ILGAZ KUREN - About

Authenticity, Resilience, and Transparency

“My art dares you to embrace fearless thinking and being, nurturing compassion and fueling a collective push toward healing that touches the depths of the soul, lifting spirits in the pursuit of organized good."

Born where East meets West, raised on three languages, and shaped by cinema and philosophy — I’m Ilgaz Kuren, a multidisciplinary filmmaker and actress currently based in San Francisco.
I studied film at La Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris, acting at Acting International, and later expanded my craft through editing and performance workshops in Berlin and New York. After appearing in Netflix’s Avlu: The Yard and assisting on Turkish television productions, I moved to the U.S., driven by both necessity and artistic calling.
My current body of work explores identity, psychological tension, and cultural exile — always through a cinematic lens infused with resilience and rebellion. I create to expose hidden truths, to heal, and to provoke.
In 2024-2025, my AI-generated short Désirer became a finalist at global festivals including South Korea, Paris, and Seattle. Most recently, I co-wrote and am preparing to direct RaveQueen, a San Francisco-based feature script that we’re now actively seeking to produce.

About The Paintings

Ilgaz’s paintings radiate an ineffable pulchritude that transcends conventional aesthetics, leaving viewers enthralled by the luminous synergy of color and form. Her fastidious attention to detail reveals a sagacious devotion to craft, ensuring each brushstroke resonates with purpose rather than lapsing into prosaic repetition.
Some might perceive her contumacious approach as pernicious to tradition, yet Ilgaz remains cognizant of the deeper narratives woven into every mark, forging an intrepid path unclouded by supercilious demands. Her compositions—at once effervescent and tinged with a subtle lugubrious undertone—exhibit a deft interplay of contrasting emotions, inuring us to the fleeting nature of artistic creation.
In lieu of an obsequious homage to established schools, she channels her bonhomie and quixotic fervor into pieces that transcend puerile confines. Though whimsical at first glance, there is nothing fatuous about her work—her perspicacious sense of color and composition commands admiration even from the most philistine onlooker.
Imbued with a fervid passion, each canvas stands as a testament to her intransigent refusal to conform to perfunctory norms. Rather than succumbing to a desultory routine, Ilgaz’s assiduous diligence gives rise to a halcyon interplay of shapes and hues, delighting her devoted coterie and highlighting her indomitable spirit.
While certain misanthropes might greet her bold lines with rancor, most discover equanimity within her sanguine invitation to explore an esoteric realm. Here, sagacious design meets contumacious imagination, granting each viewer a glimpse into the quiddity of color, form, and the boundless potential of human expression.

Work experience

May 2024 – Present

Qizm

Founder | HomoRaver Hats

• Crafted and sold handmade festival hats, tailored for the Burning Man community and festival-goers worldwide.

April 2020 – Present

Freelance Artist

• Hosted three podcasts: Another Bookworm, Background Intelligence, and San Francisco People.

• Focused on painting, scriptwriting, and editing creative projects, including a sci-fi TV series.

January 2017 – April 2020

Limon Production

Actress

• Portrayed a woman prisoner in Avlu (The Yard), now globally available on Netflix.

• Developed characters and contributed to collaborative storytelling.

August 2016 – June 2017

Ay Yapım

Assistant Director

• Managed continuity and facilitated communication between the director and post-production team for İçerde.

• Contributed to the highest-rated TV show of the season.

Education

2013 – 2015

Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi

Bachelor’s Degree in Cinematography and Film/Video Production

2010 – 2013

Université Sorbonne Nouvelle – Paris 3

Bachelor’s Degree in Film/Cinema/Video Studies

2005 – 2010

Saint Joseph Istanbul

High School Diploma in Language and Mathematics

PRIVACY POLICY

Effective Date: March 13, 2025

1. Introduction

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