Zehra Tülin Sertöz

Documentary Film Director (1985-2018)

TRT

Turkish Radio and Television Corporation

E-Posta: tsertoz@yahoo.com

Web Page: http://sites.google.com/site/tsertoz/Home/homepage

Education:

TED Ankara College,

1968-1973.

Middle East Technical University, Department of Economics,

B.Sc. 1973-1978; M.Sc. 1978-1980.

Northwestern University, TV-Film Department,

Ph.D. 1980-1984, 1989.

Scholarships:

• American Association of University Women, Scholarship (1980-1981)

• Northwestern University, Tuition Scholarship (1980-1984)

• and the year is 2004...

Work History:

• TRT Ankara TV, 1988-2018 as producer and director

• TRT Istanbul TV, 1985-1988 as producer and director

• Northwestern University Library as Information Librarian (1980-84)

• American Embassy as Economist, (1979-80)

• Middle East Technical University as Student Assistant (1977-1979)

Personal Information:

Born: June 15, 1955 in Ankara.

Maiden Name: Yılbar

Married to: Mathematician Ali Sinan Sertöz

Mother of: Emre Can (1989) and İpek (1998).

Filmography: (as producer, director and writer unless otherwise stated)

* means the film is available with English Subtitles

1. On the Edge of Science (11x52 min.)*, 2018

2. Turning Point (7x30 min. ), 2010

3. Off Season (2x30 min.), 2008

4. Turks in America (13x30 min.), 2006

5. Gallipoli Revealed (2x50 min.), March 18-19 2005 (as co-producer)

6. Portraits: Dr. Münci Kalayoğlu (30 min.)*, 2004

7. Portraits: Dr. Mehmet Öz (30 min.), 2004

8. Lullaby (3x30 min.)*, 2004

9. Quiet Shall Flow the River Çoruh (9x30 min.) (also as 60 min.)* 2003 (as director, co-writer)

10. Bayrams of my Childhood (30 min.)

11. Story of the Stove (3x30 min) (also available as 43min)*, 2000

12. A Shadow Passed (30 min.)* 1999

13. Journeys in the Dome of the Sky (7x30 min.) (also 55 min.)* 1999,

14. METU Alumni after 40 Years (4x30 min.) 1996

15. Hello to Science (50x15 min.) 1995

16. The Wrestler's Dream (30 min.) 1993* (as director and writer)

17. Mathematics: A Realm of Light (4x30 min)(also 45 min.)* 1993,

18. Man and Woman Since Adam and Eve (6x30 min.)(also 30 min.)* 1992

19. This Land: from a Train's Window (7x30 min.) (also 90 min.)* 1991,

20. Spring in Anatolia (3x30 min.) 1989

21. The Republic After 50 Years (30 min.) 1988

22. A Train Trip in Anatolia (30 min.) 1987

23. Fikret Mualla- The Painter (30 min.) 1987

24. Man and his Shoes (30 min) 1987

25. Pure as Water (30 min) 1987

26. Ants (30 min.) 1987

27. Story of Yoghurt (30 min.) 1986

28. Kandilli Observatory (30 min.) 1986

29. In the Earth-Quake Zone (2x30 min.) 1986

30. Goodbye to Halley (30 min.) 1986

Some of the Festivals participated and Prizes Received:

VI. Golden Saphrane Documentary Film Festival, First Prize for Documentary Project, "Healer"

• V. Golden Saphrane Documentary Film Festival, Safranbolu, 2004,

• Second Prize in the Professional Category, "Lullaby"

• 19. Image & Science Film Festival, Paris, 2002, Jury Member

• III. Golden Saphrane Documentary Film Festival, Safranbolu, 2002,

  • Jury Member

• NHK Film Festival, Japan, 2002, "This Land: From a Train's Window"

• 3. New York Turkish Film Festival, 2001, "The Wrestler's Dream"

• Press: NTVMSNBC.

• Grand Prix Europe, 2001, Berlin, "Story of the Stove"

• 18. Image & Science Film Festival, Paris, "Story of the Stove"

  • II. Golden Saphrane Documentary Film Festival, Safranbolu, 2001,

  • First Prize in the Professional Category, "Story of the Stove"

  • Press: NTVMSNBC.

• Vedere La Scienza, 2001, Milano, "A Shadow Passed"

  • 2000 Beijing 1st Scientific Films Festival, Special Prize of the Jury, "A Shadow Passed"

  • Basından: NTVMSNBC, Milliyet, ODTÜ'lüler Bülteni.

• 17th Image & Science Documentary Film Festival, Paris, 2000, "A Shadow Passed"

• Vedere La Scienza, 2001, Milano, "A Shadow Passed"

• 2000 Mathematicians Association, Ankara, Placket of Gratitude, "Mathematics: A Realm of Light"

• 1001 Documentary Film Festival, İstanbul, 1999, "Journeys in the Dome of the Sky"

• Festival of Creative Documentaries, Monte Carlo, 1998, "Journeys in the Dome of the Sky"

• 27. Roshd Film Festival, Tehran, 1998, "Mathematics: A Realm of Light"

• 6 th Festival International du Film Ferroviare, Railway Film Festival Paris, 1997, "This Land: From a Train's Window"

• 15th Image & Science Film Festival, Paris, 1997, "Journeys in the Dome of the Sky"

• 38th International Grand-Prix for Creative Documentaries, 1998, "Journeys in the Dome of the Sky"

  • Ankara Film Festival, 1997, "Journeys in the Dome of the Sky"

• Festival de Basel, 1996, (Educational Films Seminar, Switzerland), "Mathematics: A Realm of Light"

• White Magnolia, Singapore, 1992, "This Land: From a Train's Window"

• Ankara Film Festival, 1984, AFSAD, Special Prize of the Jury, "Extended Autumn"