Yüksel Yavuz
Yüksel Yavuz (born February 1, 1964 in Karakoçan , Turkey ) is a German-Turkish auteur filmmaker of Kurdish descent.
Yavuz, who has been in Germany since 1980, studied sociology and economics in Hamburg . With Mein Vater der Gastarbeiter (1994), an autobiographical documentary , Yavuz presented his first cinematic work. This has received several awards, including the ver.di television award . His second feature film Aprilkinder (1998) received a special award at the Baden-Baden Days of Television Play and the audience award at the Max Ophüls Prize film festival in 1999 . Another feature film by the filmmaker followed with Kleine Freiheit (2003). His film Close-Up - Kurdistan (2007), a close-up of his Kurdish homeland, recently premiered in Cologne.
Filmography (selection)
- 1994: My father, the guest worker
- 1998: April children
- 1999: Beyaz mantolu adam
- 2003: Little freedom
- 2007: Close-Up - Kurdistan
- 2010: Longing for Istanbul
- 2014: Hêvî (hope)
- 2017: Amed - Memory of a City
Awards (selection)
- 1999: Special prize at the Baden-Baden days of television play for April children
- 1999: Audience award at the Max Ophüls Festival for April children
- 1999: Nominated for the Max Ophüls Prize in the Best Film for April Children category
- 2003: Nominated for the Max Ophüls Prize in the Best Film for Little Freedom category
See also
Web links
- Yüksel Yavuz in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Yüksel Yavuz at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Yüksel Yavuz - Director | NEWA FILM. Retrieved on August 27, 2018 (German).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yavuz, Yüksel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Filmmaker of Kurdish origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 1, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Karakoçan , Turkey |