a little about me...

Hi everyone,

I'm so glad to be in TIE team. My first interviews will be in Sundance Film Festival in January 2010.

BIO:
Irem Altug started her carreer in the show bussiness at the age of 7 when she was nominated the best commercial face in a national talent contest. She has done over 40 commercials and acted in various theater projects as a child actor through the years.
Her first profession debut on silver screen was at 1989 by the film `Karilar Kogusu` in direction of Halit Refig.
To develop her inspirations in acting, she started studying drama in one of the most acknowledged drama school in Istanbul known as Mimar Sinan University of Conservatory. For two years she was trained by the most accomplished names such as Musfik Kenter, Zeliha Berksoy and Murat Karasu.
With her endless passion to explore the world, she moved to US in 2000 and continued her education in the Theater Art Department of San Francisco State University. During her study in California, she has taken different roles in independent films.
Some of these projects are Max Slomoff’s Generating Delusion in which she was starred with Ari Zagaris and Jennifer Siebel, Luis Hernandez’s independent horror film Age, Sex, Location and another independent film Jinx, directed by Noel Diaz and Jonathan Flinker.
She also joined the Dynamic Repertory Theatre in 2004 and performed in the play Eye written by Jay Levin. Aside from acting, she developed her dancing skills and arranged ethnic dance workshop and performed in various dance shows.
In Turkey she has starred in a crime investigation TV series called ’Seytan Ayrintida Gizlidir’ and two drama tv shows known as Ihlamurlar Altinda and Vazgec Gonlum.
She made her second apperience on silver screen in 2006 by the period film of Semir Aslanyurek’s Eve Giden Yol 1914. Later on she starred in the comedy film Kirpi .
She performed in the German-Turkish co-production TV film Murder in Bosphorus directed by MichaelKreindl. Her latest movie «melekler ve kumarbazlar» is written and directed by Ertekin Akpinar, based on true events appeared after the 99 earthquake in Turkey.
Irem Altug is an aspiring actress, who is always seeking interesting projects. She is an american resident, willing to contribute in international projects. She is hoping to continue her career with respect and dignity.

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