Buğra Mert Alkayalar (5 June 1998,

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, and started studying Film and Television at University of Anatolia in 2016. Meanwhile, he completed his voice acting training in 2018 with the leadership of

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. He won an Audience Special Award for his experimental short film "Disintegration" at 6th International Antakya Film Festival. He also won a

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award for his short thriller Why Not? (2019) from

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award from

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Filmography

* ''Be Careful What You Say'' (short film, 2020) * ''Why Not?'' (short film, 2019) * ''Fairy'' (short film, 2019) * ''In The Pink'' (short film, 2019) * ''Visitors at The Door'' (documentary short, 2018) * ''Disintegration'' (short film, 2018) * ''Session'' (short, 2018/II) * ''Separated'' (short, 2018)Separated
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Nominations

Festival Nominations * 2020: ''Be Careful What You Say'' (nominee, best short) * 2019: ''Fairy'' (nominee, best short film) * 2019: ''Why Not?'' (nominee, best short film) * 2019: ''Why Not?'' (nominee, best thriller) * 2019: ''Why Not?'' (nominee, best student short) * 2019: ''Why Not?'' (nominee, film of the month) * 2019: ''Why Not?'' (nominee, best screenplay) * 2018: ''Disintegration'' (nominee, best short experimental film)

Awards

Festival Awards * 2019: ''Why Not?'' (WON Best Student Short Film of the Month) * 2019: ''Why Not'' (WON Best Thriller)

References

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