Tolga Karaçelik

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1981-04-22 (43 years old)

Place of Birth Istanbul, Turkey

Tolga Karaçelik

Biography

Tolga Karacelik (1981, Istanbul) is one of the promising new generation Turkish directors who is known for his own unique style. After receiving law degree in Turkey he studied film in New York City. In addition to writing and directing five short films that were screened and awarded in various festivals domestically and internationally, he wrote and directed music videos and worked as director of photography on a documentary feature. His award winning feature debut "Toll Booth" has screened at numerous prestigious festivals. He was one of the youngest directors to win Golden Orange (Best First Film, Best Actor and Best Cinematography), a prestigious Turkish Film Festival. It was selected as the opening film for Global Film Initiatives Global Lens 2012 series, and screened in more than 35 cities across the US and Canada, in institutions like Smithsonian and MoMA, New York. His second feature "Ivy" premiered in Sundance and continues its festival circuit at prestigious festivals, and acclaimed highly by the critics worldwide. "Butterflies" won The Binger award at Meetings on the Bridge Film Development Workshop and was selected for Sundance Lab and CineLink Co-Production Market. It also won the Grand Jury Award for World Cinema - Dramatic at Sundance Film Festival 2018.

Known For

Director

2022
Yakamoz S-245

as Director

2021
Acayip

as Director

2018
Butterflies

as Director

2018
I am Bartu

as Director

2015
Ivy

as Director

2013
Bebek İşi

as Director

2011
Toll Booth

as Director

2010
Rapunzel

as Director

Producer

2023
Game, Interrupted

as Producer

2022
Zuhal

as Co-Producer

2022
Together, Alone

as Executive Producer

2022
Pembe Eldiven

as Producer

2021
Bir

as Line Producer

2019
2018
Butterflies

as Producer

2011
Toll Booth

as Producer

Writer

2021
Acayip

as Writer

2018
Butterflies

as Screenplay

2015
Ivy

as Writer

2011
Toll Booth

as Writer

2010
Rapunzel

as Writer

Actor

2018
I am Bartu

as Self

2012
Last Stop: Kurtuluş

as Okan Poyrazlı

Editor

2011
Toll Booth

as Editor