🔸Why Us?
Our team combines strong expertise across film, technology, and marketing, creating a unique synergy that drives CHEYNI’s success.
Film Industry Leadership: Can Eren, our founder, is an award-winning producer with 10+ years of experience and recognition from 36+ prestigious festivals including Cannes, Berlinale, Tribeca, and Sundance.
Proven Tech Expertise: Hormat Hamidov, CTO, is a full-stack developer with hands-on experience delivering projects in over 10 countries and mentoring 150+ developers.
Strategic Growth & Partnerships: Sadig Guliyev brings tech leadership from his mechatronics background, while Erdem Doğan adds 4+ years in international film festival management and distribution.
Industry Network & Marketing: With 10+ years of combined film and advertising sector experience, we have built solid partnerships with key industry players including the HFP Film Festival Network (70,000+ filmmakers and 24+ Oscar® qualifying film festivals), XDC Network, FoundershipHQ, XVC Tech, and others. These collaborations underpin our platform’s growth and credibility.
Advisory Board
Pranav Agarwal — Web3 investor and content creator, Head of Foundership Ventures. Pranav leads a Web3 fund investing in high-potential startups and actively scouts promising projects to accelerate CHEYNI’s growth. As a prolific LinkedIn content creator in the Web3 space, he connects startups, investors, and enthusiasts, adding value and insights daily.
Core Team Overview:

Can EREN
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Award-winning film producer with 10+ years' experience and blockchain entrepreneur, directing films for Creative Europe, RAI, Netflix, Siemens, Unilever, and major brands.

Hormat HAMIDO
Chief Technology Officer
Full Stack Developer with 3 years of experience and a teaching background, having taught 150+ students.

Sadig GULIYEV
Chief Growth Officer
Mechatronics graduate with 3+ years in Full Stack Development and executive roles at ZESEZ, Azerbaijan.

Erdem DOGAN
Chief Partnership Officer
International Relations grad with 4+ years in film festival management, distribution, and writing.


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