Yasemin Samdereli

Born in Dortmund, Germany, 1973, studied at Munich’s College of Film and Television. Already working as an assistant director, scriptwriter and director at the tender age of 20, she cut her teeth as an assistant on international productions directed by Jackie Chan, Teddy Chan and Stanley Tong.

In a filmography notable for its multicultural projects, she helmed the TV movies Alles Getürkt and Ich Chefe, Du Nix and served as co-scripter on the series Turkish for Beginners.

Her feature debut, family comedy Almanya, co-written with her sister Nesrin, proved a massive domestic hit, ranking #1 five times in a row on the international arthouse charts and receiving German film awards for best feature and screenplay. (Karlovy Vary Film Festival)