| Ezgi Asaroglu | | Born | Ezgi Asaroğlu
June 18, 1987 (1987-06-18) (age 22)
Izmir, Turkey | | Occupation | Actress | | Years active | 2004–present | Ezgi Asaroglu (born Ezgi Asaroğlu on June 18, 1987) is a Turkish film and television actress. At the age of fifteen, a talent agent asked her to become a teen actress, but she turned down the offer to focus on studying and get into college. In 2004, soon after she got into college, she first appeared on television as Pelin in the tv series "Bir Dilim Ask", which marking her screen debut at age 17. During the years, she had roles in the top-rated tv series and the popularity of the series made Ezgi Asaroglu well known to audiences in Turkey. In 2005, she appeared in the short movie What's Love Doing in the Mountains? which won awards at film festivals around the world.(Turkey/USA 2005, 28 min.) Her first long feature film role came in the 2008 award winner independent film For a Moment, Freedom aka Ein Augenblick Freiheit which is a tragicomic drama.(Austria/France 2008, 110 min.) In 2009, she appeared in her first leading role in Kampuste Ciplak Ayaklar. She is still pursuing her bachelor's degree in culturel antropology at Istanbul University, while she is working on the films. [edit] Filmography | Year | Film | Role | Director | Notes and Awards | | 2004 | Bir Dilim Ask (TV) | Pelin | Yuksel Aksu , Ummu Burhan | | | Zor Karar (TV) | Meral | Nihat Ozcan , Feride Kaytan | | | 2005 | What's Love Doing in the Mountains? | Ayse | Yunus Emre Firat | * California Chapman University Cecil Awards for Best Undergraduare Picture and Best Screenplay Produced
* California Independent Film Festival, Slate Award for Best Foreign Short
* Humboldt International Film Festival, Festival Prize for Best Foreign Language Romantic Drama
* Garden State Film Festival, Jury Award for Best Short Student International
* Santa Cruz Film Festival,Audience Award for Best Student Film
* Hollywood International Student Film Festival, Festival Prize for Best Foreign Language Romantic Drama
* Angelus Awards Student Film Festival, Honorable Mention for Production Design
* 2007 Boston Motion Picture Awards 2nd Place Winner
* Harlem International Film Festival, Newyork, USA
* 5. Taos Mountain Film Festival, New Mexico, USA
* International Diversity Film Market, Washington, DC USA
* Edmonton International Film Festival, Canada
* Manaki Brothers International Film Camera Festival, Macedonia
* Temecula Valley International Film Festival, California, USA
Official Site | | 2006 | Kizlar Yurdu (TV) | Gulenay | Ceyda Demir | | | 2007 | Yolcu (TV) | Kader | Ali Artac | | | Menekse ile Halil (TV) | Canay | Uluc Bayraktar | | | 2008 | Hatirla Sevgili (TV) | Ruya | Ummu Burhan | | | For a Moment, Freedom | Jasmin | Arash T. Riahi | * Montréal World Film Festival, the Golden Zenith for the Best First Fiction Feature Film
* 4. Zurich Film Festival, the Golden Eye for the Best Debut Feature Film
* 13. Festival International Des Jeunes Realisateurs De St Jean De Luz, Alain Poire Screenvision Award for Best Director
* Festival du Cinéma Européen en Essonne in France, the Public Award and the Student Award
* Viennale 08-International Filmfestival, Vienna Film Prize for the Best Austrian Film
* 2. Festival Internacional San Luis Cine/Argentina, Mejor Guion for the Best Screenplay
* 5. Amazonas Filmfestival/Manaus Brasil, Grand Prize and Publics Prize for the Best Movie
* 19. Festival International du Film D'Histoire-Pessac/France, Main Award of the Jury and Student Award and also the Publics Prize
* 30. Max Ophüls Festival, Interfilm Award and Prize of the Minister President of the State of Saarland
*10° European Cinema Festival "Special Jury Award", "Special Audience Award", Lecce/Italy
* 13. Asien-Premiere Internationales Filmfestival Pusan
* Mostra de valencia Spanien
* Festival Ciné 32 Indépendance(s) et Creation
Official Site | | Gece Sesleri (TV) | Zehra | Cemal San | | | 2009 | Binbir Gece (TV) | Duru | Kudret Sabanci | | | Kampuste Ciplak Ayaklar | Deniz | Cansel Elcin | (Release date: October 2, 2009)
Official Site | | En Mutlu Oldugum Yer | Elif | Kagan Erturan | (Post-Production) | | Aci Ask | Seda | Taner Elhan | (Release date: December 18, 2009) | | (Source: IMDb.com) | [edit] Commercials etc. | Year | Film | Director | Notes and Awards | | 2004 | Molped | Bahadir Karatas | * 17th Crystal Apple Advertising Awards - Certificate of Achievement Award Winner in Turkey, 2005. | | 2005 | Cilek Furniture | Mert Baykal | | | Coca-Cola | Serdar Isik | | | Redd | Mete Ozgencil | * Redd "Mutlu olmak icin" Music Video | | 2007 | Biryag | Hakan Yonat | | | Vodafone | Ozer Feyzioglu | | | 2008 | Ulker Yildiz | Hakan Yonat | | | 27th International Istanbul Film Festival | Cagan Irmak | | | Vodafone | Burcu Matur Yolcu | | | 2009 | Polisan Home Cosmetics | Eric Will | | (Source: IMDb.com) | [edit] Multimedia [edit] Commercials etc. [edit] Trailers [edit] Photos [edit] External links |
