Biography

Based in London and Istanbul, Nisan has directed a diverse range of high-end series and independent films over the past decade. Her feature films 'Across the Sea' and 'When I'm Done Dying' competed and won several awards at prestigious festivals worldwide such as Warsaw, Slamdance, Tallinn Black Nights, Santa Barbara and received support from institutions such as Berlinale, Eurimages, Hamburg Film Fund, Nipkow Programm, Visions Sud Est, among others. Nisan has directed for both seasons of the Netflix show 'Midnight at the Pera Palace' which remained at the Global Top 10 for over a month. She continued her work in series with Miramax and Paramount for the 'The Turkish Detective' in collaboration with concept director Niels Oplev (Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.) The series aired on BBC, ARTE and SVT. Nisan is currently developing 'The Amazons of Istanbul' as the creator/creative producer of the series while also writing a new independent feature film set in Turkey, Mexico and the USA. She holds an MFA in Film from Columbia University in New York and is a Fulbright scholar.
- IMDb mini biography by: Nisan Dag