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Pelin Esmer

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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. A feature documentary The Play made its international premier 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 10 to 11 was one of the six chosen projects by Cannes Film Festival's Résidence du Cinéfondation in Paris where she worked on the script. An official selection of San Sebastian Film Festival, 10 to 11 received many awards in various festivals around the world and was released in cinemas in Turkey, France and Germany. Her second fiction Watchtower which was premiered in Toronto and Rotterdam Film Festival has been screened in many countries and five different states of USA as part of the Caravanserai Program. Something Useful received the best screenplay award in Tallinn International Film Festival besides FIPRESCI, best director, best screenplay, best actress awards in Turkey. In 2018, Pelin Esmer has been invited to Berlin by DAAD Artists-in-Residence Program where she has developed her new documetary film Queen Lear. She will be one of the artist in residency of Camargo Foundation in Cassis-France in the fall of 2019 where she is going to be working on her new script.
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    • 26 wins & 22 nominations

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Basak Köklükaya and Öykü Karayel in Something Useful (2017)
Something Useful
7.6
  • Director
  • 2017
Watchtower (2012)
Watchtower
7.1
  • Director
  • 2012
Nejat Isler and Mithat Esmer in 11'e 10 Kala (2009)
11'e 10 Kala
7.2
  • Director
  • 2009
The Play (2005)
The Play
7.6
  • Director
  • 2005

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Director

  • Queen Lear (2019)
    Queen Lear
    • Director
    • 2019
  • Basak Köklükaya and Öykü Karayel in Something Useful (2017)
    Something Useful
    • Director
    • 2017
  • Watchtower (2012)
    Watchtower
    • Director
    • 2012
  • Nejat Isler and Mithat Esmer in 11'e 10 Kala (2009)
    11'e 10 Kala
    • Director
    • 2009
  • The Play (2005)
    The Play
    • Director
    • 2005
  • The Collector (2002)
    The Collector
    • Director
    • 2002

Writer

  • Queen Lear (2019)
    Queen Lear
    • Writer
    • 2019
  • Basak Köklükaya and Öykü Karayel in Something Useful (2017)
    Something Useful
    • Writer
    • 2017
  • Watchtower (2012)
    Watchtower
    • Writer
    • 2012
  • Nejat Isler and Mithat Esmer in 11'e 10 Kala (2009)
    11'e 10 Kala
    • Writer
    • 2009
  • The Play (2005)
    The Play
    • Writer
    • 2005
  • The Collector (2002)
    The Collector
    • Writer
    • 2002

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Selçuk Yöntem and Kenan Imirzalioglu in Deli Yürek: Bumerang Cehennemi (2001)
    Deli Yürek: Bumerang Cehennemi
    • first assistant director
    • 2001
  • Cumhuriyet (1998)
    Cumhuriyet
    • first assistant director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1998

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