Aclan Bates
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Aclan Bates | |
|---|---|
| Born | Aclan Buyukturkoglu June 25, 1966 Ankara, Turkey |
| Occupation | actor, producer, director, writer |
| Years active | ? - present |
| Spouse(s) | Leslie Bates-Buyukturkoglu |
Aclan Buyukturkoglu (Born: 25 June 1966, Ankara, Turkey) is a film actor, director, writer and film producer.
Contents |
[edit] Biography
Buyukturkoglu is a graduate of Hacettepe University Conservatory of Performing Arts Theatre Department, he received an MA in Directing for Theatre and another in Theatre Education. He was a leading actor and director for the Turkish National Theatre in Ankara, directing Jean Paul Sartre's "Flies" and Bertolt Brecht's "The Good Person of Szechuan."
Buyukturkoglu came to California and completed an MFA in Film Directing at American Film Institute. He went on to win Best Short at the Ankara International Film Festival with his thesis film, "Condemned." The Turkish National Theatre then invited him to direct their entry to the Black Sea Coast International Theatre Festival. Bates undertook the full musical production of George Orwell's "Animal Farm," receiving critical acclaim and an invitation to open the fall theatre season with the production at Ankara's Grand Theatre. His production of Kafka's "The Trial" at Write Act Repertory received rave reviews in Los Angeles, a daring and unique project.
Buyukturkoglu is currently producing and directing the film Broken Angel (MELEGIN SILARI, the film tells the real life story of Ebru, a Turkish girl who came to America in the 1980s and fell prey to the image of cookies and cream.
[edit] Personal life
Buyukturkoglu is a Turkish-American, he is married to Leslie Bates-Buyukturkoglu.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2000/1 | Versus | Director |
| 2002 | Condemned | Director |
| 2007 | Lincoln Heights | Actor |
| 2008 | Broken Angel | Director, Actor, On line Editor |
