Metin Erksan

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Metin Erksan is a Turkish film director and art historian. His full name is İsmail Metin Karamanbey. He was born in Çanakkale, Turkey, on the 1st of January 1929. He has studied Art History in the University of Istanbul.

He has directed a total of 42 films, 2 of which he has also produced, and written the scripts for 29 film. He has also starred in the film Alim Hoca as the character of Alim Hoca (Alim Teacher) in 1998.

[edit] Awards

  • At the Competition of Turkish Films 1961 (Türk Filmleri Yarışması, 1961), he won the Best Script award for the film Gecelerin Ötesi (Beyond Nights).
  • In 1964 he won the Golden Bear award at the Berlin Film Festival for the film Susuz Yaz (Dry Summer), starring Hülya Koçyiğit and Erol Taş, adapted from a short novel by Necati Cumalı.
  • At the 1st Izmir International Fair Film Festival of 1965, he won the award for Best Directing for the film Suçlular Aramızda (The guilty is among us).
  • At the 1st Adana Golden Cocoon Film Festival in 1969, he won the award for Best Directing and the Best Film for the film Kuyu (Well).
  • At the 24th Antalya Film Festival in 1987, he received the Honor Award.


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