Güzin Kar
Güzin Kar (born February 28, 1967 in İskenderun , Turkey ) is a Swiss film director , screenwriter and columnist .
Life
At the age of five, Güzin Kar, who was born in Turkey, went with her parents to Switzerland, where the family lived in the small Aargau border town of Laufenburg . After studying German and film studies in Zurich, Güzin Kar attended the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy from 1994 to 1999 . Since then she has worked as a screenwriter and director in Switzerland and Germany. Her cinematic works have won national and international awards in the directing and screenwriting categories, such as the European Script Award for the television series “Seitentriebe”, which ran under the name “Monogamish” in Latin America, the USA and Canada. In 2006 her first book "Ich dich dich" appeared, which topped the Swiss bestseller list. In 2008 her second book "Leben in Hormonie" was published.
In addition to her film work, Güzin Kar writes columns and guest articles for newspapers and magazines, including “Die Triebäterin” in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung .
Güzin Kar is married and lives in Zurich.
Works
Books
- I also you. An episodic novel for those with mating disorders. Kein & Aber, Zurich 2006, ISBN 3-0369-5170-9 ; Diana, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-453-35267-4 .
- Living in hormones. Mating disasters for advanced users. Kein & Aber, Zurich 2008, ISBN 978-3-0369-5526-1 ; Diana, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-453-35441-8 .
- Hüsnü, help! Kein & Aber, Zurich 2014, ISBN 978-3-0369-5691-6
- Hemingway's sexy legs ( With Simone Meier and Nadia Brügger), Kein & Aber, Zurich 2019, ISBN 978-3-0369-6017-3
Filmography
(unless otherwise stated: script)
- 2001: Dear Brad
- 2002: More than just sex
- 2003: Paul and Lila (short film), screenplay and direction
- 2006: The Wild Chickens
- 2006: Everything stays different , script and direction
- 2007: A tempting offer
- 2011: Flying fish have to go into the sea , script and direction
- 2013: Ready, set, WK!
- 2017 and 2019: Seitentriebe (TV series), screenplay and direction
Awards
- 2002: Swiss Screenplay Award. Authors' society SSA for "Flying fish have to go into the sea"
- 2004: Swiss Scriptwriting Award. Authors' society SSA for "Everything stays different"
- 2011: Prize of the Saarland Prime Minister at the Max-Ophüls-Festival for "Flying fish have to go into the sea"
- 2012: Director award at the Silver Horse Festival Gent for "Flying fish have to go into the sea"
- 2018: European Script Award for "Side Branches"
Web links
- Publications by and about Güzin Kar in the Helveticat catalog of the Swiss National Library
- Literature by and about Güzin Kar in the catalog of the German National Library
- Güzin Kar in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Güzin Kar's website
Individual evidence
- ^ Güzin Kar: How I became an Easter fan. In: Tages-Anzeiger from April 18, 2014.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kar, Güzin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss film director, screenwriter and columnist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | İskenderun , Turkey |