Education:

• 2019-2022 – PhD degree, ‘Film Studies, Film Art and Television’, Institute of Art Studies – BAS;
• 2017-2018 – Master’s degree ‘Visual Anthropology’, New Bulgarian University.

Joined the Institute of Art Studies on 01 December 2023 as an Assistant professor, PhD, ‘Screen Arts Department’.
Major Publications:
Gotsis, A. Historical Development of Colour in Cinema – Function, Symbolism, and Aesthetic Experience. In: Art Readings, 2, Institute of Art Studies, 2025: 9-22.
Gotsis, А. Film Emulsion – Travelling in Time. In: Art Studies, 2, Institute of Art Studies, 2021: 395-402.
Gotsis, А. Screen Experiment and Artificial Intelligence – a Dialogue between Aesthetics and Technology. – Art Studies Quarterly, № 4, 2024: 22-31.
Gotsis, А. A Visible Sound. Visual Music Films in the History of Avant-garde and Experimental cinema. – Visual Arts and Music, Vol. 3 № 1, 2021: 55-66.
Gotsis, А. Suzan Pitt's hand-drawn animated films. –Visual Arts and Music, Vol. 1 № 1, 2020: 162-173.
Gotsis, А. Experimental Cinema on the Internet: Curatorial Platforms, Video Channels, and Authorial Initiatives. – Art Studies Quarterly, № 4, 2021: 19-25.
 
 
 
Projects:
"Eighth Youth Conference 'Art and Context' 2025 on the Arts Platform" contract No. KRI-E-2024-1 of 05.11.2024. Funding organization: National Culture Fund. Under the Criticism Program 2024; Screen Arts section.
Conferences:
Gotsis, A. Colourization of archival black-and-white footage using artificial intelligence platforms. Digital aesthetics and aesthetic experience. Art Readings 2025. New Art Module. Arts and Archives. Institute of Art Studies. Sofia, Bulgaria. 10.04.2025 – 12.04.2025.
Gotsis, A. The Close-up Shot in Cinema. Empathy and aesthetics. VIII Youth Scientific Conference ‘Art and Context’ 2025. Institute of Art Studies. Sofia, Bulgaria. 25.02.2025 – 26.02.2025.
Gotsis, A. Figures of the Wild. Monsters, Animals, Supernatural Creatures in Cinema and Television. The Wild Calls – Art and Wildlife. Institute for Literature. Sofia, Bulgaria. 17.10.2024 – 18.10.2024.
Gotsis, A. Historical Development of Colour in Cinema – Function, Symbolism, and Aesthetic Experience. Art Readings 2024. New Art Module. Art and History. Institute of Art Studies. Sofia, Bulgaria. 17.04.2024 – 19.04.2024.
Research project: Visual-artistic practices and perception in cinema. Historical development of cinematographic techniques and their contextual application.
Main areas of scientific research: experimental cinema; visual-artistic practices in cinema; aesthetics; visual anthropology; neurocognitive science and cinema.
Expert activities:
Member of the jury at the Golden Kuker International Animation Film Festival – Sofia 2024.