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Senem Tüzen

Known for

Directing

Born

January 1, 1980 (age 46)

Birthplace

Ankara, Türkiye

Biography

Senem Tüzen is a Turkish director, screenwriter, and producer. She graduated from the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. After co-founding Zela Film with her friends, Tüzen produced the travel documentary Adem'in Seyir Defteri (Adam's Travelogue), which aired on TRT Türk for 39 episodes between 2009 and 2012.

Her short films have won awards in many countries around the world. Her first feature film, Ana Yurdu (Homeland), which had its world premiere at the 72nd Venice Film Festival, was nominated for several awards at various other film festivals. The film won five awards at the 22nd Adana Golden Boll Film Festival and the FIPRESCI and NETPAC awards at the 31st Warsaw Film Festival.

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Best known work

Motherland

Motherland

2015
Derivative

Derivative

2005
Eat Your Catfish

Eat Your Catfish

2021
Fareler

Fareler

2005
Milk and Chocolate

Milk and Chocolate

2008
Last Nomads in Anatolia: Sarikecilis

Last Nomads in Anatolia: Sarikecilis

2010
Unus Mundus

Unus Mundus

2007
Pera Berbangê

Pera Berbangê

2011

Filmography

  1. 2021

    Eat Your Catfish

    Director, Editor, Writer

  2. 2015

    Motherland

    Director, Producer, Writer

  3. 2011

    Pera Berbangê

    Director of Photography

  4. 2010

  5. 2008

    Milk and Chocolate

    Writer, Director, Director of Photography, Editor

  6. 2007

    Unus Mundus

    Writer, Director, Editor, Producer

  7. 2005

    Derivative

    Director of Photography

  8. 2005

    Fareler

    Director

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