FILMS
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THE GRAND SIEGE BÜYÜK KUÅžATMA 2024
​97' · 2.39:1 · 5.1
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After the passing of his wife Berna, Macit's hope for a fresh start is put to test by his son Alp and his wife's assistant Feyza, both strongly attached to Berna's legacy.
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Cast Alp Öyken, Dolunay Soysert, YiÄŸit Sertdemir, Asiye Dinçsoy, Samal Yeslyamova, Tarık PapuççuoÄŸlu, Eraslan SaÄŸlam
Guest Stars Zeyno Eracar, Murat Kılıç, Görkem Kasal
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Director Sinan Kesova · Producers Alara HamamcıoÄŸlu Bayraktar, Ilgım CoÅŸar, Sinan Kesova · Writers Arda EkÅŸigil, Sinan Kesova · Executive Producers Jelena Angelovski, Xavier Rocher · Cinematographer Emre KabaÅŸabanoÄŸlu · Production Designer Natali Yeres · Editor Sinan Kesova (as Lisa Aksel Ayhan) · Re-recording Mixer Ä°lkim Temmuz Ulukır · Sound Designers TuÄŸrul Gültepe, OÄŸuzhan Gedik · Sound Recordist Ahmet Burak Gürbüz · First AD Dilek SucuoÄŸlu · Key Grip Ali Albal
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AWARDS / NOMINATIONS / SCREENINGS
43rd Istanbul Film Festival · Seyfi Teoman Best First Feature Award
3rd Ayvalık Int'l Film Festival · "A New..." Award Winner (Editing)
61st Antalya Film Festival · Official Selection
35th Ankara Film Festival · Best Production Design, Best Lead Actor & SÄ°YAD Best Film Award Winner
56th Turkish Film Critics' Association (SÄ°YAD) Awards · Best Production Design, Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Best Actor in a Leading Role Winner
29. Filmfestival Türkei Deutschland · Filmlandschaften Section
22nd Turkish Film Festival in Paris
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OUTSKIRTS HÄ°NTERLANT 2017
​17'20'' · 2.39:1 · 5.1
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The sale of an inherited house results in an unspoken tension between ÇiÄŸdem and Kerim, a couple in their late thirties, to which their daughter does not seem oblivious.
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​Cast Sanem Öge, Fatih Al, Derin Akyazıcı and Murat Kılıç​
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Director Sinan Kesova · Producers Yoel Meranda, Sinan Kesova · Co-Producers Meryem Yavuz, Eytan Ä°peker · Writers Rüya Pamuk, Arda EkÅŸigil, Sinan Kesova Cinematographer Meryem Yavuz · Editors Ayhan Ergürsel, Eytan Ä°peker, Sinan Kesova · Composer Erdem HelvacıoÄŸlu · Sound Designer Cenker Kökten · Sound Recordist Fırat Karabina Colorist Cenk Erol · Key Grips Kenan Åžahin, Kemal Åžahin · Image and Sound Transfer Eytan Ä°peker · 1st AC Osman Yılmaz · 2nd AC Musa Åžahin Sound Design Assistants Alper ÖzÅŸen, UlaÅŸ Dutlu · Color Grading Assistants Veysel Bak, Ciwan Zengin · Drivers Bilgin Yolgiden, YaÅŸar Uyanık​
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AWARDS / NOMINATIONS / SCREENINGS
36th Istanbul Film Festival · FIPRESCI Prize
23rd Belgrade Auteur Film Festival · BRAVE BALKANS Special Jury Prize​
23rd Sarajevo Film Festival · Short Film Competition
9th Les Arcs European Film Festival · Short Film Competition
15th Tangier Mediterranean Short Film Festival · Competition
15th Tirana Int'l Film Festival · Special Program Balkanorama
14th Akbank Short Film Festival · Competition
5th Bosphorus Film Festival · National Short Film Competition
50th Turkish Film Critics' Association (SÄ°YAD) Awards · Best Short Film Nominee
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FUTURE GELECEK 2015
​17'35'' · 1.33:1 · STEREO
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Deniz, an unemployed young man, lives with his grandfather Orhan in the metropolis of Istanbul. Both men challenge each other's views on the future.
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​Cast Hüseyin Sevimli, OÄŸulcan Güzeller and Tamer Levent​
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Producer, Editor, Writer and Director Sinan Kesova · Cinematographer A. Emre Tanyıldız · Sound Designer Umut Åženyol Sound Recordist Sertaç Selvi · Colorist Bora GökÅŸingöl
Assistant Directors Deniz Özmen, Burak Çevik · Production Assistant Burak Çevik · 1st AC Yağız Yavru · 2nd AC Ali Acar
3rd AC Nesim Kurnaz · Color Grading Assistant Bora Suel · D.I.T. OÄŸuz Tuzal · Best Boy Murat Akkaya · Assistant Electrician Yusuf Aksoy · Driver Levent OÄŸuz
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SCREENINGS
12th Akbank Short Film Festival
19th Ä°zmir Short Film Festival
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OTHER EXPERIENCE
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FEATURE FILMS
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PRODUCER in BARS (TULLANA) 2023
Director Orçun Köksal · Producers Alara HamamcıoÄŸlu Bayraktar, Sinan Kesova, Arda Çiltepe, Orçun Köksal, Neslihan Atagül DoÄŸulu, Kadir DoÄŸulu
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POST-PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR in AHLAT AÄžACI (THE WILD PEAR TREE) 2018
Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan · Producer Zeynep Özbatur Atakan
NOVEMBER 2017 · JANUARY 2018
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1ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR in TUZDAN KAÄ°DE (THE PILLAR OF SALT) 2018
Director Burak Çevik · Producers Cem Celal Bilge, Arda Çiltepe, Semih Gülen, Burak Çevik
JUNE 2016 · APRIL 2017
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TRAILER EDITOR in ALBÜM 2016
Director Mehmet Can MertoÄŸlu · Producers Yoel Meranda, Eytan Ä°peker,
SEPTEMBER · OCTOBER 2016
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1ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR in YOL KENARI (SIDEWAY) 2017
Director Tayfun PirselimoÄŸlu · Producers Vildan ErÅŸen, Nikos Moustakas, Tayfun PirselimoÄŸlu
JANUARY · MARCH 2016
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2ND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR in ALBÜM 2016
Director Mehmet Can MertoÄŸlu · Producers Yoel Meranda, Eytan Ä°peker,
AUGUST · OCTOBER 2015
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ASSISTANT TO NURI BILGE CEYLAN throughout digital restoration of COCOON, THE SMALL TOWN, CLOUDS OF MAY, DISTANT
and digital rematering of CLIMATES, THREE MONKEYS and ONCE UPON A TIME IN ANATOLIA
AUGUST 2014 · JANUARY 2015
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POST-PRODUCTION ASSISTANT in KIÅž UYKUSU (WINTER SLEEP) 2014
Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan · Producer Zeynep Özbatur Atakan
SEPTEMBER · DECEMBER 2013
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2ND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR in BEN O DEĞİLİM (I'M NOT HIM) 2013
Director Tayfun PirselimoÄŸlu · Producers Veysel Ä°pek, Nikos Moustakas, Tayfun PirselimoÄŸlu
OCTOBER · NOVEMBER 2016
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D.I.T. in UMUT ÜZÜMLERÄ° (GRAPES OF HOPE) 2013
Director Tunç Okan · Producer Tunç Okan
JULY · AUGUST 2011
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SHORT FILMS
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1ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR in UNE FEMME A LA MER (OUT OF THE BLUE) 2022
Director Céline Baril · Producer Marthe Lamy, Jeanne Ezvan
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PRODUCER in AKINTI (THE DIAMOND SEA) 2021
Director Arda EkÅŸigil · Producers Sinan Kesova, Alara HamamcıoÄŸlu, Öykü Canlı
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1ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR in AYLÄ°N 2019
Director Ozan Yoleri · Producer Alara HamamcıoÄŸlu
JUNE 2018
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PRODUCER and CINEMATOGRAPHER in TAPINAK ÅžÖVALYELERÄ° (THE KNIGHTS' TEMPLAR) 2018
Director Arda EkÅŸigil · Producers Sinan Kesova, Arda EkÅŸigil
OCTOBER 2017
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CINEMATOGRAPHER in KALAN IN POST-PROD
Director Murat Sarıhan · Producers Alara HamamcıoÄŸlu, Ariya Toprak
OCTOBER 2017
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CINEMATOGRAPHER in ÜSTÜ KALSIN IN POST-PROD
Director Yusuf Elbaşı · Producer Alara HamamcıoÄŸlu
AUGUST 2017
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1ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR in ROJDA 2017
Director Céline Baril · Producers Julie Colly, La Fémis
MARCH · APRIL 2017
CINEMATOGRAPHER in OLAÄžANÜSÜTÜ BÄ°R ADAM (AN EXCEPTIONAL MAN) 2017
Director Arda EkÅŸigil · Producer Arda EkÅŸigil
AUGUST 2016
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1ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR in RUH Ä°KÄ°ZÄ° (SOULMATE) 2016
Director Mustafa Nuri · Producer Ceylan Naz Baycan
DECEMBER 2014
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PRODUCTION ASSISTANT in YAZ GECESÄ° GÖKÜYÜZÜ (SUMMER NIGHT SKY) 2014
Director Can Eskinazi · Producer Yoel Meranda
OCTOBER 2012
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COMMERCIAL, MUSIC VIDEOS
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR in KAMARA FILM
ERGOSIS, MAZARS, ENPLAST, MAVÄ° · YÄ°NE AYNI HÄ°KAYE, ...
Director Eytan Ä°peker · Producer Yoel Meranda
2012 · 2015
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