Emre Kayiş

Emre Kayiş is a Turkish film director and screenwriter.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Emre Kayiş
Born	Ankara, Turkey
Occupations	Director screenwriter
Years active	2012–present

Life and career

Emre was born in Ankara, Turkey.^[6] He graduated with an M.A. in Filmmaking from the London Film School in 2014, his thesis film, The Translator, which was screened at multiple film festivals and received many accolades.^[7][8] In 2021, he directed his first feature film Anatolian Leopard, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival winning the FIPRESCI Prize.^[9]

Filmography

Year	Title	Contribution	Note
2014	The Couch	Director and writer	Short film
2015	The Translator	Director and writer	Short film
2020	Alef	Creator and writer	Season 1 - 8 episodes
2021	Anatolian Leopard	Director and writer	Feature film

Awards and nominations

Year	Result	Award	Category	Work	Ref.
2015	Won	Carthage Film Festival	Ciné-Promesses	The Translator	[10]
	Nominated	European Film Awards	European Short Film		[11]
2016	Won	Duhok International Film Festival	Best Short Film		[12]
	Nominated	Palm Springs International ShortFest	Best Film		[13]
	Nominated	Angers European First Film Festival	Grand Jury Prize		[14]
2021	Won	Toronto International Film Festival	FIPRESCI Prize	Anatolian Leopard	[15]
	Won	Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival	Behlül Dal Best First Film Award		[16]
	Won	Ankara Film Festival	Best Film		[17]
2022	Nominated	Jerusalem Film Festival	Best International Debut		[18]
	Nominated	International Film Festival of Kerala	Golden Crow Pheasant		[19]
	Nominated	Palić European Film Festival	Best Film		[20]
	Nominated	Beijing International Film Festival	Best Film		[21]

References

1. "Interview: Emre Kayiş – Anatolian Leopard". ioncinema.com. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
2. "Yönetmen Emre Kayiş: Türk sineması salgın sonrası toparlanma sürecine girdi". aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
3. "LFS GRADUATE EMRE KAYIS' GRADUATION FILM THE TRANSLATOR NOMINATED AT EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS". lfs.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
4. "TIFF 2021 Review: History is a Wily Creature in Emre Kayis' Poignant "Anatolian Leopard"". moveablefest.com. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
5. "Ischia Film Festival, tutti i premi: il miglior film è "Anatolian Leopard" di Emre Kayis". ilmattino.it. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
6. "Emre Kayiş". pro.festivalscope.com. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
7. "Interview with Emre Kayis: Fikret Deserves a Beer, Maybe Two, but No More than That". asianmoviepulse.com. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
8. "88 FESTIVALS AND COUNTING FOR EMRE KAYIS' THE TRANSLATOR". lfs.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
9. "'Anatolian Leopard' granted FIPRESCI Prize at Toronto Film Festival". bianet.org. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
10. "Carthage Film Festival Award Ceremony". artafricamagazine.org. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
11. "EFA Shorts Nominations 2015". europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
12. "Dust Cloth and Rauf top Duhok film festival awards". rudaw.net. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
13. "The Translator". psfilmfest.org. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
14. "28th European First Film Festival" (PDF). premiersplans.org. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
15. "'Belfast' Wins TIFF 2021 People's Choice Award". indiewire.com. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
16. "Awards Announced at Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival!". antalyaff.com. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
17. "Ankara Film Festivali ödülleri sahiplerini buldu". cumhuriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
18. "Anatolian Leopard". jff.org.il. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
19. "IFFK 2022: Tale of two men and power play". thehindu.com. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
20. "29th European Film Festival Palić". palicfilmfestival.com. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
21. "Beijing Uluslararası Film Festivali'nden "Anadolu Leoparı" geçti". turkish.cri.cn. Retrieved 2024-05-28.

External links

• Emre Kayis at IMDb