İrem Altuğ
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İrem Altuğ is a Turkish
actor. She started her career in the show business at the age of 7 when she was nominated the best commercial face in a national talent contest. She has done over 40 commercials and acted in various theater projects as a child actor through the years. Her first profession debut on silver screen was at 1989 by the film Karilar Kogusu in direction of Halit Refig
.
To develop her inspirations in acting, she started studying drama at Mimar Sinan University of Conservatory. In 2000, she moved to US and continued her education in the Theater Art Department of San Francisco State University
. During her study in California, she has taken different roles in independent films.
In Turkey she has starred in two crime investigation TV series called Seytan Ayrintida Gizlidi and Kayip Araniyor and two drama tv shows known as Ihlamurlar Altinda and Vazgec Gonlum.
She made her second appearance on silver screen in 2006 by the period film of Semir Aslanyurek’s Eve Giden Yol 1914. Later on she starred in the comedy film Kirpi. She performed in the German-Turkish co-production TV film Murder in Bosphorus directed by Michael Kreindl.
In 2009 she starred in the drama Melekler ve Kumarbazlar and her latest feature film is Nar written and directed by Umit Unal
which will be released in 2011.
Aside from acting, Irem Altug has been writing short stories and scripts. She wrote a short film script called Love is Blind and co-produced it with the director Ertuğ Tüfekçioğlu. The short film was selected to Cannes Film Festival
's Short Film Corner and was awarded “the best short film” in world cinema category at Indianapolis Film Festival.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
actor. She started her career in the show business at the age of 7 when she was nominated the best commercial face in a national talent contest. She has done over 40 commercials and acted in various theater projects as a child actor through the years. Her first profession debut on silver screen was at 1989 by the film Karilar Kogusu in direction of Halit Refig
Halit Refig
Halit Refiğ was a Turkish film director, film producer, screenwriter and writer. He made around sixty films, including feature films, documentaries and TV serials...
.
To develop her inspirations in acting, she started studying drama at Mimar Sinan University of Conservatory. In 2000, she moved to US and continued her education in the Theater Art Department of San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University is a public university located in San Francisco, California. As part of the 23-campus California State University system, the university offers over 100 areas of study from nine academic colleges...
. During her study in California, she has taken different roles in independent films.
In Turkey she has starred in two crime investigation TV series called Seytan Ayrintida Gizlidi and Kayip Araniyor and two drama tv shows known as Ihlamurlar Altinda and Vazgec Gonlum.
She made her second appearance on silver screen in 2006 by the period film of Semir Aslanyurek’s Eve Giden Yol 1914. Later on she starred in the comedy film Kirpi. She performed in the German-Turkish co-production TV film Murder in Bosphorus directed by Michael Kreindl.
In 2009 she starred in the drama Melekler ve Kumarbazlar and her latest feature film is Nar written and directed by Umit Unal
Ümit Ünal
Ümit Ünal is a film director, screenwriter and author. Born in 1965 in Turkey, he is the scriptwriter for eight Turkish feature films including Teyzem , Hayallerim, Askim ve Sen . He has published one book of stories and two novels. He has been working as a TV commercials director since 1996...
which will be released in 2011.
Aside from acting, Irem Altug has been writing short stories and scripts. She wrote a short film script called Love is Blind and co-produced it with the director Ertuğ Tüfekçioğlu. The short film was selected to Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
's Short Film Corner and was awarded “the best short film” in world cinema category at Indianapolis Film Festival.