HALUK TATLIDIL

Film & TV Development | Strategic Planning | Cross-Border Creative Production

Born in Istanbul, raised in Canada. Dual citizen (Türkiye | Canada). Fluent in English and Turkish.

POSITIONING

Creative development and strategic planning for narrative content — the architecture of intangibles. I build the systems, pipelines and relationships that turn a story into a production. My work sits at the intersection of creative vision and operational execution, across development, production, and market positioning.

Over two decades in high-stakes, multilingual working environments — as a musician, actor, writer, and producer — have given me an operational fluency in the unsaid: the micro-signals, the cultural frictions, and the power shifts that determine whether a cross-border deal actually closes or falls apart in the second round.

COMPANY

Founder & Creative Lead, ZeroState Films — a development-stage production company with a current slate of two feature films and five series. Selected as an Emerging Producer at Content Market, where 1-on-1 pitch meetings with North American network and studio executives resulted in active interest across the slate.

CREDENTIALS

• Debut film, KISMET — Official selection, FIN International Film Festival.
• Sundance Film Festival 2010 (Selection)
• ECMA Winner — Rock Artist of the Year
• Viewer Choice Award, POV Vancouver
• Music Video of the Year, 2005 Canadian Aboriginal Awards
• SAG Eligible · ACTRA/UBCP

SELECTED CREDITS (Film/TV)

MUSIC

Award-winning musician, producer, and songwriter. Touring across Canada with HUMAN, sharing stages with Three Days Grace, Big Sugar. Three Top 20 singles. Publishing deal.

CORE STRENGTHS

• Development & Strategic Planning — building the roadmap from concept to production-ready slate.
• Cross-Border Positioning — dual citizenship, bilingual fluency, lived experience in both Canadian and Turkish creative ecosystems. Two German/Canadian co-productions (creative and ground level). Signed LOI from UK-based executive producer for original slate. Operational fluency in high-stakes, multilingual negotiation environments.
• Full-Spectrum Execution — writing, directing, producing, performing, and market strategy under one roof
• Network & Relationship Architecture — connecting creators, funders, and distributors across markets

TRAINING

Michael Chekhov Technique (MICHA, New York) · Acting From Source (Shea Hampton, Vancouver) · Stunt experience