Buğra Mert Alkayalar

Biography

Alkayalar completed a Bachelor's degree in Cinema and Television at Anadolu University in 2020 and a Master's degree in Cinema and Television in 2024. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Cinema at Marmara University. He has participated in national and international festivals such as the Golden Boll Film Festival, MotelX, Curtas Festival do Imaxinario, H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival and Morbido Fest. He is currently working as a Research Assistant at Istanbul Kültür University and continues his studies in cinema.

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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

2026Nominee

Best Director

Bocuk: An Ancient Ritual

2019Nominee

Best Performance

Touch Your Life

2023Nominee

Best Director

Passengers

Career Highlights

Highlight

Best Director

Cat in the Gut

2024Highlight

Best Director

At The Mountains of Madness