Yusuf Kurçenli

 
Style of Art : Film director, screenwriter, producer
Branch of Art : Film
Art Profile :

Yusuf Kurçenli was born in Çayeli in 1947. He studied journalism at Istanbul University. Between 1973 and 1980, he worked as a producer and dierctor at TRT. He shot his first film “Ve Pecep Ve Zehra Ve Ayşe” in 1983. Since then, Kurçenli has shot numerous films, and has received many awards in various film festivals. He has also shot TV dramas such as “Baba Evi” and “Kurşun Kalem.” In 2011, he received "Cinema Honorary Award" in the 30th Istanbul Film Festival.

Awards:
1990, 9. International Istanbul Film Festival, the Best Film, "Karartma Geceleri"
1994, 13. Istanbul Film Festival, the Best Director, "Çözülmeler"
1994, 16. Siyad Turkish Cinema Awards, the Best Film, "Çözülmeler"
1995, 7. Ankara Film Festival, the Best Original Scenario, "Çözülmeler"
1995, 7. Ankara Film Festival, the Best Director, "Çözülmeler"

Films as a director:
Özgürlüğün Bedeli, 1977
At Gözlüğü (TV film), 1978
Savunma (TV film), 1979
Ve Recep Ve Zehra Ve Ayşe, 1983
Ölmez Ağacı, 1984
Merdoğlu Ömer Bey, 1986
Gramofon Avrat, 1987
Gönül Garip Bir Kuştur, 1989
Raziye, 1990
Karartma Geceleri, 1990
Taşların Sırrı (TV drama), 1992
Umut Taksi (TV drama), 1993
Çözülmeler, 1994
Aşk Üzerine Söylenmemiş Her şey, 1995
Antika Talanı, 1997
Baba Evi (TV drama), 1999
Kurşun Kalem (TV drama), 2000
Çemberler, 2000
Kurşun Kalem, 2000
Gönderilmemiş Mektuplar, 2002
Bebeğim (TV drama), 2006
Gurbet Kuşları (TV drama), 2008
Yüreğine Sor, 2010

Films as a producer:
Çözülmeler, 1994

Films as a screenwriter:
Savunma (TV film), 1979
Ve Recep Ve Zehra Ve Ayşe, 1983
Ölmez Ağacı, 1984
Merdoğlu Ömer Bey, 1986
Gramofon Avrat, 1987
Gönül Garip Bir Kuştur, 1989
Karartma Geceleri, 1990
Raziye, 1990
Çözülmeler, 1994
Aşk Üzerine Söylenmemiş Her şey, 1995
Gönderilmemiş Mektuplar, 2002
Yüreğine Sor, 2009

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

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