Yavuz Özkan

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1942-07-21 (77 years old)

Deathday

2019-05-21

Place of Birth

Yozgat, Turkey

Yavuz Özkan

Biography

Yavuz Özkan was a Turkish film director, screenwriter, and producer who was active in the Turkish film industry from the 1970s to the 2000s. He is best known for his films that deal with social and political issues, and for his collaborations with some of the leading actors of Turkish cinema. Özkan began his career as an assistant director on several films in the early 1970s. He made his directorial debut in 1975 with the film "Anayurt Oteli" (The Hotel Anatolia), which was a critical and commercial success. The film won several awards at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, including the award for Best Film. Özkan went on to direct a n...

Production

1987

2004

1992

Two Women

as Director

1992

Two Women

as Screenplay

1994

Lobster Pot

as Screenplay

1994

Lobster Pot

as Director

1988

1988

Umut Yarına Kaldı

as Screenplay

1988

1979

Demir Yol

as Producer

1989

Filim Bitti

as Producer

1990

1987

Yağmur Kaçakları

as Screenplay

1987

1978

The Mine

as Producer

1989

Filim Bitti

as Director

1975

Yarış

as Screenplay

2011

1975

Yarış

as Director

2011

İlkbahar Sonbahar

as Screenplay

2011

İstanbul'da Aşk

as Screenplay

2011

2007

İsimsiz

as Director

2007

İsimsiz

as Screenplay

1997

1994

Lobster Pot

as Producer

1978

The Mine

as Writer

1978

The Mine

as Director

1994

1990

1990

1991

1979

Demir Yol

as Writer

1979

Demir Yol

as Director

1989

Filim Bitti

as Screenplay

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