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Haziran doğumlu.
Anadolu Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi 1995 mezunu.
She began her career in 1990 as a journalist. While pursuing her bachelor’s
degree in Cinema and Television at Anadolu University in Turkey, she became
particularly passionate about Belgesel filmmaking. Her Belgesel “Tevellüt 1340”
exploring the perceptions of “old age” at a retirement home, was a great success.
Her second Belgesel “Devrim, Eskişehir” was a group project about the first
Turkish-made car and the engineers who built it. Both of these documentaries won
numerous awards and prizes from festivals. After graduation, she worked as a
producer/Yönetmen - for a cable television station for two years. She created,
produced and directed over 15 programs, specially focusing on children and women.
A number of them were awarded by various public institutions.
She received her master’s degree in Media Studies at New School University in
New York where she completed a Media Management certificate. Her master’s
production thesis, “Seeking the Sultan”, was featured in numerous film festivals
in the U.S., broadcast on CNN-Turkey, and was nominated for the Student Academy
Awards.
Yönetmenliğini Yaptığı Belgesel Filmler
Arif'i Beklerken - 2006
1. Boston Türk Belgesel ve Kısa Film Yarışması, Finalist ve Gösterim Seçkisi.
2006
12. Nürnberg, Türkiye/Almanya Film Festivali, Belgesel Bölümü, Gösterim. 2007
10. Uçan Süpürge Uluslararası Kadın Filmleri Festivali, En Gerçekler (Belgesel)
Bölümü, Gösterim. 2007
Sultanı Aramak - 2003
15. Ankara Film Festivali, Ulusal Belgesel Film Yarışmasında gösterildi. 2003
Devrim Eskişehir - 1997 .... Belgesel, 30', Hi8 video / Funda Erzurum, Fulten Ersun, Görkem Kiriş, Didem Yılmaz
11. Adana Altın Koza Film Festivali, 6. Öğrenci Filmleri Yarışması, En İyi
Belgesel Film Ödülü. 1997
10. Ankara Film Festivali, Bir Başka Bakış Bölümü, Yarışma Dışı Gösterim
Seçkisi. 1998
11. İzmir Uluslararası Film Festivali, Kısa Film Yarışması, Alim Şerif Onaran
Özel Ödülü. 1999
Tevellüt 1340 - 1996
4. Marmara Üniversitesi İletişimciler Haftası, Kısa Film Yarışması, İkincilik
Ödülü. 1997
