Earth Kıral

Erden Kıral (born April 10, 1942 in Gölcük , Turkey ) is a Turkish film director and screenwriter who lived and worked in Berlin in the 1980s and 1990s and now lives in Istanbul .

From 1984 to 1993 he was a member of the West Berlin Academy of the Arts in the Film and Media Art section, and from 1993 he was a member of the Berlin Academy of the Arts in the same area .

Filmography

• 1978: Canal
• 1980: The fertile land ( Bereketli Topraklar Üzerinde )
• 1983: A season in Hakkari ( Hakkari'de Bir Mevsim ) - based on the novel "A Winter in Hakkari" by Ferit Edgü
• 1984: Der Spiegel ( Ayna ) (also screenplay)
• 1987: Dilan (also screenplay)
• 1988: Time to Hunt ( Av Zamani )
• 1993: The Blue Exile ( Mavi Sürgün ) (also screenplay)
• 1998: Der Jäger ( Avci ) (also production and screenplay)
• 2005: Yolda

Awards (selection)

• 1978 Silver Sword, Damascus Film Festival
• 1980 Prize of the International Art and Experimental Cinema (CICAE)
• 1980 Grand Jury Prize in Nantes
• 1980 Grand Prize at the European Film Festival in Strasbourg
• 1983 Special Jury Prize, Silver Bear at the 1983 Berlinale
• 1983 Prize of the International Art and Experimental Cinema (CICAE)
• 1983 Interfilm Prize
• 1983 Otto Dibelius Award
• 1983 Best film in Hamburg
• 1983 Solidarity Prize in Toronto
• 1983 Audience Award in Luxembourg
• 1983 Golden Olive, Bastia
• 1984 Golden Olive, Bastia
• 1984 Grand Prize of the International Film Festival, Figuera da Foz, Portugal
• 1984 Istanbul International Film Festival, Jury Prize
• 1984 Golden Lion in Venice
• 1988 Best film, director, music in Ankara
• 1993 Best film at the Istanbul International Film Festival
• 1993 Best Director in Adana
• 1993 Prize of the Federation of International Film Writers (FIPRESCI), Montreal
• 1993 film critic award at the 2nd film festival of Mediterranean cultures (Turkey)
• 1999 Film Critic Award at the 3rd Mediterranean Culture Film Festival (Turkey)

Web links

• Erden Kiral in the Internet Movie Database (English)