ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE FUTURE: 2121 / BİR ZAMANLAR GELECEK: 2121
2022, Feature Film, Director & Producer & Writer
In the future, the earth becomes uninhabitable due to climate crisis and famine. The few survivors form colonies and start to live in underground blocks. According to The Scarcity Laws of the Young Administration which controls this system, old generations must be destroyed in exchange for new lives. The life of a family that lives in one of the blocks is changed by a new baby they are expecting.
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LEARNING HOW TO SWIM / YÜZME ÖĞRENİYORUM
2017, Short Film, Director & Producer & Writer
Hasan and Ruksan are a couple who fled away from the internal war in Syria and settled in Izmir, Cesme in Turkey. They dream about leaving Cesme to go to Europe by boat for a better future. Ruksan learns how to swim so she can survive if things go wrong.
Festivals and Awards:
6. Kısakes Short Film Festival, Pitching Platform, Production Support Award. 2016
5. SETEM Akademi, BAK Awards, National Fiction, Jury Special Award. 2017
18. International Izmir Short Film Festival, National Fiction, Migros Youth Award. 2017
10. Rotary Short Film Festival, Fiction Category, 2nd Best Fiction Film Award. 2018
16. IKFD National Short Film Competition, Fiction Category, Jury Special Award. 2018
20. Tres Court International Film Festival, National Fiction Competition, 1st Best Fiction Film Award. 2018
“LIVE” Short Film Competition, 3st Best Film Award, 2019
13. Akbank Short Film Festival, Short Film Forum, Script Competition, Finalist. 2017
54. National Antalya Film Festival, Antalya Film Forum, Shorts @AFF, Finalist. 2017
7. Kısakes Short Film Festival, Pitching Shorts, Screening. 2017
4. Uşak Kanatlı Denizatı Film Festival, National Short Film, Screening. 2017
40. Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival, Hezarfen Film Galery, Shorts From Turkey, Film Market. 2018
31. Stuttgarter Filmwinter, Festival For Expanded Media, Screening. 2018
1. Pakistan International Film Festival, Official Selection. 2018
21. Uçan Süpürge International Women Film Festival, Fiction Short Film. 2018
4. ArtNicomedia National Short Film Days, Screening. 2018
38. Ifsak National Short Film Competition, Ficton Shorts, Finalist. 2018.
9. Bucharest, Romania, Short to the Point (International Short Film Festival), Finalist. 2018
16. Environmental Short Film Festival, Screening. 2018
11. Inönü University International Short Film Festival, National Fiction, Finalist. 2018
11. Çayda Çıra International Art and Film Festival, National Short Film, Finalist. 2018
1. İzmit International Short Film Festival, International Fiction Short Film, Finalist. 2018
6. Woodengate International Film Festival, International Fiction Short Film, Finalist. 2018
2. International Trojan Horse Short Film Festival, Official Selection. 2018
4. Istanbul Design Biennial, Cinema Days, Screening. 2018
3. International Sinopale Film Festival, Screening. 2018
13. Boston Turkish Festival, Documentary and Short Film Competition, Finalist. 2018
12th Sinemardin International Mardin Film Festival, Shorts, Screening. 2018
1. Aladağ Nature and Art Festival, Short Film Competition, Screening. 2018
2. Porto Femme International Film Festival, Screening. 2018
1. Directed By Women Turkey International Film Festival, National Screening. 2018
1. Sinemazon Women Directors Film Festival, Screening. 2020
3rd Women Directors Festival, Screening. 2020
THE HOLIDAY GIFT / BAYRAM HARÇLIĞI
2014, Short Film, Director & Producer & Writer
Umut visits his relatives on the first day of a traditional festival and he receives holiday gifts. Each holiday gift is a messenger of new dreams for Umut.
Festivals:
Fund of Rebuclic of Turkey, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, General Directorate of Cinema. 2013
1th Marmaris International Short Film Festival, Screening. 2014
16th International Eskişehir Film Festival, Shorts From Turkey, Screening. 2014
2nd Golden Pars International Youth Short Film Festival, Panaroma Selection. 2014
3th International Children’s Right Film Festival, Adult Filmmakers Screening. 2014
25th Ankara International Film Festival, Official Selection. 2014
15th International İzmir Short Film Festival, Official Selection. 2014
2nd International Bosphorus Film Festival, Official Selection. 2014
15th İzmir Short Film Festival, Screening. 2014
1th Baygem Short Film Festival, Official Selection. 2014
Poland Turkish Film Week, Screening. 2014
67th Cannes Film Festival, Short Film Corner. 2014
Filmleuchten 2014, Stuttgart, Screening.2014
9. Second Hand Film Festival, Short Films, Screening.2015
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