Yeşim Ustaoğlu

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

Yeşim Ustaoğlu
Born (1960-11-18) 18 November 1960
Çaykara, Turkey
OccupationFilm director, screenwriter
Years active1984–present

Life and career

Ustaoğlu was born in Kars, Sarıkamış and grew up in Trabzon on the Black Sea.[3] After studying architecture at Karadeniz Technical University she moved to Istanbul, attended master's programme in Yıldız Technical University,[3] she worked as an architect, then as a journalist and a film critic.[4] Before she made her feature film debut The Trace (İz) in 1994, she had made several award-winning short films. The Trace was entered into the 19th Moscow International Film Festival.[5]

Ustaoğlu received international recognition for her next film, Journey to the Sun (Güneşe Yolculuk), which told a story of a friendship 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 success to date.[6]

Filmography
YearEnglish TitleOriginal TitleNotes
1984To Catch a MomentBir Anı Yakalamakshort film
1989MagnafantagnaMagnafantagnashort film
1990DuetDüetshort film
1992HotelOtelshort film
1994The TraceIzfeature film debut
1999Journey to the SunGüneşe YolculukWon the Blue Angel Award at Berlin[7]
2003Waiting for the CloudsBulutları Beklerken
2004Life on Their ShouldersSırtlarındaki Hayatdocumentary short film
2008Pandora's BoxPandora'nın KutusuWon the Golden Shell Award at San Sebastian International Film Festival
2012Araf - Somewhere in BetweenAraf
2016Clair ObscurTereddütSeveral awards including best picture at the 53rd Antalya International Film Festival[8]

References
  1. Kutschera, Chris (October 1999). "Yesim Ustaoglu, Journey to the Sun". The Middle East. 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. p. 140. ISBN 978-1-84150-143-7. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  3. 1981-, Arslan, Müjde. Yeşim Ustaoğlu : su, ölüm ve yolculuk (Birinci basım ed.). Beyoğlu, İstanbul. ISBN 9786051030937. OCLC 761887888.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. "Who's who: Yeşim Ustaoğlu". Turkish Cultural Foundation. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  5. "19th Moscow International Film Festival (1995)". MIFF. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
  6. John Hopewell, Jonathan Holland (Sep 27, 2008). "San Sebastian picks 'Pandora's Box'". Variety. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  7. "Berlinale: 1999 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  8. Christopher Vourlias (23 October 2016). "Yeşim Ustaoğlu's 'Clair-Obscur' Wins Top Honors at Antalya Film Festival". Variety.
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