Ipek Ertan is a female Turkish Canadian director, producer, and assistant director based in Toronto, Ontario. Ipek has worked as an assistant director on countless TV shows including but not limited to Star Trek Discovery, What We Do In The Shadows, and Umbrella Academy while she directed and produced independent projects. Ipek also co-produced the short film Braided Together in 2022 that got featured in ImagineNATIVE Film Festival, Vox Popular Media Arts Festival, and Cinéfest Sudbury and acquired by CBC Gem. Her short documentary The Concubine’s Destiny (2024) was featured in New York Tri-State Film Festival, Vancouver Chinese Film Festival, won the Best Short Documentary Award at East Village New York Film Festival and it’s currently continuing its festival run. Ipek’s latest narrative short film Memory of Water is currently gearing up for its festival run. Ipek is eager to tell stories that are authentic and culturally diverse. She is continuing to build her body of work as a director.