Çayan Demirel – director
Biography
Çayan Demirel was born in Istanbul in 1977. After completing his degree at the Faculty of Economics, he started working in documentary film in the year 2000 with oral history projects.
In 2006 he completed his documentary 38 about the Dersim events, and he established Surela Film Production company in 2008.
Filmography
- 2015
Kardes Türküler (Songs of Fraternity) - 2015
Bakur - 2013
Dr. Sivan - 2009
Prison Number 5: 1980 – 1984 - 2006
38
Awards
Prison Number 5: 1980 – 1984
Best Documentary, Int. Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
Best Documentary, Int. Ankara Film Festival
SİYAD Prize