Nuri Bilge Ceylan
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| Born | 26 January 1959 Istanbul, Turkey[1] |
| Alma mater | Boğaziçi University Mimar Sinan University |
| Occupation | Film director, photographer |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouse(s) | Ebru Ceylan, actress |
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Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈnuːri ˈbilɟe ˈdʒejlan], born 26 January 1959) is a Turkish photographer, screenwriter, actor, and film director. He was the winner of the Palme d'Or, the highest prize at the Cannes Film Festival, in 2014. He is married to filmmaker, photographer, and actress Ebru Ceylan, with whom he co-starred in Climates.
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Early life[edit]
Ceylan's love of photography started at the age of 15. While studying at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, he participated in cinema and photography clubs and he took passport-style photos to make pocket money. After graduating from university with a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering, he went to London and Kathmandu, Nepal, to decide what to do in life. Then he went back to Ankara, Turkey, to do military service. When he was in the army, he discovered that cinema would give shape to his life.[2]
Career[edit]
Koza (Cocoon) (Short Film)[edit]
Ceylan's first short film Koza (Cocoon) was screened in the 1995 Cannes Film Festival, and was nominated for a Palme d'Or for Best Short Film there.
Kasaba (1997)[edit]
He received many awards with his 1997 debut feature Kasaba ("Small Town" or "The Town"), including the Caligari Film Award at the 1998 Berlin International Film Festival, the FIPRESCI prize, the Special Prize of the Jury at the 1998 Istanbul International Film Festival, and the Silver Award at the 1998 Tokyo International Film Festival.
Clouds of May (1999)[edit]
Ceylan's second feature film was Clouds of May (1999), which won a Golden Orange for Best Director at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival in 1999. Ceylan won a FIPRESCI Award at the 2000 European Film Awards.
Uzak (2002)[edit]
His third feature Uzak ("Distant") (2002) received many awards including the Grand Jury Prize and the Best Actor Prize at Cannes. The film won Best Director, Best Film, Best Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor at the 2002 Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, a Silver Hugo/Special Jury Prize at the 2003 Chicago International Film Festival, Best Turkish Director, Best Turkish Film, and the FIPRESCI Prize at the 2003 Istanbul International Film Festival, and the FIPRESCI Film of the Year at the 2003 San Sebastian International Film Festival.
İklimler/Climates (2006)[edit]
His fourth film, İklimler ("Climates"), won the FIPRESCI Movie Critics' Award at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival[3] and received international praise from film critics. The film won five awards at the 2006 Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, including the "Best Director" title.[4] He also starred in the film alongside his wife, Ebru Ceylan. During the preparation for this movie, Ceylan turned his attentions to photography again. From this point on, he began devoting his time to both cinema and photography. "Turkey Cinemascope" is a book of Panoramic Photographs of Turkey by Ceylan between the years 2003 and 2009.[5]
Three Monkeys (2008)[edit]
Ceylan won the best director award in the 2008 Cannes Film Festival for his fifth film Üç Maymun ("Three Monkeys").[6] In his acceptance speech, Ceylan stated, "I dedicate this award to my beautiful and lonely country, which I love passionately." He won the 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Award for Achievement in Directing. Three Monkeys was the first Turkish-language film which made the short list for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film category.
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)[edit]
His sixth film Once Upon a Time in Anatolia premiered in Competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival,[7] where it won the Grand Jury Prize. The film was also selected as Turkey's official submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[8][9]
Winter Sleep (2014)[edit]
His 2014 film Winter Sleep won the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.[10] Thus he became the second Turkish director to receive a Palme d'Or after Yılmaz Güney and Şerif Gören who won the Palme d'Or with the film Yol they co-produced at Cannes Film Festival in 1982.[11]
Style and themes[edit]
Ceylan's films deal with the estrangement of the individual, existentialism, the monotony of human lives, and the details of everyday life. He uses static shots and long takes, usually in natural settings, as well as play with sound, including the use of menacing silences. He is known for filming his protagonist from behind, which, in his view, leaves the audiences to speculate on the brooding emotions of characters whose faces are obscured. Ceylan's films are made on low budgets, with casts generally consisting of amateur actors, most of whom are family members (such as his mother and father).[citation needed]
Ceylan named his ten favorite films in the 2012 Sight & Sound Greatest Films Poll: Andrei Rublev (1966), Au Hasard Balthazar (1966), L'Avventura (1960), L'Eclisse (1962), Late Spring (1949), A Man Escaped (1956), The Mirror (1975), Persona (1966), Shame (1968), and Tokyo Story (1953).[12]
Awards and accolades[edit]
- Palme d'Or at 2014 Cannes Film Festival – Winter Sleep
- Cannes Film Festival Best Director Award (2008)
- Grand Jury Prize / Grand Prix at Cannes Film Festival (2002 – Uzak ("Distant"), 2011 – Once Upon a Time in Anatolia)
- FIPRESCI Award (1997 – Kasaba ("Small Town" or "The Town"), 2000 – Clouds of May, 2006 – Iklimler ("Climates")), 2014 – Winter Sleep
- Golden Orange Award for Best Director (1999 – Clouds of May, 2002 – Uzak (Distant), 2006 – Iklimler ("Climates"))
- Golden Orange Award for Best Screenplay (2002 – Uzak ("Distant"))
- Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Director (2008 – Üç Maymun ("Three Monkeys"), 2011 – Once Upon a Time in Anatolia, 2014 – Winter Sleep
Filmography[edit]
| Films, television & video | ||||||
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| Year | English title | Turkish title | Credited as | Notes | ||
| Director | Producer | Writer | ||||
| 1995 | Cocoon | Koza | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 1998 | Small Town | Kasaba | Yes | Yes | Yes | Feature debut |
| 2000 | Clouds of May | Mayıs Sıkıntısı | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2002 | Distant | Uzak | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2006 | Climates | İklimler | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also actor |
| 2008 | Three Monkeys | Üç Maymun | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2011 | Once Upon a Time in Anatolia | Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2014 | Winter Sleep | Kış Uykusu | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
References[edit]
- ^ Kalyoncu, Cemal A (2 June 2008). "Ürkek Ceylan Oscar yolunda". Aksiyon (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 8 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "Nuri Bilge Ceylan-Biography". Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Climates". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
- ^ 2006 Altın Portakal Ödülleri (Turkish)
- ^ Nuri Bilge Ceylan-Photography, . Retrieved 2011-10-26
- ^ Best Director to Nuri Bilge Ceylan for "Three Monkeys", Festival de Cannes[dead link]
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
- ^ "Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da Oscar'a aday adayı oldu". Haberturk. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- ^ "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-14.[dead link]
- ^ "Awards 2014 : Competition". Cannes. Retrieved 25 May 2014.[dead link]
- ^ ""Winter Sleep" de Turquía gana la Palma de Oro". Huffington Post. 24 May 2014.
- ^ Nuri Bilge Ceylan | BFI | BFI. Explore.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved on 2014-05-22.
External links[edit]
- Official web site
- Nuri Bilge Ceylan at the Internet Movie Database
- Palm d'Or Interview at YouTube
- Nuri Bilge Ceylan at altcine
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Ömer Kavur |
Golden Orange Award for Best Director 1999 for Mayıs Sıkıntısı |
Succeeded by Derviş Zaim |
| Preceded by Handan İpekçi |
Golden Orange Award for Best Screenplay 2002 for Uzak |
Succeeded by Ömer Kavur-Macit Koper |
| Preceded by Zeki Demirkubuz |
Golden Orange Award for Best Director 2002 for Uzak |
Succeeded by Ömer Kavur |
| Preceded by Kutluğ Ataman |
Golden Orange Award for Best Director 2006 for İklimler |
Succeeded by Fatih Akın |
| Preceded by Julian Schnabel |
Best Director, Cannes 2008 for Üç Maymun |
Succeeded by Brillante Mendoza |
| Preceded by Xavier Beauvois |
Grand Prix, Cannes 2011 for Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da (shared with Dardenne brothers for The Kid with a Bike) |
Succeeded by Matteo Garrone |
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- 1959 births
- Best Director Golden Orange Award winners
- Best Screenplay Golden Orange Award winners
- Boğaziçi University alumni
- Living people
- Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University alumni
- People from Istanbul
- Turkish film directors
- Turkish people of Circassian descent
- Turkish photographers
- Turkish contemporary artists
- Turkish artists
