Serhat Karaaslan

June 13, 1986

Varto, Turkey

Serhat Karaaslan has directed one feature film and several shorts. His debut film, Passed by Censor (Cannes Cinéfondation Residence), premiered at the 2019 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, where it received the critics award, and won several awards at festivals around the world. His films screened and awarded in major film festivals including Sundance, Toronto, Locarno, Karlovy Vary, SXSW, Thessaloniki, Taipei, Montpellier, Sarajevo and Istanbul etc. His last film The Criminals world premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2021 and was awarded with the Special Jury Prize.