Pelin Esmer

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Female

Birthday

1972-01-01 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Istanbul, Turkey

Pelin Esmer

Biography

Pelin Esmer, writer & director of both fiction and documentary films, studied sociology and afterwards moved on to cinema. She established her film company Sinefilm and since 2001 she has made her independent films The Collector, The Play, 10 to 11, Watchtower, Something Useful and Queen Lear together with her producer friends Nida Karabol, Tolga Esmer and Dilde Mahalli. A feature documentary, The Play made its international premiere in San Sebastian Film Festival. It has been screened over 50 festivals around the world and received many awards including “The Best New Documentary Filmmaker Award” in Tribeca Film Festival. Her first fiction...

Production

2009

10 to 11

as Director

2012

Watchtower

as Director

2012

Watchtower

as Writer

2017

Something Useful

as Producer

2017

Something Useful

as Director

2017

2017

2019

Queen Lear

as Director

2005

The Play

as Director

2002

The Collector

as Producer

2002

The Collector

as Director

2009

10 to 11

as Editor

2009

10 to 11

as Writer

2009

10 to 11

as Producer

2005

The Play

as Writer

2002

The Collector

as Director of Photography

2005

The Play

as Producer

2005

The Play

as Director of Photography

2005

The Play

as Editor

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