Ferzan Özpetek

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1959-02-03 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Istanbul, Turkey

Ferzan Özpetek

Biography

He is a Turkish-Italian director, screenwriter and writer. In 1976, he first went to Perugia Foreigners University in Italy, learned Italian for a year, and then transferred to Rome La Sapienza University to study cinema. After completing his education there, he went to Accademia Navona and Accademia d'Arte Dramatica schools to study art history, costume and theater direction and took lessons from Silvio D'Amico. During this period, he worked with Julien Beck in various positions on the European tour of The Living Teather. In 1982, he was assistant director to Massimo Troisi in the film Scusate il Ritardo, and later to Maurizio Ponzi in the f...

Acting

2023

1983

Son contento

as Il madonnaro

2011

2024

Diamonds

as Ferzan

Production

1987

Maramao

as Assistant Director

2007

2001

His Secret Life

as Director

2001

His Secret Life

as Screenplay

2008

A Perfect Day

as Director

2008

A Perfect Day

as Screenplay

2010

Loose Cannons

as Director

2003

Facing Windows

as Director

2003

2005

Sacred Heart

as Director

2005

Sacred Heart

as Screenplay

2005

Sacred Heart

as Story

1999

Last Harem

as Director

2012

2012

2014

2014

2024

2010

2010

Loose Cannons

as Screenplay

1987

Us Real Men, We Hard Men

as First Assistant Director

1994

2023

Nuovo Olimpo

as Director

2023

Nuovo Olimpo

as Writer

1988

The Big Fox

as First Assistant Director

1989

Willy Signori e vengo da lontano

as First Assistant Director

1994

The Pack

as First Assistant Director

1994

The Pack

as Casting

1989

Mortacci

as First Assistant Director

2017

Red Istanbul

as Director

2017

Red Istanbul

as Novel

2017

Red Istanbul

as Screenplay

2017

Naples in Veils

as Director

2001

2018

2024

Diamonds

as Director

2017

Naples in Veils

as Screenplay

1989

The Man Who Didn't Want to Die

as Assistant Director

1986

The Lieutenant of the Carabinieri

as First Assistant Director

1994

OcchioPinocchio

as First Assistant Director

2019

1999

Last Harem

as Writer

2012

Aida

as Stage Director

1991

Donne con le gonne

as First Assistant Director

2007

2024

Diamonds

as Story

2024

Diamonds

as Screenplay

1991

Ultrà

as Assistant Director

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