SANMAL Annie G. Pertan

ANNIE GEELMUYDEN-PERTAN
Producer / Production Designer

annie@sanmal.com

         Born and raised in Istanbul, Anna Maria Geelmuyden hails from a multi-cutural heritage and is fluent in English, French, Turkish and Greek.
She got her Candidat Magister from the Department of History and Philosophy at the University of Oslo, Norway and her Bachelor of Arts in Art History at the Departement of Literature and Humanities at Sorbonne, Université de Paris, France.
         In 1974, she started working as an Art Director for films, and soon segued into physical production as well as production design, earning several awards in the process. She also has worked on numerous commercials.
         Annie and her husband Ersin Pertan are the principals of Sanmal, an Istanbul based film and commercial production company.

Filmography as Producer and Production Designer

2009	Healing the Past	Directed by Ersin Pertan Elyapimi Film
2008	A filmlover: Giovanni Scognamillo Documentary	Directed by Ersin Pertan
2006	The Director of Romantic Films: Orhan Aksoy Documentary	Directed by Ersin Pertan
2005	The Cinema of Lütfi Akad Documentary	Directed by Ersin Pertan
2001	Tale of a Singer (Şarkıcı)	Directed by Ersin Pertan
1999	Crescent Heart (Acı Gönül)	Directed by Ersin Pertan
1997	Love Under Siege (Kuşatma Altında Aşk)	Directed by Ersin Pertan
1993	Childhood (as co-producer)	Directed by James Runcie
1993	A World Upside Down (Tersine Dünya)	Directed by Ersin Pertan
1991	Law of the Wolves (Kurt Kanunu)	Directed by Ersin Pertan

Filmography as Art Director

2001	New Life (Yeni Hayat)	Directed by Cemal Şan
2000	Taxim (Last episode of the TV-series)	Directed by Katerina Athanasiou
1996	Candle-Scented Women (Mum Kokulu Kadınlar)	Directed by Irfan Tözüm
1995	The Bug (Böcek)	Directed by Ümit Elçi
1996	Avranos Tavern (Les Clients D’Avranos)	Directed by Philipp Venault
1993	Sweet Betüş (Tatlı Betüş) TV series	Directed by Atıf Yılmaz
1992	Esther’s Dream (Le Rêve D’Esther)	Directed by Jacques Oetmezguine
1991	Imdat and Zarife (Imdat ve Zarife)	Directed by Nesli Çölgeçen
1990	Fall of the Giants (Devlerin Ölümü)	Directed by Irfan Tözüm
1989	The Story of Edith Piaf (Kaldırım Serçesi) TV Series	Directed by Engin Cezzar
1988	Arabesque (Arabesk)	Directed by Ertem Eğilmez
1987	Impromtu (Kaçamak)	Directed by Başar Sabuncu
1982	The Dead-End Alley	Directed by Rolf Busch
1974	Forbidden Love (Aşk-ı Memnu) TV Series Costumes	Directed by Halit Refiğ
1971	Nameless Cengaver	Directed by Halit Refiğ
1970	Ankara Express	Directed by Muzaffer Arslan

Awards

2003	Bilge Olgaç for Life Achievement	Flying Broom International Women's Film Festival, Ankara
1998	Best Production Design for Love Under Siege	Ankara International Film Festival
1997	Best Production Design for Love Under Siege	Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival

More

She's working on a guidebook about the Greek Orthodox churches in Istanbul.

She has done the production design for a cookbook, RECIPIES FROM PRINKIPO ISLAND by Selin Kutucular. The book won the Gourmand Best First Cookbook 2005 Award in local competition in Turkey, and later the Best Local Cookbook in the World Award.

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