Yasemin Şamdereli


Yasemin Şamdereli is a German actress, screenwriter and film director. Her film Almanya - Willkommen in Deutschland had its U.S. premiere at the Berlin and Beyond Film Festival in San Francisco on October 20, 2011.

Biography

Yasemin Şamdereli was born in Dortmund, West Germany on 15 July, 1973, to a family of Kurdish Zaza origin. She studied at the University of Television and Film in Munich from 1993 until 2000. From 1994 to 1998, she worked as a freelance collaborator for Bavaria-Film. Until 2002 she worked as a directing assistant to international cinema films, including the Jackie Chan films Jackie Chan is Nobody and Spy against Will.

Career

In 2002 she directed the TV comedy Alles beürkt!. She was the co-writer of the successful television show, Turkish for Beginners. She also appeared as an actress in the short film Delicious in 2004. She was awarded the German Fimpreis in 2011 for her film, Almanya – Willkommen in Deutschland.

Filmography

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