Nazli Eda Noyan

Prof. Dr. Nazli Eda Noyan (Izmir, 1974) earned her BA and MFA degrees in graphic design. Worked as an intern designer in UNICEF, Ghana. She's the head of Cartoon and Animation Department of Bahcesehir University, Faculty of Communication. She is the author and designer of 13 children's books (Nar's Art Journal Series, Gulcin and Yarns Weaving Life Series) as well as writer and director of animated films such as "The Children of the Other Lands" (Best Animation Film award, Istanbul Short Film Fest, 2006) and "A Cup of Turkish Coffee" (FR, TR co-production, supported by ARTE and CNC. Best Short Film awards at 51st Golden Orange FF and 59th Valladolid Meeting Point 2013; mentioned in "New Contexts and Voices" chapter of A New History of Animation written by Maureen Furniss (Thames & Hudson, 2016). In 2019 she restarted to work animated film projects; animated documentary "Sisters' Tales" and an experimental animation "A Tender Dream". She is the director of Istanbul Animation Festival Animist and founder of animasyonunkadinlari.org - an archive project for women of animation in Turkey. She lives in Istanbul with her two daughters Nar and Mavi and film director husband Daghan Celayir. www.girlsawthesea.net