Barış Pirhasan

 
Style of Art : Film director, screenwriter, writer, poet and translator
Branch of Art : Film, poetry
Art Profile :

Barış Pirhasan was born in Istanbul in 1951. He finished Ankara Fen (Science) High School. He studied at the Faculty of Medicine of Ankara Hacettepe University for 2 years, but discontinued the school. He went to Istanbul, and continued his studies in the Department of English Language and Literature at Boğaziçi University. He then went abroad to pursue his study in Cinema and Television. His first work as a screenwriter was the film “Badi” (1983). Between 1985 and 1990, he wrote screen plays for 6 films: “Adı Vasfiye”, “Aaahhh Belinda”, “Değirmen”, “Asiye Nasıl Kurtulur”, “Kadının Adı Yok” and “Bekle Dedim Gölgeye”, which were directed by Atıf Yılmaz. In 1989, Pirhasan shot the film “Küçük Balıklar Üzerine Bir Masal” as a director, screenwriter and producer. He has received many awards for his films and screen plays. Besides being a director and screenwriter, Pirhasan is also a poet. He published his first poem in the magazine “Yeni Dergi” in 1973. He has published poem books: “Tarih Kötüdür” (1985), and “Babam Benden Hiçbir Şey Anlamıyor” (1995). His poem “Hoşça Kal” was composed by Kazım Koyuncu.

Awards:
1997, Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festival, "the Best Scenario" Award, "Usta Beni Öldürsene"
1998, Ankara International Film Festival, "the Best Scenario" Award, "Usta Beni Öldürsene"
1998, Ankara International Film Festival, "the Best Director" Award, "Usta Beni Öldürsene"
1998, Ankara International Film Festival, "the Best Film" Award, "Usta Beni Öldürsene"
1998, Emden International Film Festival, nominated for the Emden Film Award, "Usta Beni Öldürsene"
2007, International Istanbul Film Festival, nominated for the Altın Lale Award, "Adem′in Trenleri"
2007, Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festival, nominated for the long film competition, "Adem′in Trenleri"

Films as a director:
Küçük Balıklar Üzerine Bir Masal (1989)
Yer Çekimli Aşklar (1995)
Usta Beni Öldürsene (1996)
Bir Kadın Bir Erkek (2000)
Kendim ve Diğeri (2000)
O da Beni Seviyor (2001)
Adem′in Trenleri (2007)

Films as a screenwriter:
Badi (1983)
Güneşin Tutulduğu Gün (1983)
Amansız Yol (1985)
Adı Vasfiye (1985)
Körebe (1985)
Aaahhh Belinda (1986)
Değirmen (1986)
Asiye Nasıl Kurtulur (1986)
Kadının Adı Yok (1987)
Küçük Balıklar Üzerine Bir Masal (1989)
Bekle Dedim Gölgeye (1990)
Yer Çekimli Aşklar (1995)
Aşk Üzerine Söylenmemiş Her şey (1995)
Usta Beni Öldürsene (1996)
O da Beni Seviyor (2001)
Her Şey Aşk İçin (TV series) (2002)
Aşka Sürgün (TV series) (2005)
Düşler ve Gerçekler (TV series) (2005)
 
Reference: sinematurk.com, tr.wikipedia.org, intersinema.com, imdb.com, siir.gen.tr, google.com.tr/images

Web Site : www.barispirhasan.com
Email : barispirhasan@gmail.com
City : Istanbul
Country : Turkey
Preferred Lang. : Turkish / English
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