Semih Kaplanoğlu

Semih Kaplanoğlu
Born 1963 (age 52–53)
İzmir, Turkey
Occupation Screenwriter, film director, film producer, columnist
Nationality Turkish
Education Cinema and television
Alma mater Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir
Notable awards Antalya Golden Orange Award for Best SCreenplay,
Bangkok World Film Prize for Best Director,
Valdivia International Film Prize for Best Director,
Singapore Silver Screen Award for Best Director
Spouse Leyla İpekçi

Semih Kaplanoğlu (born 1963) is a Turkish screenwriter, film director and producer.

Life and career

Semih Kaplanoglu is an acclaimed Turkish film director, producer and screenwriter born in Izmir in 1963.

In 1984, Kaplanoğlu moved to Istanbul and worked for a couple of years as a copywriter for advertising companies like Güzel Sanatlar Saatchi & Saatchi and Young & Rubicam.[1]

He switched over to cinema in 1986 to become an assistant cameraman for two award-winning documentary films. In 1994 Kaplanoğlu wrote the script and directed a television series Şehnaz Tango with 52 episodes which was aired on TV channels Show TV and InterStar and became successful.[1]

Kaplanoglu’s debut feature Away From Home was awarded Best Director in Singapore IFF in 2001. His second feature Angel’s Fall premiered in 2005 Berlinale Forum and received Best Film Award at Nantes, Kerala and Barcelona Alternativa film festivals.

Between 2005 and 2010 he produced and directed the Yusuf Trilogy. Yumurta (Egg), the first film in the trilogy premiered in Cannes and won Best Director awards in Fajr, Valdivia and Bangkok film festivals. The trilogy’s second film Süt (Milk) premiered in Venice IFF. Bal (Honey), the third part won the Golden Bear Award in 60th Berlinale IFF. His latest film Buğday (Grain) is currently in post-production.

His films are characterized by metaphysical themes and distinctively authored use of cinematography.

Kaplanoglu, who is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential directors in Turkish cinema, has received 28 international awards and 10 nominations worldwide.

He was a jury member in 2013 Cannes Film Festival Cinefondation and Short Films. He also is member of the European Film Academy as well as Asia Pacific Screen Academy.

Besides his main pursuits in cinema, Semih Kaplanoğlu wrote articles between 1987 and 2003 on plastic arts and cinema which were published on arts periodicals and translated into foreign languages. In the years from 1996 through 2000, he had a column named "Karşılaşmalar" in the daily newspaper Radikal.[2]

Family

Kaplanoğlu is married to journalist, author and screenwriter Leyla İpekçi, who is a niece of the assassinated notable journalist Abdi İpekçi.[3]

Filmography

Year Film as Director as Screenwriter as Producer as Editor
Şehnaz Tango (TV series) Green tick Green tick
2001 Herkes Kendi Evinde (Away From Home) Green tick
2005 Meleğin Düşüşü (aka Greek: Ekptotos angelos) Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick
2007 Yumurta (Egg) Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick
2008 Süt (Milk) Green tick Green tick Green tick
2010 Bal (Honey) Green tick Green tick Green tick Green tick
2016 Grain Green tick Green tick Green tick

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 "Bala Altın Ayı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2010-02-20. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
  2. ↑ İpekçi, Leyla (2007-11-03). "En yakın şahidi iki göz 'Yumurta'yı anlatıyor". Radikal (in Turkish). Retrieved 2010-05-16.
  3. ↑ "Bir Evden İki Kitap". Sabah (in Turkish). 2011-01-27. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
Awards
Preceded by
Önder Çakar		 Golden Orange Award
for Best Screenplay
2007 for Yumurta
shared with Orçun Köksal 		Succeeded by
Ben Hopkins
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