He was born in Istanbul, Turkey. After studying Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Engineering at Istanbul Technical University, he worked as assistant director in various short films, documentaries and advertisements. He studied film directing at New York Film Academy. His short film Ekmek (Bread) was officially screened and won various awards, six of which are Best Film, in many international and national film festivals. He won a production support with his animation project Kafa (The Head) from Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism. He wrote articles on the cinema as well as film reviews in Potansiyel and Hayal Perdesi magazines in Turkey. He was one of the jury members of 8th Pentedattilo Film Festival, Italy. He is coordinator and instructor at the Istanbul Cinema Center. He studies Cinema Studies MA at Marmara University, Turkey. As a member of Hayal Perdesi Cinema Community, he still studies theoretical and practical in cinema.
Filmography
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Balık (The Fish), 2016, Animation, Director-Scriptwriter-Animation-Art
Director-Editor-Storyboard-Sound Design and Final Mix
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Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Production Support
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Kafa (The Head), 2014, Animation, Director-Scriptwriter-Animation-Art
Director-Editor-Storyboard-Sound Design and Final Mix
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Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Production Support
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67th Cannes Film Festival, France, 2014, Turkish Cinema Section
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25th Ankara International Film Festival, Turkey, 2014, Best Animated Film Award
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10th Snow Film Festival, Turkey, 2014, Best Animated Film Award
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Speechless Film Festival, USA, 2014, Honorable Mention Award
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5th Malatya International Film Festival, Turkey, 2014, Special Jury Award
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5th ITU Short Film Festival, Turkey, 2014, 3rd Best Film Award
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6th Rotary Short Film Festival, Turkey, 2014, 3rd Best Animated Film Award
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Ekmek (Bread), 2012, Fiction, Director-Scriptwriter
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65th Cannes Film Festival, France, 2012, Short Film Corner
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4th Leiden International Short Film Festival, The Netherlands, 2012, Best Film
Award
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7th Pentedattilo Film Festival, Italy, 2012, Best Film Award
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Silk Road Film Festival, Ireland, 2014, Best Film Award
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5th Kristal Klaket Short Film Festival, Turkey, 2012, Best Film Award
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1st Istanbul Uni. Golden Tooth Short Film Festival, Turkey, 2012, Best Film
Award
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The White Pigeon International Short Film Contest, Turkey, 2012, Best Film
Award
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17th Boston Turkish Film Festival, USA, 2012, Best Short Film Audience Award
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15th Olympia International Film Festival, Greece, 2012, Special Mention Award
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Dieciminuti International Film Festival, Italy, 2013, IndieGesta Special Award
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Corti and Cigarettes International Film Festival, Italy, 2012, Press Jury Award
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Corti and Cigarettes International Film Festival, Italy, 2012, ENI Award
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12. Kısa-ca International Student Film Festival, Turkey, 2012, Aykut Oray
Special Jury Award
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4th International Rotary Short Film Festival, Turkey, 2012, 3rd Best Film Award
Other
Filmography:
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Enkaz (Under the Sky), 2016, Feature, CoProducer-First Assistant Director
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Maşuk’un Nefesi (Breath of the Beloved), 2014, Feature, First Assistant
Director
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Bir Senaryo Yaratmak (Creating a Script), 2013, Fiction, Sound Design and Final
Mix
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Oyun (The Game), 2013, Fiction, Sound Design and Final Mix
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Sarı Çiçek (Yellow Flower), 2013, Fiction, Sound Design and Final Mix
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Adem’in Hikayesi (The Story of Adam), 2013, Fiction, Assistant Director
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Gurbet Pastası (Journey of the Cake), 2013, Documentary, Sound Editing
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Freedom Ride, 2012, Fiction, Director of Photography
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Religion Vs. Science, 2012, Fiction, Assistant Director
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Mahrem (Private), 2011, Fiction, Assistant Director
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Aşure (Ashura), 2011, Documentary, Assistant Director
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Bigane, 2011, Documentary, Assistant Director
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Kavuşma (Getting Together), 2010, Animation, Animation-Art Director-Character
and Background Design-Storyboard
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Güvercin (Pigeon), 2010, Fiction, Assistant Director-Scriptwriter
REFERENCE:
Arş. Gör. Koray Sevindi (avesis.medeniyet.edu.tr, 27.11.2020), Koray Sevindi (koraysevindi.com,
27.11.2020), Koray Sevindi (imdb.com, 27.11.2020), Koray Sevindi (sinematurk.com,
27.11.2020).
