Serhat caridee biography for kids

Australian film director

Serhat Caradee is an Australian filmmaker, writer and actor based in Sydney, New South Wales. He is known for feature films Cedar Boys (2009) and A Lion Returns (2020) and short films previously.

His films have screened at many local and international film festivals, and also been nominated for numerous awards and won four.

Early life and education

Born in Turkey, Caradee arrived in Australia when he was two years old.

He played rugby league, rugby union, and cricket, and did boxing and martial arts before becoming interested in drama and acting on stage.^[1]

He studied performing arts for five years in total,^[1] at The Australian Playhouse Studio (TAPS), Western Sydney University's Theatre Nepean, and Actors Centre Australia,^[2][3] then switched focus into theatre and film direction.^[1] Caradee gained a Graduate Diploma of Arts (Film and Television) - Directing, from AFTRS (th