
Nergis Usta
I write movies, I direct movies, I love movies. Movies are my passion.
My process of working can be described best as a brain and observing,
like a chest of uncountable drawers.
Everything I hear, read, smell and see is put into one of these drawers, sometimes consciously, sometimes subconsciously. Most of the time,
these drawers are filled up with feelings, neuroses, sympathy, characters,
behavior from weird, naive, normal… you name it. If I work on new stories,
these drawers open up before my mental eyes and the content in them
almost shouts at me “take me, here I am!”
Perseverance is part of my DNA, I find my stories in newspaper articles,
my inspiration in real life. As a person I’m very empathetic and sensitive.
My antennas register every change of feeling in other people. I’m not always sure if that’s a curse or a talent or even a necessity, because as a director and screenwriter I profit immensely from that and come to life with it.
I have finished an education as a producer and studied film science, journalism and communication science at FU Berlin. I learned my craft at national and international cinema projects. Here I closely worked together with Bryan Singer, Tom Cruise, Fatih Akin and many more
Nergis Usta writes and develops screenplays in English and German.
Nergis Usta: Screenwriter & Director
Agent: Marinus Viktor
Contact: +49 (0) 160 5955 631
marinus.viktor@papercuts-agency.com
Nergis Usta: Screenwriter & Director
Agent: Marinus Viktor
Contact: +49 (0) 160 5955 631
marinus.viktor@papercuts-agency.com
In Development (Selection)
Arroganz
Broadcaster: FYEO ProSiebenSat1
Format: Audio Play Series, 6×30 min
Genre: Drama
Screenplay: Nergis Usta
Production: Bavaria Fiction
Paradise Calling
Format: Mini-Series, 4×45 min
Genre: Drama
Screenplay: Nergis Usta
Production: TBD
Halima Propeller
Format: Mini-Series, 5×45 min
Genre: Family Comedy
Screenplay: Nergis Usta
Production: TBD
Mafiapolis
Format: Series, 6×45 min
Genre: Drama
Screenplay: Nergis Usta
Production: TBD
Beauty of Narcissism
Format: Mini-Series, 6×45 min
Genre: Drama
Screenplay: Nergis Usta
Production: TBD
Filmography (Selection)
2017 – Liebe Mich
Format: Feature Film, 105 min
Genre: Drama
Screenplay: Nergis Usta
Director: Nergis Usta
Production: Nergis Usta
Festivals & Awards:
– Hong Kong Art House Filmfestival 2017
– Independent Days Internationale Filmfestspiele Karlsruhe 2018
– Achtung Berlin 2018
2012 – Lostengarden
Format: Short Film, 22 min
Genre: Drama
Screenplay: Nergis Usta
Director: Nergis Usta
Production: Nergis Usta
Festivals & Awards:
– Silent River Filmfestival US (Los Angeles) River Quest Award Best Short Film
2009 – Die Wirtschaftskrise
Format: Sketch
Genre: Comedy
Screenplay: Nergis Usta
Director: Nergis Usta
Production: Nergis Usta
Festivals & Awards:
– 23. Exground Filmfest (2010) Wiesbaden
– CrankCookie Kurzfilmfest Winner
2007 – A Beautiful World
Format: Short Film, 14 min
Genre: Drama
Screenplay: Nergis Usta
Director: Nergis Usta
Production: Nergis Usta
Festivals & Awards:
– ISFF Detmold Winner Best Film
– Shanghai Filmfestival
2005 – 13 Jahre
Format: Short Film, 18 min
Genre: Drama
Screenplay: Nergis Usta
Director: Nergis Usta
Production: Nergis Usta
Festivals & Awards:
– FBW- Filmbewertungsstelle Wiesbaden, Prädikat Wertvoll