Pelin Esmer
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderFemale
Birthday1 January 1972 (54 years old)
Place of birthIstanbul, Turkey
Known credits10
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 A…
And The Rest Will Follow
2025 · Producer
And The Rest Will Follow
2025 · Director
And The Rest Will Follow
2025 · Writer
Dream Workers
2022 · Herself
You Me Lenin
2021 · Rus Kız
Queen Lear
2019 · Director
Something Useful
2017 · Director
Something Useful
2017 · Writer
Something Useful
2017 · Producer
Something Useful
2017 · Editor
Only Blockbusters Left Alive: Monopolizing Film Distribution in Turkey
2016 · Herself
Watchtower
2012 · Director
Watchtower
2012 · Writer
10 to 11
2009 · Director
10 to 11
2009 · Writer
10 to 11
2009 · Editor
10 to 11
2009 · Producer
The Play
2005 · Director
The Play
2005 · Writer
The Play
2005 · Producer
The Play
2005 · Director of Photography
The Play
2005 · Editor
The Collector
2002 · Director
The Collector
2002 · Producer
The Collector
2002 · Director of Photography
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