Tayfun Pirselimoğlu

 
Style of Art : Film director, screenwriter, painter, writer
Branch of Art : Film, novel
Art Profile :

Tayfun Pirselimoğlu was born in Trabzon in 1959. He graduated from the Middle East Technical University. He then studied painting and gravure at Vienna Academy of Fine Arts. He has had many solo exhibitions and has participated in numerous group exhibitions in Turkey and abroad. Pirselimoğlu began shooting cinema in 1985. Before being a director, he worked as a screenwriter. In 2002, he shot the film “Hiçbiryerde” and received signal award in the Montreal Film Festival. Besides being a director, he is a writer, and has published four novels.

Awards:
7. Italian Capalbio Film Festival, the Best Film and the Best Presentation, "Dayım" (short film)
1. Milano Street Film Festival, the Best Film, "Dayım" (short film)
12. Spanish Girona, jury special prize, "Dayım" (short film)
21. Istanbul Film Festival, 2002 Public Prize, "Hiçbiryerde"
25. Festival International Du Cinema Mediterranean (Montpellier), Jeune Public Award, "Hiçbiryerde"
26. Montreal World Film Festival, Special Grand Prix of the Jury, "Hiçbiryerde"
19. Ankara International Film Festival, the Best Film and the Best Director, "Rıza"
29. Festival International Du Cinema Mediterranean (Montpellier), Le Prix de la Critique, "Rıza"

Films as a director:
Dayım (short film), 1999
Hiçbiryerde, 2001
Rıza, 2007
Pus, 2009
Saç, 2010

Films as a producer:
Otel, 1992
Rıza, 2007
Pus, 2009
Saç, 2010

Films as a screenwriter:
Otel, 1992
İz, 1994
Yeni Bir Yıldız, 1997
İngiliz Kemal, 2001
Hiçbiryerde, 2001
Rıza 2007
Pus, 2009
Saç, 2010
 
Novels:
Çöl Masalları (Istanbul: İthaki Publications, 1996)
Kayıp Şahıslar Albümü (Istanbul: İthaki Publications, 2002)
Malihülya (Istanbul: İthaki Publications, 2003)
Şehrin Kuleleri (Istanbul: İthaki Publications, 2005)
Otel Odaları (story) (Istanbul: İthaki Publications, 2009)

Reference: sinematurk.com, tr.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, yesilcam.gen.tr, google.com.tr/images

City : Istanbul
Country : Turkey
Preferred Lang. : Turkish / English
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