Nuri Bilge Ceylan. Director

After graduating from Boğaziçi University with a BSc degree in Electrical Engineering, he went on with his studies on cinema for two years at Mimar Sinan University. His first short film Koza (Cocoon) was screened in the Cannes Film Festival in 1995. He received many awards with his debut feature Kasaba (Small Town). His third feature Uzak (Distant) received many awards including the Grand Jury Prize and the Best Actor Prize at Cannes, and was praised internationally. His latest film Iklimler (Climates) won the FIPRESCI Movie Critics' Award at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival and received international praise by critics and experts. The film won 5 awards at the 2006 Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, bringing him the "Best Director" title.[1] During the preparation of this movie, Ceylan turned his attentions to photography again....

* Koza (Cocoon) (1995)
* Kasaba (Small Town) (1998)
* Mayis Sikintisi (Clouds of May) (2000)
* Uzak (Distant) (2002)
* İklimler (Climates) (2006)
* Hayaller (Dreams) (2008)





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