Alphan Eşeli
| Alphan Eşeli | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1973 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Occupation | Film director |
Alphan Eşeli is a Turkish Director, Screenwriter and Photographer born in Ankara in 1973, whose directing work includes feature films, commercials and music videos.
Following his BA, Eseli moved to New York and graduated from the New York Institute of Technology with a MA degree in filmmaking and has directed award winning commercials for major Turkish brands such as Beko, İş Bankası, Siemens, TEB, Pinar, Nescafe amongst other. He has also worked as a photographer with world-renowned stars such as Gisele Bundchen, Angela Lindvall, Olivier Martinez and more.
In 2011, Eseli has directed Courtney Love’s music video, “Samantha”.
In 2009, Eseli co-founded ISTANBUL’74 with his wife, making it the first and pioneering International Arts & Culture platform based in Turkey connecting Istanbul to the International cultural scene.
In 2010, Eseli co-founded the Istanbul International Arts & Culture Festival - IST. Festival
In 2013, Eseli has directed and co-wrote his first feature film The Long Way Home (original title: Turkish: Eve Dönüş “Sarıkamış 1915). The film opened nationwide on March 8, 2013 in 77 theatres and has premiered in International Film Festivals. The Long Way Home has won numerous prestigious awards such as the Fipresci Award for the Best First Feature Film and The Golden Zenith for the Best First Fiction Feature Film at the Montreal World Film Festival. It has won the New Talent Award at the Hong Kong Asia Film Festival. Was nominated for the prestigious Sutherland Award for Best Feature Film at the 57th BFI London Film Festival. And has earned the Special Jury Prize Award, Best Actor Award and the Audience Award at the Malatya Film Festival as well as the Best Art Direction Award and Best Music Original Score at the Adana Golden Boll Film Festival.