Yeşim Ustaoğlu
Yeşim Ustaoğlu (born November 18, 1960 in Çaykara ) is a Turkish director .
Life
Ustaoğlu grew up in Trabzon on the Black Sea . After studying architecture at Yildiz University in Istanbul , she worked as an architect , journalist and led various video workshops. She made her feature film debut with The Trace in 1994 . Ustaoğlu celebrated her greatest international success to date in 2008 with the Turkish family drama Pandora's Box based on the script by Sema Kaygusuz . The story of a disappeared without a trace on Alzheimer diseased old woman (played by the French Tsilla Chelton ) of their children in their home village on the Black Sea is sought, the Turkish director brought in 2008 the main prize of the Spanish Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián , a .
Filmography
Feature films
- 1994: The Trace (IZ)
- 1999: Journey to the Sun (Günese yolculuk)
- 2004: Waiting for the Clouds (Bulutlari beklerken)
- 2008: Pandora's Box (Pandoranin kutusu)
- 2012: Araf - In No Man's Land
- 2016: Clair Obscur (Turkish: Tereddüt )
Short films
- 1984: To catch a moment (Bir ani yakalamak)
- 1987: Magnafantagna
- 1990: Duet
- 1992: Hotel
- 2004: Life on Their Shoulders (Sirtlatindaki hayat)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ One Filmverleih: Presseheft Araf , 2014, p. 8.
- ↑ cf. “Goldene Mussel” for the Turkish family drama “Pandora's Box” at derstandard.at, September 27, 2008 (accessed on September 28, 2008)
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SURNAME | Ustaoğlu, Yeşim |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish director |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 18, 1960 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Çaykara |