Yonca Ergen (b.1994) is a turkish-german filmmaker, documentarian and photographer based in Zurich.

She is currently working part time for the Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen within an all-women team that creates stories for and from women - @srfwemyself&why.

yonca.sophia@live.com
+41764756939

instagram / vimeo


education

2018-2020 Bachelor Cast/-Audiovisual Media, Zurich University of the Arts
2015-2018 Communication Design, Potsdam University of Applied Sciences
 

awards, nominations, screenings

2021 Seeds - Official Selection - Imagine This Women’s Film Festival, NYC
2020 Seeds - Creativity Award - A show for a change, LA
2020 Seeds - Nomination for best directing, best documentary series,
                       best writing at Rio-Webfest, RIO
2020 Seeds - Nomination Prix Europa "Rising Star", Berlin
2020 Seeds - October Winner LIFF-Sweden

exhibitions

2020 Seeds, B3 Biennale, Frankfurt
2014 Now you see me, PhotoManhattan, NYC

press

2020 Planting a seed, Blindeye Magazine, South Africa

residencies

2024 Alpenhof, Oberegg


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