Didem YILMAZ



Doğum Tarihi -
Anadolu Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Mezunu.

She began her career in 1990 as a journalist. While pursuing her bachelor’s degree in Cinema and Television at Anadolu University in Turkey, she became particularly passionate about Belgesel filmmaking. Her Belgesel “Tevellüt 1340” exploring the perceptions of “old age” at a retirement home, was a great success. Her second Belgesel “Devrim, Eskişehir” was a group project about the first Turkish-made car and the engineers who built it. Both of these documentaries won numerous awards and prizes from festivals. After graduation, she worked as a producer/Yönetmen - for a cable television station for two years. She created, produced and directed over 15 programs, specially focusing on children and women. A number of them were awarded by various public institutions.

She received her master’s degree in Media Studies at New School University in New York where she completed a Media Management certificate. Her master’s production thesis, “Seeking the Sultan”, was featured in numerous film festivals in the U.S., broadcast on CNN-Turkey, and was nominated for the Student Academy Awards.

YÖNETMENLİĞİNİ YAPTIĞI BELGESEL FİLMLER
Arif'i Beklerken - 2006
11. Boston Türk Festivali, Belgesel ve Kısa Film Yarışması. 2006
12. Nürnberg, Türkiye/Almanya Film Festivali, Belgesel Bölümü, Gösterim. 2007

Sultanı Aramak - 2003
15. Ankara Uluslararası Film Festivali, Ulusal Belgesel Film Yarışmasında gösterildi. 2003

Devrim Eskişehir - 1997 / Görkem KİRİŞ, Didem YILMAZ, Funda ERZURUM, Fulten ERSUN
Adana Film Festivali-Altın Koza En İyi Belgesel Ödülü
İzmir Film Festivali Alim Şerif Onaran Özel Ödülü

Tevellüt 1340 - 1996

YÖNETMENLİĞİNİ YAPTIĞI KISA FİLMLER
Yeniden Dalgalandık - 1995
kısa film, 7' Hi 8 video
Yönetmen - Görkem KİRİŞ, Didem YILMAZ, Funda ERZURUM, Fulten ERSUN, P.GİMZAL

Aşk-Efza - 1997
Formatı - 10' / Renkli / Hi 8 video
Yönetmen - Görkem KİRİŞ, Didem YILMAZ, Funda ERZURUM, Fulten ERSUN

0+000 Kilometre Kontrol - 1997
kısa film, betacam video
Yönetmen - Görkem KİRİŞ, Didem YILMAZ, Funda ERZURUM, Fulten ERSUN

Son Film - 2008

DİĞER FİLMOGRAFİSİ
Meyve Sepeti
Stüdyo Programı, 8' betacam video
Yönetmen - Görkem KİRİŞ, Didem YILMAZ, Funda ERZURUM, Fulten ERSUN




Kaynak
Görkem KİRİŞ