Biography

Senem Tüzen is a Turkish director, screenwriter, and producer. She graduated from the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. After co-founding Zela Film with her friends, Tüzen produced the travel documentary Adem'in Seyir Defteri (Adam's Travelogue), which aired on TRT Türk for 39 episodes between 2009 and 2012. Her short films have won awards in many countries around the world. Her first feature film, Ana Yurdu (Homeland), which had its world premiere at the 72nd Venice Film Festival, was nominated for several awards at various other film festivals. The film won five awards at the 22nd Adana Golden Boll Film Festival and the FIPRESCI and NETPAC awards at the 31st Warsaw Film Festival. Imdb Mini bio by yusufpiskin