Ozgu Ozbudak is an independent filmmaker, cinematographer and photographer. His work received numerous international nominations and awards; including Golden Orange, Golden Tulip, Golden Cat, FIAP Medal and Kernel Award. He currently lives in Izmir.


Festival

21. International Izmir Short Film Festival Jury, 2020


Filmography

A Day of a Ballerina, 13 mins, Documentary Film, 2016
53. International Antalya Film Festival, Golden Orange Nominee
16. !f Independent Films Festival, Best Film Nominee
18. International Izmir Short Film Festival, Golden Cat Nominee
40. International Lucas Film Festival, Best Film Nominee
International Hancheng Short Film Festival, Best Film Nominee
Berlinale, Turkish Film Catalogue 2017
Cannes, Turkish Film Catalogue 2017
Tiff, Turkish Film Catalogue 2017


About Timur, 16 mins, Documentary Film, 2015
35. Istanbul International Film Festival, Golden Tulip Nominee
52. International Antalya Film Festival, Golden Orange Nominee
17. International Izmir Short Film Festival, Golden Cat Nominee
Liverpool Lift-Off 2016, Online Official Selection
Cannes, Turkish Film Catalogue 2016


Videography

Mentalis Structuram, 10mins, A/V Performance, 2013,
2013 Kernel Festival Italy, Competition Winner 1st Prize Jury Award


Exhibition

Alice, Photograph, Studio Kein, Maumau Gallery Istanbul, Space Debris, Nov 2015 - Dec 2015 

Open, Photograph, Maumau Gallery Istanbul, Jul 2014 - Aug 2014

If Daily Life Hasn't Killed Me Yet, The New Year Won't, Photograph, Maumau Gallery Istanbul, Dec 2013 - Jan 2014

Mamut Art Project 01, Photograph, Antrepo No.3 Istanbul, May 2013

The International Art Photography Exhibition Serbia, Photograph, The National Bank of Serbia Gallery Belgrade, Dec 2012

Track 09, Video, Istanbul Modern Art Museum SantralIstanbul, May 2010 - Sep 2010

Kırklareli, Photograph, Kırklareli Railway Station, Nov 2008


Publication

LeCool Istanbul, 2013

National Geographic Turkey, 2012


Education

Istanbul Bilgi University (full scholarship), Photography and Video, 2009 - 2012

University of Vienna, Film, Theater and Media Sciences, 2007 - 2009

University of Vienna, Physics, 2005 - 2007