Gökşin Doğa Egesoy
Director | İstanbul, Turkiye
Biography
Born in 1995, Gökşin Doğa Egesoy is an independent scriptwriter, director and producer. She was admitted to the Radio, Cinema, and Television Department at Kadir Has University with a top ranking in Turkey and completed her studies on a full scholarship. She also pursued a double major in Advertising.
In 2020, her short film When Are We Leaving? was a finalist at the 18th Environmental Short Film Festival. In the same year, she received the Scriptwriting Encouragement Award from the 1st "Sinemazon" Women's Directors Festival, organized by Çankaya Municipality, for her short film script The Fire Wasn’t at Our House. This script was also a finalist in the short screenplay category at the 3rd Luma Yeditepe University Short Film Festival in 2023.
In 2025, at the age of 29, she completed her debut feature film Ikarus as screenwriter, director, and producer. Prior to production, the project was a finalist in the 7th Denizbank First Script, First Film Competition in the project presentation category; unfortunately, the competition was not concluded. In 2025, Ikarus received the Biket İlhan Best Director Award in the Golden Reel National Feature Film Category at the 8th International Women Filmmakers Festival and won the Best Feature Film Award in National Feature Film Category at Golden Rod Film Festival.
Filmography
Ikarus (Icarus) – 2025, Feature Film
Producer, Writer, Director
1st Golden Rod Film Festival, Best National Feature Film, Turkiye, 2026
8th International Women Filmmakers Festival, Biket İlhan Best Director Award, Turkiye, 2025
Budapest Film Festival, Best First Time Filmmaker Award, Hungary, 2025
Luleå International Film Festival, Best Debut Director Award, Sweden, 2025
Stavanger Indie Film Festival, Honorable Mention, Norway, 2025
Bârlad International Film Festival, Best International Feature Film, Finalist, Romania, 2025
Eastern Europe Film Festival, Honorable Mention, Romania, 2024
7th Denizbank First Script First Film Competition, Finalist, Turkiye, 2024
Günaydın Sevgilim (Good Morning, My Love) – 2023, Short Film
Producer, Writer, Director
Finalist, Nartugan Film Festival Short Film Competition, Turkiye, 2023
Yangın Bizim Evde Degildi (The Fire Wasn't in Our House) – 2020, Short Script
Finalist, Best Short Film Script, Yeditepe University Luma Short Film Festival, Turkiye, 2023
Screenwriting Encouragement Award, Sinemazon Women Directors Festival, Turkiye, 2020
Ne Zaman Gidecegiz? (When Are We Going?) – 2020, Short Film
Writer, Director
Finalist, 18th Istanbul Environmental Short Film Festival, National Short Film Competition, Turkiye, 2020
Pencereler (The Windows) – 2018, Short Film
Producer, Writer, Director