Yaz Canli

Biography

Yaz is a Turkish-German writer-director-actor. She got her start in Europe as an actor after earning a diploma in dramatic arts but eventually moved to Los Angeles to pursue independent filmmaking. She transitioned into writing-directing in 2016 with her first short film 'Walt & Ich', which she received praise for as a "promising upcoming female director" by the Vancouver International Film Festival. Her second short-film 'Man In Hoodie', produced by Collins Ave Productions won the Audience Award at the New York City International Film Festival in 2020. Yaz' first feature as writer-director-star, 'My Home Unknown,' is produced by Wallybird Productions and Threshold Entertainment. After its premiere at DWF '23 at the legendary Chinese Theater Hollywood, My Home Unknown ran in numerous festivals, received 10 nominations and won Best North American Feature at FeFF. It even earned her the PANAVISION Award Nomination for Outstanding Feature. The film is distributed by Gravitas Ventures and was released in Fall 2024.

Known For

Alles was zählt

Petra Wilke

Massholes

Yaz

Monster Hunters

Bendis

The Occult

Lola

Die Superbullen

Nicole

Love on the Rock

Wyatt

My Home Unknown

Mina

Anneliese: The Exorcist Tapes

Sandy

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2024	The Occult	Lola
2023	My Home Unknown	Mina
2021	Love on the Rock	Wyatt
2020	Monster Hunters	Bendis
2011	Die Superbullen	Nicole
2011	Anneliese: The Exorcist Tapes	Sandy

Year	TV Show	Role
2012	Massholes	Yaz
2006	Alles was zählt	Petra Wilke