Born in Istanbul and based in Berlin, Aslı Özge made her feature debut in 2009 with the acclaimed drama Men on the Bridge, which premiered at Locarno and Toronto film festivals and won many awards including Best Film Award at the Istanbul Film Festival. She wrote and directed Lifelong (2013) and the German-language All of a Sudden (2016), both of which premiered at Berlin Film Festival’s Panorama; the latter winning both Europa Cinemas Special Label and FIPRESCI awards. In 2023, her film Black Box opened New German Cinema section at Munich Festival and won Best Screenplay Award at Rome Festival. Her most recent film Faruk (2024) will have its premiere at Berlin Film Festival’s Panorama, which will be her third visit at this section.