click" featuring "Axion" at CERN Story Matter Hackathon
CineGlobe - 19 March, 2014 - International Film Festival of Science held at CERN (with "Axion")
You Are Here - 18 July, 2013 - Group show at 3rd Ward, Brooklyn, NY (with "Untitled(Triptych)")
Duality - July 2013 - Group show at Linus Galleries, Los Angeles (with "Untitled(Triptych)")
FRAMERATES - 16-18 November, 2012 - Video art group show at The Brewery, Downtown Los Angeles (role: curator)
PSFK - 7 December, 2012 - Photo essay: "Bulgarian Squat Shops"
Brooklyn Film Festival - June 2011- Winner: Audience Choice Award for "Pose"

Teaching/Lectures/Presentations

CalArts - Music Technology: Interaction, Intelligence & Design

Guest Forum Speaker
March 2017

Eyeo Festival 2016

Ignite Talk: "The UX of Story" (as Luxloop)
June 2016

Agencia de Apoyo a la Arquitectura de Barcelona (Agency for the Support of Architecture, Barcelona)

Guest Lecturer: "Urbanism in Media"
March 2012

University of Arizona, Tucson - College of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture

Guest Lecturer: "Urbanism in Media"
November 2010

NYU Tisch Summer High School Film Workshop

Prof: Richard Litvin
Head TA (2009) - Responsible for managing 11 TAs and 28 students, as well as lecturing on technical and aesthetic aspects of film production.
Assistant TA (2007 - 08) - Responsible for managing groups of four students, producing individual film projects, and teaching aspects of producing and directing.

Education

New York University Tisch School of the Arts

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film & Television, 2009 Dean’s List)
Minor Concentration in Philosophy and Ethics
Documentary Production Program - Ludwig Foundation, Havana, Cuba - 2008