Canan Turan

Canan Turan’s work focuses on the intersection of cinema, anti-discrimination and power-critical practice, drawing on over 15 years of experience. Public speaker and workshop facilitator; host of the “film.macht.kritisch.” podcast. Berlinale Generation selection committee member; narrative shorts programmer at Tallgrass Film Festival; curates and moderates panels and events. Creative producer of “From Here” (2020) and director of “Kıymet” (2012). Consults on scripts for filmmakers, editors and funders; essays and reviews have appeared in Filmlöwin, Vision Kino and the Deutsche Kinemathek.