Doğuş Özokutan

• Birth Name — Doğuş Özokutan • Born — 1984 • Birthplace — Nicosia, Cyprus • Occupation — Filmmaker • Years Active — 2006–present • Spouse — Vasvi Çiftcioğlu

Her first short film, "Random Attempts" (2015) besides national festivals, competed in 41 international festivals, received three awards and a nomination for Best Film at the Oscars Qualifying Short Shorts & Asia 2016. Her second short film, "Kismet" (2018), besides national festivals has been screened in 43 countries and garnered numerous audience award nominations, including at the BAFTA Qualifying Leeds International Film Festival 2018. Özokutan's animated short documentary, "The Shepherd," completed in 2020, screened in Portugal, Turkey, and US where it won the Bronze Remi Award at Worldfest Houston. Her fourth short film, "The Delivery" (2020) had 65 festival screenings and eight awards worldwide, including two awards from GOYA Qualifying festivals. Premiered at the 38th Torino Film Festival, "The Delivery" became an official selection at numerous festivals, such as the Oscar Qualifying 45th Cleveland Film Festival and 21st Cine de Lebu. "The Delivery" officially selected to 8 GOYA accredited festivals in total. The film also become official selection at the Columbus International Film & Animation Festival. Özokutan earned her MFA degree in Visual Arts at Eastern Mediterranean University. She also attended Film Development classes led by Kathleen McInnis and participated in a 9-month Film Production Workshop guided by Zeynep Atakan. Her short films have been showcased in over 150 festivals worldwide, including the OSCAR, BAFTA, and GOYA accredited festivals such as the Torino Film Festival, Leeds International Film Festival, Short Shorts & Asia Film Festival, Cleveland International Film Festival, Elche International Independent Film Festival, and Cine de Lebu Film Festival. Across her four short films, she won 13 international awards.

• Films • Year — Name — Position — Genre — Notes • Director — Scriptwriter — Editor — Producer • 2020 — The Delivery — Short Fiction • 2020 — The Shepherd — Short animation & documentary — Together with Vasvi Çiftcioğlu • 2018 — Kismet — Short Fiction — Together with Vasvi Çiftcioğlu • 2015 — Random Attempts — Short Fiction — Together with Vasvi Çiftcioğlu • 2009 — Özker Özgür — Documentary — Together with Vasvi Çiftcioğlu • 2008 — Öte(de)ki — Documentary • 2006 — Yasemin Kokan Şeher — Documentary