Interview with Award Winning Director Dicle Ozcer
We were lucky to interview LA-based, Turkish Film Director Dicle Ozcer after she received Best First Time Director at the Independent Shorts Awards and Top Shorts Film Festival.
Dicle Ozcer moved to Los Angeles in 2013 from Ankara, Turkey. She obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Acting at AMDA College and Conservatory in Los Angeles and shortly after attended New York Film Academy to get her Master’s degree in Filmmaking. Since then she’s been writing and directing theatre plays and short films, Big Break is her thesis film.
“My short comedy ‘Big Break’ is a satire about the film industry.”
Director Dicle Ozcer completed her comedy film Big Break in December 2019 when she started submitting it to film festivals. Big Break follows the story of a young actress going to her first movie premiere, only to find out that her scene was cut off from the movie…
“It’s a hyper-realistic comedy about trying to make it in LA.”
As of now, Dicle Ozcer’s Big Break has already received a lot of traction in the independent cinema circuit with official selections at Women’s Comedy Film Festival, Portland Comedy Festival and Independent Shorts Awards, a “honorouable mention” at the London-Wolrdwide Comedy Short Film Festival, the “Best Comedy” Award at Top Shorts Film Festival and Florence Film Awards, as well as the “Best First-time director” Award at Independent Shorts Awards and Top Shorts Film Festival.
In her interview, Dicle Ozcer provides young filmmakers with tips from her own experience on how to tailor their festival strategy for their films and encourages them not to put too much judgement on their work so they keep creating, trying and experimenting.
