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Film director
Country of origin
Turkey

Gürcan Keltek (*1973 in Izmir) studied film at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Dokuz Eylul University (DEÜ). He directed short films, commercials and music videos. His short documentaries, “Overtime” (2012) and “The Bourning Mountain” (2014) have been screened at more than 20 international film festivals including Visions du Réel Nyon, DOK Leipzig, and Festival des 3 Continents in Nantes. His medium-length film “Colony” (2015) premiered at FIDMarseille, won Best Newcomer Prize at Doku Fest Kosovo, and was also screened at AMDocs American Documentary Film Festival and Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival. 

Festivals

Leipzig

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Events

16.02.2025
Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin
11.10.2023
Café of the Propsteikirche Leipzig, Nonnenmühlgasse 2

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