ZeynepMerve Uygun
İSTANBUL
Education
The University of Edinburgh, PhD in Transdisciplinary Documentary Film, September 2012-
IstanbulBilgi University, MA in Cinema & TV, September 2008- June 2011
BogaziciUniversity, BA in Western Language and Literatures, September 2003- June
2008
BogaziciUniversity, Certificate in Copywriting, September 2004- June 2008
Work Experience in Academia
Istanbul Bilgi University, Television Reporting and Programming, Research Assistant, February 2014 -
IstanbulSehir University, Cinema and Television Department (Undergraduate)& Istanbul Sehir University, Cultural Studies Graduate Programme, ResearchAssistant, January 2010- September 2012
WorkExperience in Cinema
Directorof IN OUT. An Animated Documentary, MA Graduation Project, June,
2011
“DocCorner Screening”, SFC, Cannes International Film Festival. France, May, 2012.
“BestDocumentary” Award, 32nd IFSAKShort Film and Documentary
Competition.Istanbul, Turkey, 2012.
“BestDocumentary” Award, 5th KristalKlaket Film Competition, Istanbul, 2012.
“3rd BestDocumentary” Award, 2nd GoldenMidas International Film Festival, Eskisehir, Turkey 2012.
“BestDocumentary” Award, 16th Boston Turkish Film Festival. Boston, USA, 2011.
“2ndBestDocumentary”Award,5thInternationalCrossroadsFilmFestival.Istanbul, Turkey, 2011.
“DocumentaryScreening”, 5th SamsungWomen Film Festival. India, 2012.
“DocumentaryScreening”, 31st InternationalIstanbul Film Festival, 2012.
“FestivalDocumentary Selection”, 15th InternationalFlying Broom Women Film
Festival.Ankara, Turkey, 2012.
“BestTenShortMoviesof2012”HisarFilmSelection,BogaziciUniversity.Istanbul, Turkey, 2012.
“DocumentaryScreening”, European Day for Border Guards 2012. Poland, 2012.
“FestivalScreening”, ODTÜ Film Festival. Ankara, Turkey, 2012. “Festival Screening”, 5th SineparkFilm Festival, Istanbul, Turkey, 2011. “Festival Screening”, Filmmor Women Film Festival, 2011. “Competition Selection” 48th Antalya International Film Festival, 2011.
“OfficialSelection”, 2nd İzmir International Human Rights Film Festival,
2011.
SoundDesigner of Hop On Hop Off, Director: Igor Bezinovic. NISI MASA “Exploring Multilingualism Across Europe” Documentary Project. San Sebastian- İstanbul, 2010.
Directorof Cinemakinist, Short Documentary Project, Istanbul Bilgi University, June,2010.
2ndDirector Assistant of Three Days in Istanbul- Director: Elif Uslu DocumentaryProduction for “2010 Cultural Capital of Europe” Project. May, 2010.
Directorof Photography of Objektsion Director, Efecan Kağanoğuzbeyoğlu. A shortmovie Project ofİstanbul Bilgi University,Istanbul, 2010.
Co-Directorof The Secret- A short fiction film with Esra Çimencioğlu, İstanbul Bilgi University, December, 2009.
Script-writer - “Odysseus in WWI”, 80 pages script adaptation from a novel, project assignment by Director Dervis Zaim, June 2009.
Director of Dün Burdaydı (Yesterday, was here). “Documentary in Progress” Course Projectwith the advisory of Berke Baş. İstanbul, February, 2009.
Directorof Oyun, A Short Movie sponsored by Boğaziçi University: Mithat Alam FilmCenter, June 2008.
WorkExperience in TV
TVNETTelevision Company, December 2007- December 2009
Editorof “Dünya Basını”( Foreign News) and “Film Seridi” (Film Analysis)
Producerof “Tarafeyn”
Assitant of “Kayıp Tarih” ( Historical Events)
AssistantDirector of “Klark”, “Yeryüzü Notları”, “Kayda Deger” and
“GündemSanat” ( Culture&Arts Programmes)
Internshipin Foreign News Department and Chamber of News
WorkExperience in Translation
Litera Publishing, “Ericksonian Psychotherapy I: Structures”, 2008
“Ego States Theory and Therapy”, 2006
OtherExperiences in Academic and Professional Settings
Editorof Documentary, Short Film Sections and Festival News Reporter of
HayalperdesiOnline Film Magazine published bimonthly 2009- Current
Memberof Editorial Board of Film Arası Film Magazine published monthly, March
2011-October 2011
Languages
English,Fluent( TOEFL: 100)
Spanish,Intermediate
Scholarhips and Awards
The University of Edinburgh- Edinburgh Global Research Scholarship- 2012- 2015
New York Film Academy- Film Production Training- Rejected because of PhD
Hacı Ömer Sabancı Foundation- High Success Scholarship- 2003-2008
Memberships
NECS-European Network for Cinema and Media Studies
NISIMASA- European Network of Young Cinema
References
Uponrequest, kindly agreed to lend their support and act as a referee:
-Prof. Mahmut Mutman, Coordinator of Cultural Studies Graduate Programme, Istanbul Sehir University
- Berke Baş, MA. Instructor, Film and TV Department, Bilgi University, MA Thesis Supervisor
-Dervis Zaim, Film Director, Instructor, Istanbul Bilgi University