Biography
Yasemin ?amdereli (Dortmund, 1973), a German Turkish filmmaker, studied at the Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film in Munich. In 1994 she already started working as assistant director, scriptwriter and director mainly for television productions. She gained international experience as assistant producer of Jackie Chan’s Who Am I?, wrote and filmed the multicultural love comedy for television Alles getürkt! in 2002 and was co-scripter of the successful TV show Türkisch für Anfänger in 2007. She made her feature film debut in 2009 with the successful Almanya. In 2004 she played a role in the short Delicious made by her filmmaker colleague and sister Nesrin.
Filmography
Features
2010 Almanya (Almanya – Willkommen in Deuchland)
1996 Kreuz & quer
Shorts
2002 Sextasy
2001 Kismet
1996 Lieber Gott
1994 Schlussellöcher
Yasemin ?amdereli is with her sister Nesrin present at World Cinema Amsterdam 2011.