Sabri Kaliç (May 19, 1966 – September 23, 2012) is a Turkish film director, experimental filmmaker, writer and translator.[1][2]
Biography
Kaliç was born on May 19, 1966 in İzmir. After receiving his BFA in film directing from the Dokuz Eylül University in Izmir,[3] he moved to Istanbul in 1992. Having worked with Turkish film director Sinan Çetin as an assistant for a while, he made his TV film debut with Midnight Hitchhiker in 1995.[4][5] He also translated screenplays from English, including that of Trainspotting.[6][7]
He died on September 23, 2012 in İzmir.
Filmography
- A Fassbinder Lie – 1987 (1/24 second {1 frame!}, 16 mm., b/w), supposedly the world's shortest film[8]
- PO"y"EM – 1987 (4 seconds, 16 mm., b/w)
- Not The Longest Film You Will Ever See, But... – 1987 (1 second, 16 mm., b/w)
- 59" – 1987 (59 seconds, 16 mm., b/w)
- Bolero – 1990 (17 min., VHS, color)
- Das ist Eine Video-Kunst – 1991 (13 min., VHS, color)
- Keine Kunst Bitte – 1991 (9 min., VHS, color)
- Douche Opera – 1992 (5 min., VHS, color)
- Midnight Hitchhiker – 1995 (87 min, BETACAM, color)
- The Spider Web – 1998 (92 min., BETACAM, color)
- Sabri Kaliç : CV- 2000 (27 min., BETACAM, color)
- Midnight Stories – 2000 (85 min., BETACAM, color)
- Non – 2002 (no color, no format)
- Stories From Beyond – 2005 (62 min., BETACAM, color)
- Stories From Beyond -II – 2005 (59 min., BETACAM, color)
Awards
- 1987 Ankara Film Festival Invitation
- 1992 Adana Student Films Festival Invitation
- 1992 A Concise History of Experimental Film – Turkish Ministry of Culture "Cinema Book of the Year" Award
- 1996 Moths Towards The Fire – Turkish Ministry of Culture "Script of the Year" Award
- 1996 Spaghetti With Yogurt – Orhon Murat Ariburnu "Best Film Story" Award
- 2005 Meta-Film Award – Experimental Film Award delivered by Meta-Film Underground, Holland
- 2010 The Monk and The Butterfly – Screenplay Writing Fund for the film story[9]
References
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