Emre Sahin is a Turkish film and television director in Los Angeles,
California and Istanbul, Turkey. Sahin is an experienced director,
cinematographer, and editor whose award-winning short film Canta won
Best Cinematography at the Beverly Hills Film Festival, Audience
Choice Award at the West Chester Film Festival, Best Foreign Short at
the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, and was named the
Best Film of 2005 by Turkuaz magazine. Palm Springs Festival of Shorts
and Rhode Island International Film Festival chose Canta as part of
their Best of the Festival, a touring showcase of the festivals top
films from each category. In addition, Canta is the official selection
of over 30 additional film festivals around the world, from India to
Ireland to Italy.Before his foray into the scripted world, Emre
directed and edited documentary and reality television shows for
networks such as ABC, ABC Family, MTV, VH1, The History Channel, the
Travel Channel, the Food Network, TLC, and the Discovery Channel. Most
recent directorial projects include TLC's provocative 10-episode
series Beyond the Bull following three of the world's top professional
bull riders on their quest for the world title during the turbulent
2005 PBR season and the documentary Life as a Marine commissioned by
JWT (named after James Walter Thompson), a large advertising agency.
He is currently the executive producer, director, and creator of the
13-episode documentary series Cities of the Underworld for The History
Channel.He is also a frequent guest on Turkish television.Sahin is
currently in pre-production on a feature film titled 7 Days in
Baghdad.
California and Istanbul, Turkey. Sahin is an experienced director,
cinematographer, and editor whose award-winning short film Canta won
Best Cinematography at the Beverly Hills Film Festival, Audience
Choice Award at the West Chester Film Festival, Best Foreign Short at
the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, and was named the
Best Film of 2005 by Turkuaz magazine. Palm Springs Festival of Shorts
and Rhode Island International Film Festival chose Canta as part of
their Best of the Festival, a touring showcase of the festivals top
films from each category. In addition, Canta is the official selection
of over 30 additional film festivals around the world, from India to
Ireland to Italy.Before his foray into the scripted world, Emre
directed and edited documentary and reality television shows for
networks such as ABC, ABC Family, MTV, VH1, The History Channel, the
Travel Channel, the Food Network, TLC, and the Discovery Channel. Most
recent directorial projects include TLC's provocative 10-episode
series Beyond the Bull following three of the world's top professional
bull riders on their quest for the world title during the turbulent
2005 PBR season and the documentary Life as a Marine commissioned by
JWT (named after James Walter Thompson), a large advertising agency.
He is currently the executive producer, director, and creator of the
13-episode documentary series Cities of the Underworld for The History
Channel.He is also a frequent guest on Turkish television.Sahin is
currently in pre-production on a feature film titled 7 Days in
Baghdad.
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