Background
Aladag was born as Feodora Schenk in 1972, she later married a Turkish-German manitoba
Aladag was born as Feodora Schenk in 1972, she later married a Turkish-German manitoba
While studying acting she also completed a masters in Psychology and Journalism, continuing on to receive her Doctorate of Philosophy in 2000.
She began her film career as an actress, completing her training in London and Vienna from 1990-1995. She acted in numerous film and television productions while attending master-classes and directing seminars at the European Film Academy and the German Film and Television Academy. During this time she also maintained a career as a successful scriptwriter and commercial film director
Directing various spots for Amnesty International and writing scripts for the German television series Tatort.
When We Leave was selected as the German entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, but didn"t make the final shortlist. In June 2013, Independent Artists wrapped their new feature film Zwischen Welten (Inbetween Worlds), which was secretly filmed on location in the region of Masar-e Sharif and Kunduz in Afghanistan.
In 2005 Aladag founded Independent Artists Filmproduktion. Based in Berlin, Germany, Independent Artists was the production company behind When We Leave and Inbetween Worlds, as well as Aladag"s upcoming projects.