About

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Place of birth:
Ankara, Turkey
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Ayşegül Selenga Taşkent

Overview

Ayşegül Selenga Taşkent is a Turkish filmmaker from Ankara. Her passion and interest for art and cinema started at an early age and after college pushed her to pursue filmmaking abroad. She received MA degree in Media Studies in England. In 2007, with a full scholarship, she earned an MFA degree in Media Arts Production at SUNY, Buffalo, USA. Her first documentary Volga, Volga: Living with Schizophrenia (2008) was screened in international festivals and won the Jury Prize in the 19th Ankara International Film Festival. Her second documentary Girls of Hope (2012) received the 2012 Rome Independent Film Festival Honorable Mention Award. In her works, Ayşegül Selenga Taşkent’s art focuses on social issues, human rights, love and peace. Through her work, she hopes to contribute to make the world a better place.

Known for

Directing
2019 Ovacik Directing Director 59
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2011 Girls of Hope Directing Director N/A
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Production
2011 Girls of Hope Production Producer N/A
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2011 Behind the Walls Production Producer N/A
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Sound
2019 Ovacik Sound Sound 59
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2011 Girls of Hope Sound Sound N/A
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Camera
2019 Ovacik Camera Director of Photography 59
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Crew
2011 Girls of Hope Crew Cinematography N/A
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Editing
2019 Ovacik Editing Editor 59
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2011 Girls of Hope Editing Editor N/A
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