Born in Karabük in 1973, Çiğdem Vitrinel studied cinema and television at Anadolu University and worked as assistant director for Ahmet Uluçay and Yeşim Ustaoğlu. Her first feature Geriye Kalan (What Remains), co-written with her sister Şebnem Vitrinel, won her the Golden Orange for best director at Antalya and the best screenplay prize at the Izmir festival. Her second, Fakat Müzeyyen Bu Derin Bir Tutku, followed in 2014.
Filmography
- Geriye Kalan (2011)
- Fakat Müzeyyen Bu Derin Bir Tutku (2014)
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