Her debut feature '' Mustang '' premiered in the Directors ' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Europa Cinemas Label Award . It later played in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival . The film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards ( after having been submitted by France . ) Ergüven was also nominated for multiple César Awards , winning the César Award for Best First Feature Film as well as the César Award for Best Original Screenplay
88th Academy Awards
88th Academy Awards
Deniz Gamze Ergüven