Where Do You Draw the Line? - Talks and Workshop Program
Talk: "Where Do Production Department Stand on the Line?"
Time: 15.00 – 16.30
Speaker: Alara Hamamcıoğlu
Moderator: Ruken Doğu Erdede
Research shows that films produced by women often foster more balanced, equitable, and inclusive teams in terms of gender representation. In this talk, we will explore whether production itself has a gender, discussing power dynamics on set as well as the past and future of hierarchical structures. Together with our speaker Alara Hamamcıoğlu, we will also touch on practices of team building and management within the film industry.
Alara Hamamcıoğlu graduated from the Department of Sociology at Boğaziçi University and completed the university’s Film Certificate Program. Immediately after graduation, she began working in production on various TV series and feature film projects.
As one of the founding partners of Vigo Film, established in 2018, she has produced four feature films, one mini-series, and several short films. Among the projects she has produced are Suddenly (Aniden, Tokyo International Film Festival, 2022; Rotterdam International Film Festival, 2023) directed by Melisa Önel, and Beginnings (Başlangıçlar, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, NETPAC Award, 2023) directed by Ozan Yoleri.
Most recently, The Great Siege (Büyük Kuşatma), directed by Sinan Kesova and produced by Hamamcıoğlu, won the “Best First Feature” award at the 2024 Istanbul Film Festival and received three awards from the Turkish Film Critics Association (SİYAD). She is currently developing a digital platform series and two feature films.
* The event will take place at Kadir Has University / Cinema B. Entrances will be through Door D.
* You can register for this talk by clicking the “Register” button on the page and receive your free event ticket. Registrations will open five days before the event (on November 24, 2025, at 3:00 PM), at which time the “Register” button will become visible. The event is free of charge and limited to 150 participants. You can access other events within the program through the “Full Program” button on the page.