Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1959-01-26 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Istanbul, Turkey

Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Biography

Nuri Bilge Ceylan (born 26 January 1959; Istanbul) is a Turkish director, screenwriter, photographer and actor. His film Winter Sleep (2014) won the Palme d'Or at the 67th Cannes Film Festival, while five of his films have been selected as Turkey's submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. He is married to filmmaker, photographer, and actress Ebru Ceylan, with whom he co-starred in Climates (2006). Ceylan's films deal with the estrangement of the individual, existentialism, the monotony of human lives, and the details of everyday life. He uses static shots and long takes, usually in natural settings, playing with ...

Production

2002

Distant

as Director

2002

Distant

as Writer

2008

Three Monkeys

as Director

2006

Climates

as Writer

2006

Climates

as Director

1997

The Small Town

as Director

1999

Clouds of May

as Director

1999

Clouds of May

as Writer

2023

1995

Cocoon

as Director

2014

Winter Sleep

as Writer

2014

Winter Sleep

as Director

1999

Clouds of May

as Director of Photography

1999

Clouds of May

as Editor

2008

Three Monkeys

as Writer

2002

Distant

as Producer

2014

Winter Sleep

as Editor

2002

Distant

as Director of Photography

2002

Distant

as Editor

1997

2018

The Wild Pear Tree

as Screenplay

2018

2006

Climates

as Editor

2008

Three Monkeys

as Editor

1997

The Small Town

as Camera Operator

1995

Cocoon

as Camera Operator

2002

Distant

as Camera Operator

1998

On the Edge

as Thanks

1999

Clouds of May

as Camera Operator

2023

2006

2014

Winter Sleep

as Producer

2014

2002

2006

Climates

as Producer

2006

Making Climates

as Producer

2018

2002

Making Distant

as Producer

2008

Three Monkeys

as Producer

2018

1997

2014

1999

2006

Destiny

as Thanks

1995

Cocoon

as Writer

2014

2006

Making Climates

as Director

2002

Making Distant

as Director

1997

1999

1995

Cocoon

as Director of Photography

1995

Cocoon

as Producer

2023

2023

1997

The Small Town

as Director of Photography

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