ESRA GÜZEL TANRIVERDI
Director of Photography
 

Esra Tanrıverdi is a Turkish DoP and filmmaker born in Ankara, Turkey. She discovered a love for visual arts early on and began exploring photography at the age of 12. She completed a bachelor’s degree in Film and Television at Ankara University in 2017, where she developed a fascination with light, color, and composition. She then pursued cinematography at the renowned Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin.
 

Her work has been presented at festivals including the Istanbul Film Festival, Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis, Cairo Video Festival, Achtung Berlin, Prevyou Short Film Festival, and Shortcutz Berlin. She has worked as a cinematographer on productions for German television broadcasters, including a short film for Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (rbb), for which she served as DoP. She also worked as second unit cinematographer on the SWR crime comedy Wir vier und der Tote im Kloster, starring Uschi Glas, Katharina Thalbach, Ursula Werner, and Soogi Kang.

Esra has been a member of the Cinematographers Association of Turkey since 2025.
 

Esra enjoys collaborating with FLINTA teams and is dedicated to encouraging greater visibility and opportunities for women in film. While her primary focus is creating captivating images, she is driven by a deeper purpose: seeking projects that are truthful, amplify diverse voices, and promote inclusivity and social engagement. She continues to bring her passion to narrative films, music videos, and experimental formats.

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