Aslı Özge

Aslı Özge (born 3 July 1975 / 1 January 1975 (?)) is a Turkish director, scenarist and producer.

Early life
Özge was born on 1 January 1975 (?) in Istanbul. She graduated from Marmara University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Cinema and Television. During her time as a student, her short film Capital C was shown at many festivals and won prizes. After graduation, she settled in Berlin where she studied philosophy.

Career
In 2003, she directed her feature film April with the support of German Film and Television Academy and a German TV channel. This film was not released in Turkey.

In 2005, she completed the filming of her documentary titled Hesperos'un Çömezleri in Istanbul. Her feature film Soluksuz was awarded the Balkan Fund Script Development Award at the 46th International Thessaloniki Film Festival.

In 2009, he wrote and directed the film titled Men on the Bridge.

She has continued to work in both Turkey and Germany, and her movie Lifelong (Hayatboyu) was released in 2013.

Feature films

 * Men on the Bridge (Köprüdekiler) (2009)
 * Lifelong (Hayatboyu) (2013)
 * All of a Sudden (Auf Einmal) (2016)
 * Black Box (2023)
 * Faruk (film) (2024)

Television

 * Ein Bisschen April (Biraz Nisan) (TV Film) (2003)

Documentary films

 * Hesperos'un Çömezleri (2005)

Short films

 * Capital C (2000)
 * Zamana dair Parçalar (2000)
 * Quirck (1999)
 * 3 ETC (1998)
 * Aslında (1997)

Awards

 * 2000
 * Capital C
 * 22nd İFSAK National Short Film and Documentary Competition, Fiction Video, Best Film Award
 * Won
 * rowspan=2|2009
 * rowspan=3|Men on the Bridge
 * 16th Golden Boll Film Festival, Grand Jury Best Film Award
 * Won
 * 28th International Istanbul Film Festival, Best Turkish Film
 * Won
 * 2010
 * 21st International Ankara Film Festival, Best Film
 * Won
 * 2013
 * Lifelong
 * 32nd International Istanbul Film Festival, Best Director
 * Won
 * rowspan=2|2016
 * rowspan=2|All of a Sudden
 * 35th International Istanbul Film Festival, FIPRESCI Award
 * Won
 * International Berlin Film Festival
 * Won
 * rowspan=2|2016
 * rowspan=2|All of a Sudden
 * 35th International Istanbul Film Festival, FIPRESCI Award
 * Won
 * International Berlin Film Festival
 * Won
 * Won