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Tolga Karaçelik (b. 1981)

Birthplace:
Istanbul, Turkey

Born:
April 22, 1981

Biography from TheMovieDB

Tolga Karacelik (1981, Istanbul) is one of the promising new generation Turkish directors who is known for his own unique style. After receiving law degree in Turkey he studied film in New York City. In addition to writing and directing five short films that were screened and awarded in various festivals domestically and internationally, he wrote and directed music videos and worked as director of photography on a documentary feature. His award winning feature debut "Toll Booth" has screened at numerous prestigious festivals. He was one of the youngest directors to win Golden Orange (Best First Film, Best Actor and Best Cinematography), a prestigious Turkish Film Festival. It was selected as the opening film for Global Film Initiatives Global Lens 2012 series, and screened in more than 35 cities across the US and Canada, in institutions like Smithsonian and MoMA, New York. His second feature "Ivy" premiered in Sundance and continues its festival circuit at prestigious festivals, and acclaimed highly by the critics worldwide. "Butterflies" won The Binger award at Meetings on the Bridge Film Development Workshop and was selected for Sundance Lab and CineLink Co-Production Market. It also won the Grand Jury Award for World Cinema - Dramatic at Sundance Film Festival 2018.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Co-Producer:
2022  Zuhal
2024  Every Day It Gets A Little Easier

Director:
2010  Rapunzel
2011  60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
2011  Toll Booth
2015  Ivy
2018  Butterflies
2021  Acayip
2022  Zuhal
2024  Every Day It Gets A Little Easier
2024  The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write about a Serial Killer

Editor:
2010  Rapunzel
2011  60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
2011  Toll Booth
2015  Ivy
2018  Butterflies
2021  Acayip
2022  Zuhal
2024  Every Day It Gets A Little Easier
2024  The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write about a Serial Killer

Executive Producer:
2010  Rapunzel
2011  60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
2011  Toll Booth
2015  Ivy
2018  Butterflies
2021  Acayip
2022  Together, Alone
2022  Zuhal
2024  Every Day It Gets A Little Easier
2024  The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write about a Serial Killer

Line Producer:
2010  Rapunzel
2011  60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
2011  Toll Booth
2015  Ivy
2018  Butterflies
2021  Acayip
2021  Bir
2022  Together, Alone
2022  Zuhal
2024  Every Day It Gets A Little Easier
2024  The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write about a Serial Killer

Producer:
2010  Rapunzel
2011  60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
2011  Toll Booth
2015  Ivy
2018  Butterflies
2019  La Belle Indifference
2021  Acayip
2021  Bir
2022  Pembe Eldiven
2022  Together, Alone
2022  Zuhal
2023  Game, Interrupted
2024  Every Day It Gets A Little Easier
2024  The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write about a Serial Killer

Screenplay:
2010  Rapunzel
2011  60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
2011  Toll Booth
2015  Ivy
2018  Butterflies
2019  La Belle Indifference
2021  Acayip
2021  Bir
2022  Pembe Eldiven
2022  Together, Alone
2022  Zuhal
2023  Game, Interrupted
2024  Every Day It Gets A Little Easier
2024  The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write about a Serial Killer

Writer:
2010  Rapunzel
2011  60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
2011  Toll Booth
2015  Ivy
2018  Butterflies
2019  La Belle Indifference
2021  Acayip
2021  Bir
2022  Pembe Eldiven
2022  Together, Alone
2022  Zuhal
2023  Game, Interrupted
2024  Every Day It Gets A Little Easier
2024  The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write about a Serial Killer

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Director:
2013  Bebek İşi
2018  I am Bartu
2022  Yakamoz S-245

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