Eylem Kaftan 

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Eylem Kaftan completed her undergraduate education at Boğaziçi University, Department of Philosophy, and her master's degree in Cinema and Television at York University. He made documentary films for various channels in Canada.  He shot documentaries called “Vendetta Song”, “Love and Punishment Field” and “Sarajevo My Love”. His first feature film, "Hive", was released in 2019. Most recently, he directed the documentary "One Day 365 Hours" (2023), which tells the story of the intersection of paths of two abused women. He wrote the script of the documentary together with Burcu Salihoğlu. 

 

Screenwriter Filmography

Kovan, 2019, Director: Eylem Kaftan, Screenplay: Eylem Kaftan, Director of Photography: Serdar Ünlütürk, Actors: Meryem Uzerli, Feyyaz Duman, Hakar Karsak, Producer: Canol Balkaya.

365 Hours in a Day, 2023, Director: Eylem Kaftan, Screenplay: Eylem Kaftan, Burcu Salihoğlu, Director of Photography: Florent Herry, Music: Marc Collin, Cast: -  Producer: Eylem Kaftan, Zeynep Koray, Can Aygör.

 

Producer Filmography

365 Hours in a Day, 2023, Director: Eylem Kaftan, Screenplay: Eylem Kaftan, Burcu Salihoğlu, Director of Photography: Florent Herry, Music: Marc Collin, Cast: -  Producer: Eylem Kaftan, Zeynep Koray, Can Aygör.

 

Awards: 

The Hive (2019)

Antalya Film Forum Feature Film Fiction (2018) Work in Progress Platform Award (Eylem Kaftan, Canol Balkaya)

Boğaziçi Film Festival (2019) “Best Editing National Feature Film Competition” (Erkan Erdem)

365 Hours in a Day (2023)

60th Golden Orange Film Festival (2023) “Documentary Work-in-Progress Platform Award”

 

Source

Ankara Film Festival Catalogue. (https://filmfestankara.org.tr)

Chirciu, Dimitri. (2021). Director Eylem Kaftan appeared before Russian cinema lovers with the movie "Kovan".https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/kultur-sanat/yonetmen-eylem-kaftan-kovan-filmyle-rus-sinemaseverlerin-karsisina-cikti/2227099 (Access Date: 26.12.2023).