Director
Emin Alper
August 13, 1974 · Karaman, Ermenek, Türkiye
Emin Alper (born in Karaman, Turkey) is a Turkish filmmaker and historian. His directorial debut, Beyond the Hill won the Caligari Film Prize in the 62nd Berlinale and Best Film at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. His second feature Frenzy won the Special Jury Prize after premiering in competition at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival.
During his university years, Emin Alper was an active member of the cinema club at Bogaziçi University, spending most of his time with friends thinking on and discussing about cinema. They would organize seminars with the prominent filmmakers of their time, Nuri Bilge Ceylan and Zeki Demirkubuz. He began writing scripts and film reviews. Together with his friends, he published the film magazine "Görüntü." It was during his university years that his lifelong love for cinema shaped, persuading him to pursue filmmaking as a career.
Often works with
Mustafa Kirantepe
3 titles together
Butterflies, Frenzy, You Me Lenin
Müfit Kayacan
3 titles together
A Tale of Three Sisters, Frenzy, Aleph
Erol Babaoğlu
2 titles together
Burning Days, The Search
Erdem Şenocak
2 titles together
Burning Days, The Search
Hatice Aslan
2 titles together
Burning Days, Aleph
Serkan Keskin
2 titles together
Butterflies, You Me Lenin
Full filmography · 11
Salvation
as Doktor and Director and Writer
2026
Burning Days
as Dealer and Director and Writer
20226.8
You Me Lenin
as Dernekteki Adam
2021
A Tale of Three Sisters
as Eşkiya #1 and Director and Writer
20197.2
Butterflies
cast
20186.9
Frenzy
Director and Writer
20156.9
Beyond the Hill
Director and Writer
20126.8
Apartment
as Osman
2004