
Directing
Yusuf Ölmez
EN, TR, FR, XX cinema · 13 credits
Birthplace
Samsun, Türkiye
Graduated from Boğaziçi University with a major in Management and a minor in Film Studies. After completing his studies in Narrative Filmmaking at Prague Film School, he earned a Master’s degree at Boğaziçi University, focusing on media economics, political economy, and the cinema of Turkey. In 2023, he completed a second Master’s in Visual and Media Anthropology at MU Berlin, where he directed an ethnographic film in Togo. Based in Berlin, he works as a director, producer, and visual anthropologist.
Known for
Filmography

Wind from the East (or 2021)
Executive Producer

Forgotten Solidarities
Associate Producer

All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz
Executive Producer

Alis
Co-Producer

Wall, The Wall
Writer, Director

Recce
Co-Producer

Distant Close
Director

The Breakdown
Producer

A Glass of Desire
Writer, Editor, Director, Producer

Venus in the Fog
Writer, Director



