Yeşim Ustaoğlu

Yeşim Ustaoğlu (born November 18, 1960 in Turkey) is a Turkish filmmaker and screenwriter.[1][2]

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Life and career

Ustaoğlu was born in Çaykara in eastern Turkey and grew up in Trabzon on the Black Sea. After studying architecture at the Yıldız Technical University in Istanbul, she worked as an architect, then as a journalist and a film critic.[3] Before she made her feature film debut The Trace (Iz) in 1994, she had made several award-winning short films. Ustaoğlu received international recognition for her next film, Journey to the Sun (Güneşe Yolculuk), which told a story of a frendship between a Turk and a Kurd.[1] Her fourth film Pandora’s Box (Pandora'nın Kutusu) won The Best Film and The Best Actress award in San Sebastian Film Festival and is Ustaoğlu's biggest international succes to date.[4]

Filmography

Year English Title Original Title Notes
1984 To Catch a Moment Bir Anı Yakalamak short film
1989 Magnafantagna Magnafantagna short film
1990 Duet Düet short film
1992 Hotel Otel short film
1994 The Trace Iz feature film debut
1999 Journey to the Sun Güneşe Yolculuk
2003 Waiting for the Clouds Bulutları Beklerken
2004 Life on Their Shoulders Sırtlarındaki Hayat documentary short film
2008 Pandora's Box Pandora'nın Kutusu

References

  1. ^ a b Kutschera, Chris (October 1999). "Yesim Ustaoglu, Journey to the Sun". The Middle East. http://www.chris-kutschera.com/A/yesim_ustaoglu.htm. Retrieved 18 November 2011. 
  2. ^ Dönmez-Colin, Gönül (2006). Cinemas of the other: a personal journey with film-makers from the Middle East and Central Asia. Intellect Books. pp. 140. ISBN 9781841501437. http://books.google.ca/books?id=h0RnLRdb4JAC&pg=PA140. Retrieved November 2011. 
  3. ^ "Who's who: Yeşim Ustaoğlu". Turkish Cultural Foundation. http://www.turkishculture.org/whoiswho/movie-documentary-tv/yesim-ustaoglu-1161.htm. Retrieved 18 November 2011. 
  4. ^ John Hopewell, Jonathan Holland (Sep. 27, 2008). "San Sebastian picks 'Pandora's Box'". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117993015?refCatId=13. Retrieved 18 November 2011. 

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