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Hi, I’m Yaren. I’m a filmmaker from Istanbul focused on directing, writing, editing, and color grading. I wrote and directed my first short film as a collaborative project with friends, which gave me hands-on experience in directing, editing, and storytelling for short art films. Since then I’ve continued directing and doing cinematography and photography for short films and series, exploring narrative storytelling and the technical workflows of pre-production, production, and post-production. I’m currently studying at Bahçeşehir University and am eager to contribute meaningfully to every project I join.…Hi, I’m Yaren. I’m a filmmaker from Istanbul focused on directing, writing, editing, and color grading. I wrote and directed my first short film as a collaborative project with friends, which gave me hands-on experience in directing, editing, and storytelling for short art films. Since then I’ve continued directing and doing cinematography and photography for short films and series, exploring narrative storytelling and the technical workflows of pre-production, production, and post-production. I’m currently studying at Bahçeşehir University and am eager to contribute meaningfully to every project I join.

Yaren Akdemir

Film Director, Writer, Cinematographer, +2

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Hi, I’m Yaren. I’m a filmmaker from Istanbul focused on directing, writing, editing, and color grading. I wrote and directed my first short film as a collaborative project with friends, which gave me hands-on experience in directing, editing, and storytelling for short art films. Since then I’ve continued directing and doing cinematography and photography for short films and series, exploring narrative storytelling and the technical workflows of pre-production, production, and post-production. I’m currently studying at Bahçeşehir University and am eager to contribute meaningfully to every project I join.…Hi, I’m Yaren. I’m a filmmaker from Istanbul focused on directing, writing, editing, and color grading. I wrote and directed my first short film as a collaborative project with friends, which gave me hands-on experience in directing, editing, and storytelling for short art films. Since then I’ve continued directing and doing cinematography and photography for short films and series, exploring narrative storytelling and the technical workflows of pre-production, production, and post-production. I’m currently studying at Bahçeşehir University and am eager to contribute meaningfully to every project I join.

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Hi, I’m Yaren. I’m a filmmaker from Istanbul focused on directing, writing, editing, and color grading. I wrote and directed my first short film as a collaborative project with friends, which gave me hands-on experience in directing, editing, and storytelling for short art films.

Since then I’ve continued directing and doing cinematography and photography for short films and series, exploring narrative storytelling and the technical workflows of pre-production, production, and post-production. I’m currently studying at Bahçeşehir University and am eager to contribute meaningfully to every project I join.

Skills

Experience Level

Short Film

Expert

Adobe Premiere Pro

Expert

Set Design

Intermediate

Language

English

Advanced

Turkish

Fluent

German

Beginner

Work Experience

Director, Writer, Editor (Knots) at Knots (2023) - Amateur Short Film

December 31, 2023 - October 17, 2025

This was my first amateur short film, created as a school project with the requirement of having no dialogue. I focused on visual storytelling and gained new experiences in narrative expression.

Director of Photography (DoP) at Öyle (2025)

January 1, 2025 - Present

Worked as the Director of Photography on a short film directed by Niyazi Koçak and Berkay Aydemir. Assisted with camera equipment setup and scene arrangement.

Director, Writer, Editor at Not Knots (Short Film)

December 31, 2023 - December 31, 2023

First amateur short film created as a school project with no dialogue; emphasized visual storytelling and gained experience in narrative expression.

Director, Writer, Editor, Colorist at Self-Directed Short Film: Could Be Anything