Dervis Zaim
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Derviş Zaim is a Turkish Cypriot filmmaker and novelist, who has twice won the Golden Orange for Best Director for Elephants and Grass
(2000) and Dot (2008); Golden Oranges for Best Film and Best Screenplay for Somersault in a Coffin
(1996); and the Yunus Nadi literary prize for his debut novel
Ares in Wonderland (1995).
in 1988. He attended a course in independent film production in London
and made experimental video Hang the Camera (1991). He subsequently wrote, produced and directed numerous television programs starting with the documentary Rock around the Mosque (1993). He completed his masters degree in Cultural Studies at the University of Warwick
in 1994. His first novel, Ares in Wonderland (1995), won the prestigious Yunus Nadi literary prize in Turkey
.
Somersault in a Coffin
(1996) was his debut as director and screenwriter, which won awards at film festivals in Antalya, Montpellier, San Francisco, Thessalonika and Torino. He followed it with Elephants and Grass
(2000), which won awards at film festivals in Antalya and Istanbul, and Mud (2003), which won the UNESCO Award at the Venice Film Festival.
He co-directed the documentary Parallel Trips
(2004) with Panicos Chrysanthou
, in which the two directors, from opposite sides of the divided island of Cyprus, recorded the human dramas that unfolded during the war of 1974 and the legacy that remains today. He later produced the Greek Cypriot director's fictional feature debut Akamas
(2006) about a love affair between a Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot.
He made a trilogy of films, themed around traditional Turkish arts, consisting of Waiting for Heaven (2006), which was nominated for the Golden Tulip at the Istanbul International Film Festival, Dot (2008), which won awards at film festivals in Antalya and Istanbul, and Shadows and Faces
(2010), which won the Turkish Film Critics Association Award at the 47th International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival.
He also teaches at Bilgi University and Boğaziçi University
.
Elephants and Grass
Elephants and Grass is a 2001 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Derviş Zaim, about six different stories that merge into a common theme...
(2000) and Dot (2008); Golden Oranges for Best Film and Best Screenplay for Somersault in a Coffin
Somersault in a Coffin
Somersault in a Coffin is a 1996 Turkish comedy-drama film, written and directed by Derviş Zaim, about a homeless criminal and car thief. The film, which was released on , received awards at several international film festivals including the Golden Orange for best film at the Antalya International...
(1996); and the Yunus Nadi literary prize for his debut novel
Debut novel
A debut novel is the first novel an author publishes. Debut novels are the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to publish in the future...
Ares in Wonderland (1995).
Biography
Derviş Zaim was educated at Namik Kemal Lyceé and graduated in Business Administration from Boğaziçi UniversityBogaziçi University
Boğaziçi University is a public university located on the European side of the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul, Turkey. It has five faculties and two schools offering undergraduate degrees, and six institutes offering graduate degrees...
in 1988. He attended a course in independent film production in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and made experimental video Hang the Camera (1991). He subsequently wrote, produced and directed numerous television programs starting with the documentary Rock around the Mosque (1993). He completed his masters degree in Cultural Studies at the University of Warwick
University of Warwick
The University of Warwick is a public research university located in Coventry, United Kingdom...
in 1994. His first novel, Ares in Wonderland (1995), won the prestigious Yunus Nadi literary prize in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
.
Somersault in a Coffin
Somersault in a Coffin
Somersault in a Coffin is a 1996 Turkish comedy-drama film, written and directed by Derviş Zaim, about a homeless criminal and car thief. The film, which was released on , received awards at several international film festivals including the Golden Orange for best film at the Antalya International...
(1996) was his debut as director and screenwriter, which won awards at film festivals in Antalya, Montpellier, San Francisco, Thessalonika and Torino. He followed it with Elephants and Grass
Elephants and Grass
Elephants and Grass is a 2001 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Derviş Zaim, about six different stories that merge into a common theme...
(2000), which won awards at film festivals in Antalya and Istanbul, and Mud (2003), which won the UNESCO Award at the Venice Film Festival.
He co-directed the documentary Parallel Trips
Parallel Trips
Parallel Trips is a 2004 Turkish-Greek-Cypriot documentary film, written, produced and directed by Derviş Zaim and Panicos Chrysanthou, in which the two directors, from opposite sides of the divided island of Cyprus, record the human dramas that unfolded during the war of 1974 and the legacy that...
(2004) with Panicos Chrysanthou
Panicos Chrysanthou
Panicos Chrysanthou is a Cypriot filmmaker and documentarian, who has won the Abdi İpekçi Peace Award for his film Our Wall.- Biography :...
, in which the two directors, from opposite sides of the divided island of Cyprus, recorded the human dramas that unfolded during the war of 1974 and the legacy that remains today. He later produced the Greek Cypriot director's fictional feature debut Akamas
Akamas (2006 film)
Akamas is a 2006 Cypriot feature film directed by Panicos Chrysanthou about a love affair between a Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot despite their families' opposition and the inter-communal violence of 1960s.-Summary of plot:...
(2006) about a love affair between a Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot.
He made a trilogy of films, themed around traditional Turkish arts, consisting of Waiting for Heaven (2006), which was nominated for the Golden Tulip at the Istanbul International Film Festival, Dot (2008), which won awards at film festivals in Antalya and Istanbul, and Shadows and Faces
Shadows and Faces
Shadows and Faces is a 2010 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Turkish Cypriot director Derviş Zaim, which tells the story of a young girl who is separated from her father, a Karagöz shadow play master, during the beginning of the conflict between Turks and Greeks in Cyprus in 1963...
(2010), which won the Turkish Film Critics Association Award at the 47th International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival.
He also teaches at Bilgi University and Boğaziçi University
Bogaziçi University
Boğaziçi University is a public university located on the European side of the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul, Turkey. It has five faculties and two schools offering undergraduate degrees, and six institutes offering graduate degrees...
.
Filmography
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| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
| Director Film director A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:... |
Producer Film producer A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The... |
Writer Screenwriter Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:... |
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| 1991 | Hang the Camera | Experimental video. | |||
| 1993 | Rock around the Mosque | Television Documentary. | |||
| 1996 | Somersault in a Coffin Somersault in a Coffin Somersault in a Coffin is a 1996 Turkish comedy-drama film, written and directed by Derviş Zaim, about a homeless criminal and car thief. The film, which was released on , received awards at several international film festivals including the Golden Orange for best film at the Antalya International... |
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| 2000 | Elephants and Grass Elephants and Grass Elephants and Grass is a 2001 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Derviş Zaim, about six different stories that merge into a common theme... |
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| 2003 | Mud | ||||
| 2004 | Parallel Trips Parallel Trips Parallel Trips is a 2004 Turkish-Greek-Cypriot documentary film, written, produced and directed by Derviş Zaim and Panicos Chrysanthou, in which the two directors, from opposite sides of the divided island of Cyprus, record the human dramas that unfolded during the war of 1974 and the legacy that... |
Documentary made with Panicos Chrysanthou Panicos Chrysanthou Panicos Chrysanthou is a Cypriot filmmaker and documentarian, who has won the Abdi İpekçi Peace Award for his film Our Wall.- Biography :... . |
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| 2006 | Waiting for Heaven | ||||
| 2006 | Akamas Akamas (2006 film) Akamas is a 2006 Cypriot feature film directed by Panicos Chrysanthou about a love affair between a Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot despite their families' opposition and the inter-communal violence of 1960s.-Summary of plot:... |
Fictional feature debut of director Panicos Chrysanthou Panicos Chrysanthou Panicos Chrysanthou is a Cypriot filmmaker and documentarian, who has won the Abdi İpekçi Peace Award for his film Our Wall.- Biography :... . |
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| 2007 | Dot | ||||
| 2010 | Shadows and Faces Shadows and Faces Shadows and Faces is a 2010 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Turkish Cypriot director Derviş Zaim, which tells the story of a young girl who is separated from her father, a Karagöz shadow play master, during the beginning of the conflict between Turks and Greeks in Cyprus in 1963... |
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