Years active 1984 – present Role Filmmaker | Name Yesim Ustaoglu | |
Occupation Film director, screenwriter Education Yildiz Technical University Nominations Golden Orange Award for Best Documentary (National) Movies Araf, Pandora\'s Box, Journey to the Sun, Waiting for the Clouds, The Trace Similar People Tsilla Chelton, Baris Hacihan, Derya Alabora, Nihal Yalcin, Onur Unsal | ||
Yeşim Ustaoğlu (born November 18, 1960 in Turkey) is a Turkish filmmaker and screenwriter.
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Life and career
Ustaoğlu was born in Çaykara in eastern Turkey and grew up in Trabzon on the Black Sea. After studying architecture at the Yıldız Technical University in Istanbul, she worked as an architect, then as a journalist and a film critic. Before she made her feature film debut The Trace (Iz) in 1994, she had made several award-winning short films. The Trace was entered into the 19th Moscow International Film Festival.
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. 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.
