Emre Sahin is a renowned film and television director, born to Turkish and American parents in Istanbul, with a professional presence in both Los Angeles, California, and Istanbul, Turkey. After completing his studies in Television/Film at Emerson College in Boston, Emre moved to Los Angeles, where he began his career directing and editing documentary and reality television shows for prominent networks such as ABC, ABC Family, MTV, and VH1.
Emre's short film, Canta, achieved significant recognition, being selected to screen at over 30 film festivals worldwide, and garnering several prestigious awards, including Best Cinematography at the Beverly Hills Film Festival, Audience Choice Award at the West Chester Film Festival, Best Foreign Short at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, and being named the Best Film of 2005 by Turkuaz magazine. Furthermore, the Palm Springs International ShortFest and Rhode Island International Film Festival showcased Canta as part of their Best of the Festival, a touring showcase of the festivals' top films.
In 2007, Emre collaborated with partner Sarah Wetherbee to create, direct, and executive produce the History Channel's Cities of the Underworld with Authentic Entertainment, one of the top 5 most-watched series in the cable network's history. This project led Emre to establish Karga Seven Pictures with partners Sarah Wetherbee and Kelly McPherson in 2008, where he has since executive produced numerous series and specials for networks including History, Discovery, National Geographic, TLC, Travel Channel, ID, Food Network, Cooking Channel, Animal Planet, Weather Channel, and MTV.
Emre has also written, directed, and edited the feature film 40, shot on location in Istanbul, Turkey, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2011 and received the New Voices/New Visions Special Jury Mention at the Palm Springs International Film Festival for its "energy and stylish direction." His upcoming feature is The Team, a film set in the turbulent social-economic climate of modern-day Turkey, following a group of youths from the backstreets of Istanbul as they come together to form a team for a street soccer tournament.
Emre is currently attached to direct Seven Days Waiting for Davis Entertainment and Brad Jensen, a feature film that explores the lives of a war vet suffering from PTSD, a financial executive contemplating suicide, and a young woman seeking revenge for a past crime, whose paths intersect during a seven-day waiting period following the purchase of a firearm.
