Süheyla Schwenk is an international director and screenwriter, born in Gothenburg, Sweden and raised in Turkey, where she studied acting and graduated with a master's degree. In 2009 she moved to Berlin and studied directing at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (dffb) and EICTV in Cuba. Her first feature film JIYAN and her short films won numerous awards at national and international festivals and her short film SEVINCE celebrated its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in 2016. During her studies, she began working as a director for television and streaming. She recently shot a series for Disney+, where she also worked as a directing coach.
