Yilmaz Arslan
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Yilmaz Arslan (b. April 20, 1968) is an award-winning Kurdish German film director, screenwriter and producer.
[edit] Biography
Yilmaz Arslan was born on April 20, 1968 in Kazanli, Turkey, but has lived in Germany since 1975. In 1992, at the age of just 24, he made his debut film, Langer Gang, for which he subsequently won many awards. By his second film, Yara (1999) (which also won many awards), he was simultaneously carrying out the roles of director, writer and producer. The same is true of his 2005 film Fratricide.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Langer Gang | Director/writer |
| 1999 | Yara | Director/writer/producer |
| 2003 | Angst isst Seele auf | Producer |
| 2005 | Fratricide | Director/writer/producer |
[edit] Awards
Yilmaz Arslan has won many awards during the course of his career:
| Year | Festival | Award | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | San Sebastián International Film Festival | Best New Director | Langer Gang |
| OCIC Award - Honorable Mention | Langer Gang | ||
| 1993 | Bergamo Film Meeting | Silver Rosa Camuna | Langer Gang |
| Max Ophüls Festival | Interfilm Award | Langer Gang | |
| 1998 | Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival | Golden Orange for Best Film | Yara |
| 1999 | Istanbul International Film Festival | Special Prize of the Jury for National Competition | Yara |
| Max Ophüls Festival | Filmclub Award | Yara | |
| 2005 | Locarno International Film Festival | Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention | Fratricide |
| Silver Leopard | Fratricide | ||
| Youth Jury Award (3rd place) | Fratricide |
He was also nominated for the Golden Leopard Award at the 2005 Locarno International Film Festival and the Max Ophüls award at the 1999 Max Ophüls Festival.
