Paspas Film was founded by filmmaker and video artist Yusuf Emre Yalçın.
Yusuf Emre Yalçın is a London-based Turkish filmmaker whose work connects personal memory with political and social reality. His latest film, Anima, is an essay documentary about violence against animals shaped by culture and religion; it won Best Documentary at the 40th Istanbul Film Festival. He is currently developing a new hybrid documentary on immigration and belonging.
He studied film at Kocaeli University and completed his MA in Film and Television at Istanbul Bilgi University. He has worked in advertising, music videos, and TV series as an assistant director and post-production manager.
Yalçın is an alumnus of Berlinale Talents (Talents Sarajevo, 2021) and Ji.hlava Academy. He is the co-founder of the independent cinema initiative Festival Kit, where he writes essays and conducts interviews. He has served on juries including the Istanbul Film Festival, and was invited as an artist to Sinopale 8, the International Sinop Biennial.
He is the founder and co-organiser of the pop-up open projection night “This Is Not A Screening!”
He lives and works in London.