title: Pelin Esmer
text: # Pelin Esmer
  
  Pelin Esmer (born 1972, Istanbul) is a Turkish screenwriter and director.
  
  ## Career
  
  Pelin Esmer studied anthropology at the social sciences department of Boğaziçi University in Istanbul. She made her first short documentary, Koleksiyoncu (The Collector) about her uncle Mithat Esmer, who is also the main character of her first fiction feature, 10 to 11 (2009). Her 2005 work, Oyun, was filmed in Arslanköy and documents the efforts of a group of peasant women who produce a play based on their lives. Her 2012 film, Watchtower, earned five awards, including Best Director at the Adana Golden Boll Film Festival.
  
  ## Filmography
  
  * 2002 Koleksiyoncu: The Collector (documentary)
  * 2005 Oyun (documentary)
  * 2009 10 to 11
  * 2012 Watchtower
  * 2017 Something Useful
  * 2019 Queen Lear
  
  ## Awards
  
  * Yilmaz Güney Award at the Adana Golden Boll Film Festival 2006 (for Oyun)
  * Best film from the Black Sea region 2006 (for Oyun)
  * Best film and best script at the Adana Golden Boll Film Festival 2009 (for 10 to 11)
  * Best young filmmaker from the Middle East region at the Middle East Film Festival Abu Dhabi in 2009 (for 10 to 11)
  