Yeşim Ustaoğlu

Turkish filmmaker and screenwriter (born 1960)

Yeşim Ustaoğlu

Born|  (1960-11-18) 18 November 1960 (age 63)

Çaykara, Turkey

Occupation(s)| Film director, screenwriter
Years active| 1984-present

Yeşim Ustaoğlu (born 18 November 1960) is a Turkish filmmaker and screenwriter.[1][2]

## Life and career

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Ustaoğlu was born in Kars, Sarıkamış and grew up in Trabzon on the Black Sea.[3] After studying architecture at Karadeniz Technical University she moved to Istanbul, attended master's programme in Yıldız Technical University,[3] she worked as an architect, then as a journalist and a film critic.[4] Before she made her feature film debut The Trace (İz) in 1994, she had made several award-winning short films. The Trace was entered into the 19th Moscow International Film Festival.[5]

Ustaoğlu received international recognition for her next film, Journey to the Sun (Güneşe Yolculuk), which told a story of a friendship between a Turk and a Kurd.[1] Her fourth film Pandora's Box (Pandora'nın Kutusu) won The Best Film and The Best Actress award in San Sebastian Film Festival and is Ustaoğlu's biggest international success to date.[6]

## Filmography

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Year | English Title | Original Title | Notes

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1984 | To Catch a Moment | Bir Anı Yakalamak | short film
1989 | Magnafantagna | Magnafantagna | short film
1990 | Duet | Düet | short film
1992 | Hotel | Otel | short film
1994 | The Trace | Iz | feature film debut
1999 | Journey to the Sun | Güneşe Yolculuk | Won the Blue Angel Award at Berlin[7]
2003 | Waiting for the Clouds | Bulutları Beklerken |
2004 | Life on Their Shoulders | Sırtlarındaki Hayat | documentary short film
2008 | Pandora's Box | Pandora'nın Kutusu | Won the Golden Shell Award at San Sebastian International Film Festival
2012 | Araf - Somewhere in Between | Araf |
2016 | Clair Obscur | Tereddüt | Several awards including best picture at the 53rd Antalya International Film Festival[8]

## References

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1. ^ a b Kutschera, Chris (October 1999). "Yesim Ustaoglu, Journey to the Sun". The Middle East. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
2. ^ Dönmez-Colin, Gönül (2006). Cinemas of the other: a personal journey with film-makers from the Middle East and Central Asia. Intellect Books. p. 140\. ISBN 978-1-84150-143-7. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
3. ^ a b Arslan, Müjde (2010). Yeşim Ustaoğlu : su, ölüm ve yolculuk (Birinci basım ed.). Beyoğlu, İstanbul. ISBN 9786051030937. OCLC 761887888.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
4. ^ "Who's who: Yeşim Ustaoğlu". Turkish Cultural Foundation. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
5. ^ "19th Moscow International Film Festival (1995)". MIFF. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
6. ^ John Hopewell, Jonathan Holland (Sep 27, 2008). "San Sebastian picks 'Pandora's Box'". Variety. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
7. ^ "Berlinale: 1999 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
8. ^ Christopher Vourlias (23 October 2016). "Yeşim Ustaoğlu's 'Clair-Obscur' Wins Top Honors at Antalya Film Festival". Variety.

## External links

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* Official website
* Yeşim Ustaoğlu at IMDb

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