Ferzan Özpetek

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Ferzan Özpetek (b. February 3, 1959) is a Turkish-Italian screenwriter and film director.

Özpetek was born in Istanbul in 1959. He moved to Italy in 1977 to study at the La Sapienza University in Rome. He attended later directing courses at the Accademia d’Arte Drammatica "Silvio D’Amico" in Rome. He worked as an assistant director with Massimo Troisi, Maurizio Ponzi, and other Italian directors. His directorial debut was in 1997 with Hamam (Il bagno turco). The movie obtained considerable critic success and was later released in USA. His second film Harem Suare' was a lyrical depiction of the last days of Ottoman Empire. Ferzan Ozpetek is an openly gay director [1][2] who deals with sexuality issues in several of his films. Such is Le Fate Ignoranti, a story of a woman (played by Margherita Buy) who discovered that her late husband had a long-lasting relationship with a male lover (starring Stefano Accorsi). After being devastated, she began to build a friendly relationship with him, learning more about her husband and the secret life he used to spend, in that gay world she couldn't imagine at all. His La Finestra di fronte won a Crystal Globe award in Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Senior Italian actor Massimo Girotti played his last role in this film. Another movie is Cuore Sacro, the touching portrait of a young manager that discovers the way to reach the hidden space in her soul through her died mother, and starts dedicating herself in looking after socially rejected people.

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[edit] Filmography

[edit] Assistant director

  • Il tenente dei carabinieri (1986)
  • Il maestro del terrore (The Prince of Terror- 1988, TV)
  • La Scorta (The Bodyguards, 1993)
  • Anche i commercialisti hanno un'anima (1994)
  • Il Branco (1994)

[edit] Director

[edit] Awards

Here are only included the awards won for best direction or best film, best actress etc. awards and nominations were not included. For details see external links.

  • Facing Windows[2]:
    • David di Donatello Award
      • Best film
    • Scholars Jury Award
      • Best Direction
    • Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
      • Best Original Story (together with Gianni Romoli)
    • Karlovy Very International Film Festival
      • Best Direction
      • Crystal Globe for Ferzan Özpetek
    • Bangkok International Film Festival
      • Best film
    • Foyle Film Festival
      • Best Feature
    • Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Fesztival, Audience Award
      • Best Feature
    • Seattle International Film Festival
      • Best film
  • Il Bagno Turco (Hamam)[3]
    • Golden Orange (Antalya International Film Festival)
      • Best film
      • Best direction
    • Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Silver Ribbon award
      • Best Producer
  • Le Fate Ignoranti (The Ignorant Fairies) [4]
    • Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival
      • Best Feature
    • New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
      • Best Feature

[edit] References

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  2. ^ Saklamıyorum ben eşcinselim (I don't hide it, I'm gay- Hürriyet

[edit] External links

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