Kıvanç Baruönü

He completed his elementary, secondary and high school education in Zonguldak. While studying at Ankara University Faculty of Communication Radio, Television and Cinema Department, he was interested in theatre and photography. In his college years, he started to work in the field of TV broadcasting - his childhood dream. He worked for many years in one of Turkey's first private radio stations as programmer and chief editor. He had a prominent role in the development of private radios in Turkey and their legal foundations. With the establishment of Number One Music TV channel; he returned to television programming and started to direct music videos. From early 1990s to 2000s, he has directed numerous music videos and received various TV Music Awards. He was long time employed in Tv news programs as audiovisual director and advisor. He worked in feature films "Dansoz" and "GORA" as assistant director and post production supervisor and in "Kelebegin Ruyasi" as production designer. His directorial debut is the feature film "Patron Mutlu Son Istiyor".

Born: October 11, 1969 (Age 55) in Zonguldak, Turkey