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Seen Films is a istanbul based production house, we specialise in film making documentaries, programmes and short movies We have produced projects across the Arab Region Seen Films cooperates with television channels; implementing projects, We have carried out projects for the Al Jazeera network and Al-Araby TV We are expanding our services, offering camera crew hire and post production facilities and services. our work Death of a passenger When people are not safe to live on the streets .. When death is inherent to you everywhere .. sitting next to you waiting for the error from you or others to come his role .. Death is a ride .. It is the title of the film that talks about road accidents in Egypt and Sudan as two Arab models are subjected to high rates of road accidents and die on the sidewalks of thousands of people The film is presented to this issue through its main and secondary heroes, who lived with him for a full hour to review the causes and results and look for the role of the state, society and the individual on this issue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P98boIE5UA&t=12s The Deal When a woman turns into a commodity that is sold and bought .. her family or brokers trade for a handful of money In Egypt, villages forced their families in one way or another to throw their daughters into an unknown fate The film deals with the marriage of tourists in Egypt and is verifiably exposed to this process and who are the elements of this network that sells these girls? .. Is there any laws to prevent this trade coated with what can be called marriage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iui3gg6EZzk&t=295s

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I worked as a TV correspondent for many years, for the Turkish spoken TV channels, for Turkish spoken branches of international TV stations like CNN Turk and Aljazeera Turk. I worked internationally for the Turkish Public TV TRT, as Jerusalem correspondent. I worked in Middle East, South Asia, Caucasus and Balkans. I made TV stories about conflicts in these regions such as American invasion in Iraq in 2003, Israeli- Lebanese war in 2006, Kurdish issue in Turkey, Israel - Palestine conflict, Pakistan Army's Swat Valley operations. I also made a mid-length (47 min.) documentary, named "Resister", about Tobacco Workers in Turkey's capital Ankara which lasted 78 days. This film deemed worthy of being "Best documentary" in 2010 by the Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD). Murat UTKU was born in 1972. Studied in Naval High School and Naval Academy. He left Naval Academy and graduated from İstanbul University, Faculty of Political Sciences/Economy and politics. Worked as a TV Journalist, at national and international TV Stations such as CNN Turk, Haberturk, TRT Turk. He worked for TRT Turk as the representative to Jerusalem for a short term. Travelled to the south east of Turkey very often to work on Kurdish issue. Has been been to Middle East so many times times, had an exprience on “crisis” and “conflict resolution”. Heʼs been to crisis areas like, Iraq (during the American invasion), Kosovo, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Palestine as TV correspondent, and Armenia many times to report about the conflict between two countries Turkey and Armenia. He reported Russia – Georgia war in 2008, which he followed and reported the war in South Osetia, Tbilisi and invaded Georgian city, Gori as a TV correspondent. He worked as TRT Türkʼs representative to Jerusalem in 2009. He produced and directed TV program called ʻHey Taksiʼ for TRT Türk. In 2010, he received Progressive Journalists Associationʼs Mahmut Tali Öngören TV Award with a TV story screened at CNN Türk, called ʻTwo Languages in a Suitcaseʼ. ‘Resister’, the documentary he made, deemed worthy of the ‘Best documentary’ of the year. He worked as Senior Correspondent for Aljazeera Turk, left his position in 2015. He has been working as a field producer for Aljazeera English since then. He spent more than two years in the South East of Turkey on the border with Syria, watched closely what’s been happening about the war within Syria, made news pieces on refugee issues either in te refugee camps administrated by Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Agency AFAD or worked on stories about the refugees who have currently been living in the cities like Gaziantep, Sanliurfa, Kilis as well as Istanbul. As a jurnalist and as a film maker he also worked with several NGOs including Turkish, Syrian and international aid groups and agencies, made TV and written stories about refugee children’s education as well. Murat Utku also worked as one of the field producers in Turkey for the documentary called Human Flow, filmed by Chinese artist and film director Ai Weiwei, about Syrian refugees screened at Berlin International Film Festival Berlinale on 2017.

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Economic Correspondent I made more than 500 interviews and live broadcasts on A Para and A News channels in Turkuvaz Medya, Turkey's largest media group. I met with many respected names from the business and government in their respective sectors. I made live broadcasts in English with foreign company owners, diplomats and statesmen. In particular, I made special news in sectors of energy, telecommunacitons, banking, technology gaming, defens industry and diplomacy. During this period, I gained expertise in creativity and organization. Editor and Producer of the "İzlence" Show on TV I was the editor and producer of the culture and art program, İzlence; which broadcast on the weekend. I interviewed many theater artists and musicians in the TV show where I promoted films, latests news in cinema, art exhibitions, best selling and newly released books. I produced over 4 hours content per week on this show. Presenter and Producer of the Gaming TV Show For the first time in Turkish televisions channels, I hosted and produced the 15 episode "Oyuncu" program about games and esports. I prepared the concept and content theme myself. The project I submitted to channel management was accepted and started broadcasting. The TV show "Gamer" appeals to GEN Z and everyone with interest in gaming. On this TV show, I interviewed many gamers, game producers and esports players in the gaming world. You can watch episodes of the program on YouTube. You can search for "Oyuncu A Para".

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Experienced polyglot journalist with a track record of success leading large teams to achieve exceptional results. I am a multilingual Turkish war journalist and with 13 years of experience working for major international news networks, including Al Jazeera English, Vice News, TRT World and TRT Arabi. My experience covering the Middle East has given me a clear and deep understanding of current affairs and I have reported and produced from across the Middle East, Turkey, Europe and Asia. I have covered numerous conflicts and human stories for TV and digital in 15+ countries. I know how to engage a digital audience, and having worked for media platforms from different backgrounds, I know how to adapt my content and management style for national or international organisations. I am passionate about the Middle East. That’s why I am a fluent speaker of Turkish, Arabic and Farsi. (Other languages I speak are English, Spanish, Azerbaijani and German.) I re-launched the digital department at TRT Arabi where we were able to get the top spot among the Arab media. During my management, TRT Arabi’s social media accounts witnessed 1000% increase in number of interactions and followers in a very short period of time. I often adapt my war zone and digital skills to create fast and informative content in an ever-changing digital arena. I have established and managed digital platforms in four different languages. (English, Arabic, Farsi, Turkish) Strengths: *Content production *Broadcasting *Warzone reporting *Field production *International current affairs, particularly with a Middle Eastern focus Language skills: English/Turkish/Arabic/Farsi/Spanish/German/Azerbaijani

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The TV-Journalist, fixer, cameraman & director Christian Feiland located since 24 years in Istanbul. He became a “globe trotter” as an infant due to his father´s job. As a toddler he has lived for 4 years in Istanbul and as teenager he has spent 3 years in Karachi, Pakistan. In 1993 Chris started his media carrier at the Radio station “Kiss FM Berlin”. As young journalist he moderated a 2h program called “Kiss Young Culture”. Shortly afterwards he changed to the field of TV and he was hired by the “Deutsche Welle TV” service provider “Media Port Berlin” as a TV-Reporter. Istanbul became his destination by choice in 1997. He settled down and worked for the German national TV station “ARD” in the Istanbul Studio. Later on he started his own production company, which produces programs for TV stations world-wide. He has worked with various well-known personalities like: Ivan Watson, Michael Bloomberg, Dieter Kronzucker, Claus Kleber, Anne Will, Antonia Rados, Tilman Jens, etc.

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She was born in 1981, in Ankara. After her graduation from School of Law, she attended a post gradute programme, Producing Film&Drama at KHAS Uni. And she worked as producer assistant in production companies. She specialized on intellectual property rights combining her education with her industrial experiences; works as a consultant and lawyer for outstanding production companies. She is studying PhD programme of Bilgi University for her thesis on IP law. She lately produced a docu-drama called ‘Young Wrestlers’, of whichs’ world premiere was made at 66th Berlinale Film Festival, and awarded by a special mention, with her previous company Kaliber Film she founded in 2011. It was also awarded by Antalya Film Festival in 2016 besides many international festivals. She founded Fm Film Works Production in 2016 and aims to produce internationally oriented, author-driven narrative projects. And now at the stage of production of documentaries “Expecting” and pre production documentary “Timeless” and feature “Hi Neighbour”.

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Merve Sena Kılıç was born in Istanbul. She studied business administration at Boston University. She completed her second bachelor's degree in Sociology at Anadolu University. After graduating, she took journalism and communication courses at Galatasaray University for a year. Between 2009-2013, she worked as a journalist and television reporter for various national and international media organisations. Merve Sena, who received HEFAT "Harsh environmental conditions and emergency first aid training", worked as a field and documentary producer in war zones. Between 2019-2023, she worked as a chief producer in the news documentary department of TRT World channel. Merve Sena, who took part in the advisory boards and jury of national festivals and had the opportunity to work with international producers and directors in many film production markets such as Cannes, Berlin, IDFA. Merve Sena speaks English fluently and she is a member of the DAE.

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Since 2007 : Freelance producer - director - cameraman Apr 2017 – present... ... Senior Producer , Content Editor & Director beIN Media Group (beIN Sports) Jan – Apr 2017 : Line producer for TVC at Staff Film Aug – Oct 2015 : Line producer for feature film Album (Director: Mehmet Can Mertoğlu) 2012 – 2013 : Agency Producer - 03Reklam advertising agency 2010 – 2016 : Producer & Director – Filmside Production Istanbul Sept – Dec 2010 : TV Director at Kanal 1(now Bloomberg HT) Mar 2008 – 2011 : Freelance producer for Press TV Jan 2008 – Apr 2017 : Freelance producer & director (advertorials, commercial films ) Oct-Dec 2007 : Ass. Cameraman for feature film Autumn (Sonbahar ,Dir: O. Alper) July 2007 : Field producer for BBC Sept 2006 : Underwater videography for feature film Little Doomsday (Directors:Yağmur- Durul Taylan) August2006: Cameraman for HBO documentary Ghosts of Abu Ghraib (Director: Rory Kennedy) Mar 2006 – 2016 : Producer and director at Paydos Film Nov 2003 : Producer for CNN International in Istanbul Feb – March 2003 : Field producer for American network ABC in Adana, Turkey Feb 2003 – 2016 : Freelance producer, fixer and researcher for foreign media 2003 – 2006 : News producer for National Public Radio(NPR) Istanbul bureau 2003 – 2006 : Office manager and news producer for The Los AngelesTimes Istanbul bureau 2003 – 2006 : News producer for The Chicago Tribune Istanbul bureau Oct 2002 : Assistant cameraman for feature film “Monsieur Ibrahim et les Fleur de Koran” (Actor: Omar Sharif) Aug - Oct 2002 : Assistant cameraman for feature film “Mud” (Director: Dervis Zaim) April-June2002 : Second unit director and cameraman for TV show “Kacak”(ShowTV) (Production: FilmaCass) Nov 2001 : Director & Cameraman for short feature film “Empathy” July 2001 : Director of photography and co-director for documentary film“Vanderya:Diving deep at heights” April 2001 : 2. unit cameraman & line producer for documentary film “Curt Kosswig: Ein Deutcher in Anatolia” (NDR- Germany) March 2001 : Producer & Director for short documentary “ Yolculuk Nereye .” Dec 2000- Feb 2001 : Assistant Cameraman for feature film “Big man, Little love” (Büyük Adam Küçük Aşk, Director: Handan İpekçi ) June - Aug 2000 : Assistant Cameraman for feature film "Accidental Spy" (Director: Teddy Chen, Actor: Jackie Chan) Mar - May 2000 : Assistant Cameraman for TV series "Hayat Bağları" (ATV) Jan -Feb 2000 : Assistant Cameraman for feature film "Elephants and Grass" (Filler ve Çimen, Director: Dervis Zaim) 1999 – 2007 : Assistant Cameraman for commercial films and videos Oct -Dec ’98 : Apprentice at SINEFEKT Film Laboratories Sept- Dec ’98 : Reporter for Motorcu Magazine ( Motorcycles) July- Dec ’98 : Editor for Sevilin Magazine (Cosmetics) 1998-1999 : GUHA (Galatasaray University News Agency) & DETAY (Galatasaray University Communication Faculty Magazine) Sports & Photography Editor 1996-97-98 : Aydin Dogan Young Journalists Competition Best Page Layout Awards July-August ’96 : OLAY TV World News Service – Bursa, Turkey April ’95 : Cameraman at International Parliamentarians Congress – Istanbul

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He was born in Kars, Turkey in 1983. He wrote his thesis about the cinema of Tarkovsky. Mintaş’s short Snow, completed in 2010, received the Golden Orange for best film in Antalya Film Festival that is one of the most prestigious awards in Turkey. Snow has competed in various film festivals in the country and around the world won eight different awards. His debut feature Song of My Mother was selected for co-production markets and work-in-progress sections in Meetings on the Bridge at Istanbul IFF, Agora at Thessaloniki IFF, Sundance Script Lab at !f Istanbul. It received the post-production and distribution award at Meetings on the Bridge. The film was supported by Turkish Ministry of Culture and CNC Cinema du Monde. Song of My Mother, won Heart of Sarajevo Award for Best Film and Best Actor Award in 2014, in the country and around the world film won fourteen different awards.

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15 years of international experience in offline and online content production. Special focus on video storytelling, branded video content and live broadcast. Managed countless projects from concept phase to final delivery, ensuring the final products are published with the best new media strategies. I enjoy working for international productions as a freelance local producer. I am proud to have worked on the Istanbul episode of Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown, which aired on CNN International in November 2016. It was a great honor which came after also producing Mr. Bourdain’s previous format, No Reservations in 2009. I also had the opportunity to appear in front of camera to eat, drink and chat with Mr. Bourdain in both shows.

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I was born in Istanbul in 1990. In 2008 I started working in film industry as a sound assistant. In 2012 I directed the my first short film "Assassination of Silence" with Murat Onur Öner. In the summer of 2013 I directed short film named "Bekir" . These short films were shown at many national and international festivals. In early 2016, I founded the company named POVR which produces VR Video Production and mobile VR applications. I am currently working at POVR as VR Director and on the otherhand I'm working at Zeplin Sound as Sound Technician. In 2017 I started to work as line producer in Yedi Film which produces movie and commercial. In 2018 summer, I created a community called 'Mevzu' which we produced short documentaries and videos. I'm executive manager of Mevzu.

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Murat is an Istanbul-based journalist and filmmaker. He has a BA from Yale University and an MS from Columbia Journalism School. As a CNN Turk reporter/producer, he made documentaries on the children of Southeastern Turkey, the Maidan uprising in Ukraine and the Turkish defense industry. Murat's first independent documentary was a 30-minute short called "The Waiting." The film is about the effects of incarceration on families left behind. After working at Rain Media for Frontline and Fareed Zakaria GPS at CNN’s New York bureau, he won a grant from Davis Projects for Peace to make a documentary in Southeastern Turkey. "A Report Card for Democracy" tells the story of a family destroyed by political polarization.

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I have directed 10 short films and documentaries since 2006. I acted as a jury member in national and international film festivals like Sarajevo International Film Festival, Transilvania International Film Festival etc. I have directed the documentary, ‘Bird of Passage’ was in comtetition at Antalya Golden Orange and Kosovo Dokufest Film Festivals and short film ‘Vanished into Blue’ was awarded at Belgrad, Tangiers, Antalya, Adana etc, and 28 more festivals. In 2018, I wrote-directed my first feature film, ‘Road to the Moon’ was at '' Adana, İstanbul, Malatya Int. Film Festivals'' and got four awards.

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I started my profession as a reporter. I worked as a editor and producer at CNNTURK for about 9 years. I worked in different kind of documentaries changing from a big variety such as sports and food culture as the script writer, editor and producer. I worked as the team leader in both the production and broadcasting of different kind of news programs as well as programs on travel, food and history for the NTV. I worked for responsible from creating, producing, editing and managing of all TV programs as a programme manager and program director for TV channels. Now I am working as a executive producer as a freelancer

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Mehdi Shabani is an Iranian documentary filmmaker and journalist based in Istanbul. His documentaries, videos and essays have been published and broadcasted across various media including BBC, Deutsche Welle, Voice of America and Aasoo. His work focuses on underreported socio-political issues in the region, often drawing links between Turkey and its eastern neighbors including Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran. Mehdi's production company Entemtainment has produced six feature documentaries and dozens of multimedia stories as well as experimental shorts and music videos. His documentaries have mostly been broadcasted on the BBC and been selected in film festivals around the world.

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Throughout my career, I have taken on various editorial roles, developing both management and editorial skills. I have applied these skills to enhance company engagement and production, deepening my passion for production work. In my role as a fixer, I manag pre-production processes and address the local requirements and demands of Productions at hand. It includes obtaining permits, scouting locations, handling communications effectively, and most importantly, overseeing smooth on-site production flow. I aim to provide my fellow production crew members with the same fulfilling experience I have gained from each project I have been in.

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