Mustafa Uzuner is a Montreal-based artist, curator, producer, and distributor pursuing a PhD in Cinema and Media Studies at York University. He was head of programming at !f Istanbul Independent Film Festival (2011–2018) before moving into distribution for filmmakers such as Pedro Costa, Hong Sang-soo, and Payal Kapadia. His producing credits include Belonging (Berlinale 2019), Yurt (Venice 2023), and An Evening Song (for three voices) (FID Marseille 2023), as well as executive producer on Measures for a Funeral (TIFF 2024). His directorial debut, La Cancha, premiered in IDFA’s Envision Competition (2023). He also works as a freelance grant reader for the Sundance Institute Documentary Fund