Jury

Documentary Film Competition Jury

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Feature Film Competition Documentary Film Competition Short Film Competition
Sevinç Yeşiltaş

Sevinç Yeşiltaş

Üye Documentary Film Competition

Sevinç Yeşiltaş (Documentary Director & Producer) Sevinç Yeşiltaş completed her undergraduate studies in the Department of Turkish Language and Literature at Marmara University and earned her master’s degree from the Department of Radio and Television at Istanbul University. Having worked as a director and producer for various genres of programs and documentaries at TRT, Yeşiltaş specialized particularly in culture-arts programming and documentary filmmaking. She has served as a jury member in various national and international organizations and acted as the founding representative of the TRT Cologne Bureau. In 2015, she completed the EURODOC Film Development and Co-Production Training Program for experienced documentary filmmakers. Additionally, she participated in the Advertising Foundation's "Program Management Process from Idea to Film" training and attended workshops organized by the BBC and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). She served as the coordinator and designed the content for the Documentary Analysis Seminar organized in collaboration with Canal France, TRT, and the French Cultural Center. She also took part in pitching workshops and project evaluation meetings held as part of DOK Leipzig and the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival. For a period, she taught "Scriptwriting and Format Development in Television Programs" at the Faculty of Communication at Istanbul Commerce University. A member of the Association of Documentary Filmmakers in Turkey (BSB), Yeşiltaş provides consultancy in documentary film project development and continues to serve as a member of the Documentary Film Support Board of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. She has produced and directed many significant documentary film projects that have won awards on both national and international platforms.

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Seyran Mahmudoğlu

Seyran Mahmudoğlu

Azerbaycan
Üye Documentary Film Competition

Born on 24 November 1983 in Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation, he is an Azerbaijani director, producer, and media professional currently based in Baku, Azerbaijan. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Film Directing from the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts between 2001 and 2005, followed by a Master’s Degree in Film Directing from the same institution between 2005 and 2007. Since 2002, he has worked extensively in television programming and film production. He has served as a director and producer for ANS TV, Space TV, ATV, and İTV (Public Television of Azerbaijan). He has also worked as a freelance contributor for Reuters News Service and PİK TV (Georgia). Since 2011, he has been the Founder and Director of OD Media-Production, overseeing the production of commercials, television projects, and documentary films.

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Zhandos Kussayinov

Zhandos Kussayinov

Kazakistan
Üye Documentary Film Competition

Zhandos Kussainov is a Kazakh film director and screenwriter working in both feature-length and short films. Throughout his professional career, he has combined directing and screenwriting, creating a number of fiction film projects. In 2014, he wrote and directed Ali, followed by Koke in 2015. In 2016, he wrote and directed Sergelden and Shatqal; in 2017, Shabdaly and Omir Sakshylary; and in 2018, Menin Bolashagym and Tamyz. Tamyz was selected as the winning project in a screenwriting competition organized by the Kazakhfilm Studio. In 2022, he published Kinoscenarii Alippesi, a book dedicated to the fundamentals of screenwriting. In 2024, he served as both director and screenwriter of the historical drama Zhambyl. Zhana Dauir (Jambyl: A New Era) and directed the Kazakh crime drama Zero Qaryz. In 2026, he wrote and directed Koshshygulov. Chocolate Factory.

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Elçin Musaoğlu

Elçin Musaoğlu

Azerbaycan
Üye Documentary Film Competition

Born in 1966 in Baku, he studied Theatre Directing at the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts and continued his education in Moscow under the mentorship of the renowned director Mark Zakharov. Throughout his career, he has directed more than 80 documentary and fiction films. His debut feature film, The 40th Door (40. Kapı), won the Golden Remi Award for Best Foreign Film at the Houston International Film Festival in 2009. Nabat (2014) was selected for competition in the Orizzonti section of the 71st Venice International Film Festival and went on to receive numerous awards at international film festivals. The screenplay of Maryam was honored at TRT 12 Punto in 2021. A member of the European Film Academy, he has served as a juror at various international film festivals. In 2016, he was awarded the honorary title of Honored Art Worker of the Republic of Azerbaijan in recognition of his contributions to the arts and cinema.

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Jakhongir Ibragimov

Jakhongir Ibragimov

Özbekistan
Üye Documentary Film Competition

Uzbek cinematographer. Born on 31 July 1989 in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, he graduated in 2012 from the Uzbekistan State Institute of Arts and Culture with a Bachelor's degree in Cinematography. Between 2010 and 2011, he also studied at the Potsdam Film and Television Institute in Germany as part of an exchange program. He began his professional career working on commercials, music videos, and feature films. His cinematography credits include My Friend Jin (2013), Under the Rain (2015), Majnun (2016), Aquarium (2017), Islam Khoja (2018), Hot Bread (2018), Ilhaq (2020), and Salt Desert (2022). He has also worked on a variety of documentary projects, including films about Alisher Navoi, Abdulla Oripov, and Abdulla Qodiriy. His work has received recognition at international film festivals, including the Best Cinematography Award for Aquarium (2017) in St. Petersburg and an award for Salt Desert (2022) at the Environmental Film & Screenplay Festival. His cinematography for Ilhaq contributed to the film's success at both international and national film festivals. In 2026, he was awarded the Shukhrat Medal by the Republic of Uzbekistan. BizChat hakkında geri bildirim gönderin

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Shamil Japarov

Shamil Japarov

Kırgızistan
Üye Documentary Film Competition

Born in 1958, he is a Kyrgyz film director, screenwriter, and producer. Between 1980 and 1985, he studied film directing at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) in Moscow. He has been active in the film and television industry since 1974. In 1995, he founded the Ordo Television and Radio Company, and in 1999, he established the Ordo-Sakhna Folklore and Ethnography Theatre, where he also served as Artistic Director. From 2010 to 2012, he was the Director of the State Cinematography Agency of the Kyrgyz Republic. Since 2014, he has been teaching film directing at the B. Beishenalieva Kyrgyz State University of Culture and Arts. In 2016, he wrote and directed the stage play Duel with Death at the T. Abdumomunov Kyrgyz Drama Theatre. In 2019, he served as both screenwriter and director of the feature film El Kayda Köçöt at Kyrgyzfilm Studio. In 2020, he participated in the development of educational and methodological materials for film directing. In 2022, as the author and artistic director of the Izgi Jol project, he produced ten musical works. In 2023, as the author and artistic director of the state project El Narky, he oversaw the production of twelve video works and three music videos. He is the author, director, and producer of more than 100 feature films, documentaries, short films, television programs, and socially oriented video projects. Since 1987, he has been a member of the Union of Cinematographers of Kyrgyzstan (previously a member of the Union of Cinematographers of the USSR). Since 2010, he has been an Academician of the Kyrgyzstan Cinema Academy, and since 1984, an Honorary Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (the “Oscar” Academy). He is the recipient of numerous international, Soviet-era, and national film festival awards and distinctions.

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