Yilmaz Arslan
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Yılmaz Arslan is an award-winning Kurdish
German
film director
, screenwriter
and producer
.
, Turkey
, but has lived in Germany since 1975. In 1992, at the age of just 24, he made his debut film, Langer Gang, for which he subsequently won many awards. By his second film, Yara (1999) (which also won many awards), he was simultaneously carrying out the roles of director, writer and producer. The same is true of his 2005 film Fratricide.
He was also nominated for the Golden Leopard Award at the 2005 Locarno International Film Festival and the Max Ophüls award at the 1999 Max Ophüls Festival.
Kurdish people
The Kurdish people, or Kurds , are an Iranian people native to the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region known as Kurdistan, which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey...
German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
film director
Film director
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, screenwriter
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:...
and 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...
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Biography
Yılmaz Arslan was born in KazanlıKazanlı
-Geography:Kazanlı is approximatelly east of Mersin center at . It is a Mediterranean coastal town. East of the town, there are small settlements surrounded by fields. Towards west and north of the town there are industrial plants and some quarters of Mersin....
, 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...
, but has lived in Germany since 1975. In 1992, at the age of just 24, he made his debut film, Langer Gang, for which he subsequently won many awards. By his second film, Yara (1999) (which also won many awards), he was simultaneously carrying out the roles of director, writer and producer. The same is true of his 2005 film Fratricide.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Langer Gang | Director/writer |
| 1999 | Yara | Director/writer/producer |
| 2003 | Angst isst Seele auf | Producer |
| 2005 | Fratricide | Director/writer/producer |
Awards
Yilmaz Arslan has won many awards during the course of his career:| Year | Festival | Award | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | San Sebastián International Film Festival | Best New Director | Langer Gang |
| OCIC Award - Honorable Mention | Langer Gang | ||
| 1993 | Bergamo Film Meeting | Silver Rosa Camuna | Langer Gang |
| Max Ophüls Festival | Interfilm Award | Langer Gang | |
| 1998 | Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival | Golden Orange for Best Film | Yara |
| 1999 | Istanbul International Film Festival | Special Prize of the Jury for National Competition | Yara |
| Max Ophüls Festival | Filmclub Award | Yara | |
| 2005 | Locarno International Film Festival | Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention | Fratricide |
| Silver Leopard | Fratricide | ||
| Youth Jury Award (3rd place) | Fratricide | ||
He was also nominated for the Golden Leopard Award at the 2005 Locarno International Film Festival and the Max Ophüls award at the 1999 Max Ophüls Festival.