Cem Yılmazer

Cem Yılmazer is a lighting and stage designer who was born in Istanbul in 1977.

After graduating from the Stage Design department of Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory in 1997, he started working on lighting and decor in various theaters during his student years. He made stage and lighting designs in venues such as Semaver Kumpanya, Istanbul City Theatres, Theater Real, DOT and Çıplak Ayaklar Kumpanyası, and also took on the task of lighting design in the concerts of the Büyük Ev Ablukada group.

Yılmazer, who has won many awards throughout his career, was deemed worthy of the "Stage Design" award at the Direklerini Theater Awards in 2018 with his production "Madonna in a Fur Coat" and the "Light Design of the Year" award at the Üstün Akmen Theater Awards with his play "Seagull". In 2017, “How to Hold Your Breath?” and "Ridiculous Darkness", he received the "Most Successful Light Design of the Year" and "Most Successful Stage Design of the Year" awards at the 21st Afife Theater Awards, respectively.

In 2016, the work titled "Winter Turning" was awarded the "Most Successful Light Design of the Year" at the 20th Afife Theater Awards, and the work titled "Dream-i Representation" was awarded at the 16th Prize. It was presented as "Light Design" and "The Most Successful Light Design of the Year" at the Direklerini Audience Awards and Yeni Tiyatro Magazine Effort and Success Awards; In the same year, he won the "Most Successful Light Design of the Year" award at the New Theater Magazine Labor and Success Awards with his project called "12th Night".

In 2014, he was presented with the "Most Successful Light Design of the Year" award at the 18th Afife Theater Awards with his play "Killer Joe", and in 2012, he was presented with the "Most Successful Light Design of the Year" award at the TOBAV Theater Apprentices Achievement Awards with his work "Eastern Dentist".

Productions in which he took part

• Unhappy Party (2020)

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.