İlker Savaşkurt

Născut 22 ian. 1986 · Istanbul, Turkey

Ilker Savaskurt is a director, actor and musician. He studied Cinema & Television at the Yeditepe University in Istanbul. In the music industry he has worked with bands such as Altar and UCK Grind. He has organized musical and cultural events all around Turkey. He moved to USA in 2006. After his return to Istanbul he continued his cinema career. Worked in projects for international adaptations of television shows. He directed numerous advertisements. Meanwhile he also continued his acting career in theatre, television and cinema. He is the director, editor and founder member of the movie production company Amirler Film. Since 2012 he works as an associate and filmmaker for Openvizor. In 2015 he moved to Paris for “Ballad of Exiles – Yilmaz Güney”, his first feature length documentary. In 2016 he directed “Groom’s Block”, his directorial debut, a feature length movie. In 2020 he directed “Reflection – Akis”.