Ersin Pertan was born in 1943 in Bulgaria. At seven years old, he emigrated to Istanbul with his family and finished his studies in 1966. A true film lover from an early age, he began his career as a set photographer and assistant director in 1981, working on twenty-four features. In the meantime, he was also the Turkish correspondent for the Hollywood Reporter. In 1991 he wrote and directed his first feature film Law Of The Wolves, and has since gone on to write and direct four subsequent feature films: The World Upside Down, Crescent Heart, Love Under Siege and Tale Of A Singer. He was also a founding member and the President of SETEM, the Association of Film Directors, Writers and Composers. Shortly after completing post-production on his latest feature Healing The Past, Ersin unexpectedly passed away from a stroke in June 2009.