Cinema Jazireh

Director's bio

Gözde Kural

Gözde Kural was born in 1987, Ankara, Turkey. She studied Advertising and Film-TV Production at Istanbul Bilgi University. After graduating, she began her career as an assistant director and went on to direct numerous music videos and commercials. She has written, directed, and produced three short films: Awake, The Braid, and The Laceration. In 2015, she wrote and directed her debut feature film DUST, which was shot in Afghanistan. Dust premiered at several international film festivals, including the Montreal Film Festival (First Films Competition), Shanghai International Film Festival, and Mumbai International Film Festival. The film received multiple awards, including Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (2016), and Best Film and Best Screenplay at the Sweden Afghan International Film Festival (2017). In 2022, she directed a 13-episode docu-drama series titled ‘Once Upon a Time in Anatolia’, which aired on BeinConnect, exploring Anatolia’s layered cultural heritage through dramatized real stories. Her second feature film, Cinema Jazireh, has recently been completed and will be its World Premier at 59.Karlovy Vary Film Festival.