Mert Güncüer completed his undergraduate education at Bilkent University, Department of Communication-Design. In 2015, he continued his work at “Luksuz Produkcija”, an organization supported by the European Union. Here, he worked with artists from different parts of the world in the genres of short films, video clips and documentaries. In 2019 he finished his masters degree in Başkent University in the department of Radio,Tv and Cinema. In 2021, with the support he received from the Turkish Ministry of Culture, he started working on his first feature-length film called “Çİkizinin İki Tarafı (Together Apart)”. In the same year, he started shooting his other feature-length film, “Bir Sürgünün Not Defteri: Misina” (Notebook of an Exile), a documentary about the life of Fuat Saka. Starting from 2013, he took part in film festivals in Turkey and abroad with his films. His 2020 film Yarın&Yarın (Tomorrow&Tomorrow) was included in the European Film Market, 43rd Clermont Ferrand Short Film Festival, Film Market, Turkey Catalog and 77th Cannes Film Festival, Film Market, Turkish Cinema Catalog. In 2020, he was awarded the “Jury Special – Best Cinematography” award by the Europe Film Festival U.K. with his film “Zamansız Zamanlar (Time-less)”..
  • Director (6 Credits)
    The Lost Music2026
    Short
    What Now?2026
    Short
    The Diary of An Exile: Fishing Line2025
    Documentary, Feature
    Chark2024
    Experimental, Short, Other
    Tomorrow&Tomorrow2021
    Short
    Time-less2020
    Experimental, Short
  • Producer (5 Credits)
    What Now?2026
    Short
    The Diary of An Exile: Fishing Line2025
    Documentary, Feature
    Chark2024
    Experimental, Short, Other
    Tomorrow&Tomorrow2021
    Short
    Time-less2020
    Experimental, Short
  • Writer (3 Credits)
    The Lost Music2026
    Short
    Tomorrow&Tomorrow2021
    Short
    Time-less2020
    Experimental, Short
  • Editor (2 Credits)
    Tomorrow&Tomorrow2021
    Short
    Time-less2020
    Experimental, Short
  • Cinematography (1 Credit)
    Time-less2020
    Experimental, Short
Official Selection
The Diary of An Exile: Fishing Line
36th Ankara International Film Festival
Ankara
2025
Official Selection
The Diary of An Exile: Fishing Line
25. Türkischen Filmfestival Frankfurt/M. International!
Frankfurt
2025
Official Selection
The Diary of An Exile: Fishing Line
26. Golden Saffron Film Festival
Safranbolu
2025
Official Selection
The Diary of An Exile: Fishing Line
44th İstanbul Film Festival
İstanbul
2025
Official Selection
Tomorrow&Tomorrow
Kalakari Film Festival
Dewas
2022
Official Selection
Tomorrow&Tomorrow
Aizanoi Film Festival
Kütahya
2022
Official Selection
Tomorrow&Tomorrow
Cinema Talks Film Festival
Graz
2021
Official Selection
Tomorrow&Tomorrow
East by Northeast International Film Festival
Newburgh, New York
2021
Official Selection
Time-less
Tuzla Film Festival
Tuzla
2020
Jury Special Award - Best Cinematography
Time-less
Europe Film Festival
Official Selection
Time-less
Kautik International Film Festival
Marchula
European Film Market, Turkish Film Catalogue
Tomorrow&Tomorrow
77th Cannes Film Festival
Cannes
European Film Market, Turkish Film Catalogue
Tomorrow&Tomorrow
43rd Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
Clermont-Ferrand
Film Market Selection
Tomorrow&Tomorrow
Sabancı Film Competition
İstanbul
Official Selection
The Diary of An Exile: Fishing Line
Documentarist 18th Istanbul Documentary Days
İstanbul
Official Selection
The Diary of An Exile: Fishing Line
12th Vancouver Turkish Film Festival
Vancouver
Official Selection
The Diary of An Exile: Fishing Line
Peloponnisos International Documentary Film Festival
Kalamata
Official Selection
The Diary of An Exile: Fishing Line
9. FilmAmed Belgesel Film Festivali
Diyarbakır
College
Bilkent University
B.A Communication and Design
20092014
College
Başkent University
M.A Radio, Television and Cinema
20162019
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