About
While doing a BA degree in Political Science in Istanbul Caglar already worked on the production and filming of numerous short film projects. His professional career in film started with a television program about film genres called Film Koptu in 2007. As the creator of the concept, he worked as co-director and producer for one season. In 2009 he co-wrote and produced a critically-acclaimed short film titled “Bugun Yok” which was screened and received awards at many leading film festivals, both national and international. Starting from 2010, he directed various types of international projects including programs for the Class 1 World Powerboat Championship, the Professional Windsurf Association (PWA) World Tour, World Kiteboarding League, and various hi-octane Red Bull events in different fields and locations around the world. In 2015 Caglar shot his first full-length documentary feature project, following Team Zettanet Racing in 24 Hours Racing Series. This documentary titled “Labour of Love” is currently being distributed to several TV channels around the globe including Discovery South America.
Currently, he is working on his second feature length project, “The Final Hour”, focusing on the Ladino language which is believed to be disappearing from the face of the earth in about 15 years time. The documentary is following a Sephardic young woman’s journey who just came to the realisation that her ancestral language is on the verge of extinction. The post production process of he project has already been started and the film will be released on the end of 2018.
