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Ruken Tekes

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  • Director
  • Writer
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Rûken Tekes - born on 1976 in Diyarbakir -Turkey. She is a human rights expert worked a number of years for United Nations and following that as lecturer in the university. She is a self-made filmmaker; started to write scripts and direct on social, political and environmental issues in 2015. Her multi-award-winning first fiction short 'Hevêrk / The Circle' has participated to over two hundred festivals worldwide and was nominated for 30th European Film Awards - European Short Film 2017. Her feature documentary debut 'Aether' premiered in International Competition of Visions Du Réel 2019, received the Golden Orange Jury Prize at Antalya FF, and continues screening and receiving awards.
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    • Awards
      • 14 wins & 28 nominations total

    Known for

    Ute Freund, Marco Spoletini, Ayse Valentin, Andres Lizana Prado, Merle Jothe, Deniz Eyüboglu, Gabriele Oricchio, Cengiz Karadag, Ruken Tekes, Metehan Dada, Diler Ozer, and Billur Arikan in Aether (2019)
    Aether
    6.2
    • Producer
    • 2019
    Kardes Türküler, Özcan Vardar, Müfit Aytekin, Deniz Eyüboglu, Ruken Tekes, Delila Kaya, Emircan Kaya, and Sehmuz Demirtas in The Circle (2016)
    The Circle
    6.8
    Short
    • Producer
    • 2016
    Müfit Kayacan and Ruken Tekes in Eksi Bir (2024)
    Eksi Bir
    7.0
    Short
    • Producer
    • 2024
    Aslanlar ve Ceylanlar
    3.8
    • Producer(segment "Hevêrk", as Rûken Tekes)
    • 2017

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Nena Sena (2025)
      Nena Sena
      Short
      • producer
      • 2025
    • Müfit Kayacan and Ruken Tekes in Eksi Bir (2024)
      Eksi Bir
      7.0
      Short
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Ute Freund, Marco Spoletini, Ayse Valentin, Andres Lizana Prado, Merle Jothe, Deniz Eyüboglu, Gabriele Oricchio, Cengiz Karadag, Ruken Tekes, Metehan Dada, Diler Ozer, and Billur Arikan in Aether (2019)
      Aether
      6.2
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Aslanlar ve Ceylanlar
      3.8
      • producer (segment "Hevêrk", as Rûken Tekes)
      • 2017
    • Kardes Türküler, Özcan Vardar, Müfit Aytekin, Deniz Eyüboglu, Ruken Tekes, Delila Kaya, Emircan Kaya, and Sehmuz Demirtas in The Circle (2016)
      The Circle
      6.8
      Short
      • producer
      • 2016

    Director

    • Ute Freund, Marco Spoletini, Ayse Valentin, Andres Lizana Prado, Merle Jothe, Deniz Eyüboglu, Gabriele Oricchio, Cengiz Karadag, Ruken Tekes, Metehan Dada, Diler Ozer, and Billur Arikan in Aether (2019)
      Aether
      6.2
      • directed by
      • 2019
    • Aslanlar ve Ceylanlar
      3.8
      • Director (segment "Hevêrk", as Rûken Tekes)
      • 2017
    • Kardes Türküler, Özcan Vardar, Müfit Aytekin, Deniz Eyüboglu, Ruken Tekes, Delila Kaya, Emircan Kaya, and Sehmuz Demirtas in The Circle (2016)
      The Circle
      6.8
      Short
      • directed by
      • 2016

    Writer

    • Ute Freund, Marco Spoletini, Ayse Valentin, Andres Lizana Prado, Merle Jothe, Deniz Eyüboglu, Gabriele Oricchio, Cengiz Karadag, Ruken Tekes, Metehan Dada, Diler Ozer, and Billur Arikan in Aether (2019)
      Aether
      6.2
      • writer
      • 2019
    • Aslanlar ve Ceylanlar
      3.8
      • Writer (segment "Hevêrk", as Rûken Tekes)
      • 2017
    • Kardes Türküler, Özcan Vardar, Müfit Aytekin, Deniz Eyüboglu, Ruken Tekes, Delila Kaya, Emircan Kaya, and Sehmuz Demirtas in The Circle (2016)
      The Circle
      6.8
      Short
      • story
      • writer
      • 2016
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    Personal details

    • Official site
      • website of the production company of Ruken Tekes's films
    • Alternative name
      • Rûken Tekes
    • Born
      • 1976
      • Diyarbakir, Turkey

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