Cinema Tigris is an independent production company based in Amsterdam. We develop and produce original projects and international co-productions across fiction, documentary and hybrid forms, cultivating long-term creative collaborations with filmmakers from development through production and beyond.

We are drawn to stories that move between the intimate and the political, questioning inherited narratives and embracing complexity. We seek work that combines a distinctive artistic voice with formal curiosity.

Cinema Tigris is committed to cinema that follows its own artistic logic. Sometimes that takes the form of uncompromising auteur cinema, sometimes it finds expression through genre, suspense or other cinematic forms. We welcome films that resonate with broad audiences as much as those that challenge or defy convention - and those that combine both! What matters to us is not their reach, but the integrity of their artistic vision.

Sherin Seyda founded Cinema Tigris in the springtime of 2026. Before establishing the company, Sherin worked as a film consultant at the Netherlands Film Fund, where she assessed fiction, documentary and international co-productions. Alongside her own filmmaking practice, she has curated programmes for institutions including IDFA, IFFR and De Balie, bringing filmmakers, artists and audiences together around cinema and public discourse. Her interdisciplinary background in psychology, international law and audiovisual arts informs a producing practice that combines artistic vision with strategic thinking.