Ace Kazkayasi (she/her) is a francophone Turkish narrative writer & director based in Toronto, Canada. A quadrilingual director who grew up under French education, she creates films that reflect the multiple cultures she has experienced. In 2022, she was named a semi-finalist in the Screencraft dramatic screenplay writing competition. She was awarded the Artreach grant in 2023 to produce her film "Breath." Her film "Pencere" about child marriages in Turkey has been accepted to the IFFSA Toronto Film Festival 2024. Ace enjoys making meaningful, heart-wrenching films about human issues such as mental health, women's issues, and Turkey's issues. Ace is passionate about crafting poignant, emotionally resonant films which tackle pressing human issues, focusing on mental health, women's rights, and social challenges.

Her stories feature strong female protagonists and world issues such as mental health, sexual abuse, dehumanization, abortions rights, and women’s rights. Her work has an underlying focus on philosophical themes.

She started her career in film by working as an assistant director in short films and web series. Ace’s biggest goal in life is to be able to make people feel seen through her films.