Akile Nazli Kaya (*1980, Turkey) is a graduate of Graphic Design in Bilkent University in Ankara. Her short animated film "Zlínská Polévka / Zlin Soup" has won several awards including “Best Short Film” in the 6th Green Film Festival in Seoul (2009). Recently, she worked as an assistant animator for Jan Svankmajer's animated feature "Prežít Svůj Život / Surviving Life". She is currently doing her master's in Audiovisual Studies Department at FAMU in Prague.