Turkish entrepreneur & filmmaker.
Upon receiving her fashion degree at Istituto Marangoni Paris, Hazal decided to navigate her career in film, where she interned then worked on several global projects at multi-award winning production companies like Somesuch and Riff Raff Films in London.
In 2024, she founded Saffron, an independent production company focused on bold, visually rich storytelling formats. Under Saffron, she wrote, directed and produced two short films which are both in the 2025 international festival circuit:
-
Fork
-
Never Cursed
Currently developing her first feature film, This Must Be the Place.
An expert visual researcher with broad knowledge of film & fashion history, dog mom, lived in 4 different countries, speaks English, Italian, French and Turkish (all equally badly) and her body is 88% LCD Soundsystem.
Based in London.
