He did his graduate study in Broadcasting and Film at Boston Universitys College of Communication. He started his film carrier at Carl Sagans NOVA Science TV Documentary Series as an intern at Bostons WGBH Public TV Station. In his 15 year film carrier Palanduz shot over 150 TV commercial spots through his production company Effendi Productions. He also continues to shoot his shorts and feature films up to date. The national premier of his feature length debut film Cankurtaran Istanbul (Redux) (L.i.f.e.g.u.a.r.d. I.s.t.a.n.b.u.l. (Redux) was made at Istanbul Film festival in 2009.