Nuri Bilge Ceylan
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| Nuri Bilge Ceylan | |
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| Born | 1959 Istanbul  |
| Occupation | Film director,Photographer |
| Years active | 1995 - present |
Nuri Bilge Ceylan (born 1959 in Istanbul) is a Turkish photographer and film director.
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[edit] Life and career
After graduating from Boğaziçi University with a BSc degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, he went on with his studies on cinema for two years at Mimar Sinan University. His first short film Koza (Cocoon) was screened in the Cannes Film Festival in 1995. He received many awards with his debut feature Kasaba (Small Town). His third feature Uzak (Distant) received many awards including the Grand Jury Prize and the Best Actor Prize at Cannes, and was praised internationally. His latest film Iklimler (Climates) won the FIPRESCI Movie Critics' Award at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival and received international praise by critics and experts. The film won 5 awards at the 2006 Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, bringing him the "Best Director" title.[1] During the preparation of this movie, Ceylan turned his attentions to photography again. He won the best director award in the 2008 Cannes Film Festival for Üç Maymun (Three Monkeys).[2] At the end of his speech, he said I dedicate this film to my lonely and beautiful country which I passionately love., which was very emotional.
He is married to the actress Ebru Ceylan, his co-star in İklimler.
[edit] Style
Ceylan usually deals with the estrangement of the individual, natural existentialism, monotonous real human lives and fundamental details of life. Having started his career as a photographer, Ceylan makes minimalist movies with an extremely low budget. His cast generally consists of amateur actors, most of which are his family members, including his mother and father. Most critiques link the strikingly natural atmosphere in his movies with this selection of actors. More specifically, the characters in Ceylan's movies appear to be people from our everyday life and the audience can form a warm and friendly relationship with the actors, which appears to be a much more difficult task for professional actors.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes | |
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| 1995 |
Koza |
English title: (Cocoon) | |
| 1998 |
Kasaba |
English title: (Small Town) | |
| 2000 | English title: (Clouds of May) | ||
| 2002 | English title: (Distant) | ||
| 2006 | English title: (Climates) | ||
| 2008 | English title: (Three Monkeys) |
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ 1000 Volt (Turkish)
- ^ Festival de Cannes
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| Preceded by Ömer Kavur |
Golden Orange Award for Best Director 1999 for Mayıs Sıkıntısı |
Succeeded by Derviş Zaim |
| Preceded by Handan İpekçi |
Golden Orange Award for Best Screenplay 2002 for Uzak |
Succeeded by Ömer Kavur-Macit Koper |
| Preceded by Zeki Demirkubuz |
Golden Orange Award for Best Director 2002 for Uzak |
Succeeded by Ömer Kavur |
| Preceded by Kutluğ Ataman |
Golden Orange Award for Best Director 2006 for İklimler |
Succeeded by Fatih Akın |
| Preceded by Julian Schnabel |
Best Director, Cannes 2008 for Üç Maymun |
Succeeded by TBD |
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