The International TEDDY Jury 2017: GİZEM BAYİKSEL
Channel: TEDDY AWARD
Date: 2017-02-11

Gizem Bayiksel is the festival coordinator and programmer of Pink Life QueerFest, the first and only queer film festival in Turkey. Pink Life QueerFest was launched in Ankara in 2011 and the festival is a space for LGBTQI individuals and artists to raise awareness for LGBTQI issues. Bayiksel's personal interest in film and photography focuses on the female gaze and queer theory. She is currently working on her first feature film project, a sequel for her short "Child's Play",  a lesbian couple's story with Turkish politics on the background.