Yeşim Ustaoğlu
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Female
Birthday
1960-11-18 (65 years old)
Place of Birth
Kars, Turkey
Also known As
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Yeşim Ustaoğlu
Biography
After making several award-winning shorts in Turkey, Yesim Ustaoğlu made her feature film debut with 1994's 'The Trace' (İz). The film was presented at numerous international festivals, including Moscow and Gotenburg and won the Best Film Award at Istanbul Film Festival. Yesim Ustaoğlu received international recognition for her 1999 film, 'Journey To The Sun' (Güneşe Yolculuk) which competed in Berlinale and received the Blue Angel Award (Best European Film) and the Peace Prize before sweeping the Istanbul Film Festival by winning Best Film, Best Director, the FIPRESCI Prize and the Audience Award. Launching her own production company Ustaoğl...
Acting
2019
as Self
2022
as Herself
Production
2008
as Director
2003
as Director
1999
as Director
2012
as Director
2012
as Writer
1999
as Writer
2017
as Director
1994
as Director
2017
as Writer
2017
as Producer
1990
as Director
1992
as Director
-
as Director
1987
as Director
2004
as Director
2019
as Executive Producer
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