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Turkish filmmaker and screenwriter (born 1960) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yeşim Ustaoğlu (born 18 November 1960) is a Turkish filmmaker and screenwriter.[1][2]
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]
Year | English Title | Original Title | Notes |
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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 | Won the Blue Angel Award at Berlin[7] |
2003 | Waiting for the Clouds | Bulutları Beklerken | |
2004 | Life on Their Shoulders | Sırtlarındaki Hayat | documentary short film |
2008 | Pandora's Box | Pandora'nın Kutusu | Won the Golden Shell Award at San Sebastian International Film Festival |
2012 | Araf - Somewhere in Between | Araf | |
2016 | Clair Obscur | Tereddüt | Several awards including best picture at the 53rd Antalya International Film Festival[8] |