Metin Erksan

Metin Erksan
Born	January 1, 1929 (1929-01-01) (age 82) Çanakkale, Turkey
Education	Art history
Alma mater	Istanbul University
Awards	Golden Boll Award for Best Director (1969), Golden Orange Honorary Award (1987)

Metin Erksan (born İsmail Metin Karamanbey, January 1, 1929, in Çanakkale, Turkey) is a Turkish film director and art historian.

Biography

He studied art history at Istanbul University. He directed 42 films, 2 of which he produced himself; and he wrote the scripts of 29 films. He also starred in the 1998 film Alim Hoca as the title character.

Awards

• At the Competition of Turkish Films 1961 (Türk Filmleri Yarışması, 1961), he won the Best Script award for the film Gecelerin Ötesi (Beyond Nights).
• In 1964 he won the Golden Bear award at the 14th Berlin International Film Festival for the film Susuz Yaz (Dry Summer), starring Hülya Koçyiğit and Erol Taş, adapted from a short novel by Necati Cumalı.^[1]
• At the 1st İzmir International Fair Film Festival of 1965, he won the award for Best Directing for the film Suçlular Aramızda (The guilty is among us).
• At the 1st Adana Golden Cocoon Film Festival in 1969, he won the award for Best Directing and the Best Film for the film Kuyu (Well).
• At the 24th Antalya Film Festival in 1987, he received the Honor Award.

Filmography

Karanlık Dünya / Aşık Veysel'ın Hayatı 1952 Beyaz Cehennem / Cingöz Recai 1954 Yol Palas Cinayeti 1955 Ölmüş Bir Kadının Evrakı Metrukesi 1956 Dokuz Dağın Efesi 1958 Hicran Yarası 1959 Gecelerin Ötesi 1960 Şoför Nebahat 1960 Mahalle Arkadaşları 1961 Oy Farfara Farfara 1961 Sahte Nikah 1962 Yılanların Öcü 1962 Acı Hayat 1962 Çifte Kumrular 1962 İstanbul Kaldırımları 1964 Suçlular Aramızda 1964 Susuz Yaz 1964 Sevmek Zamanı 1965 Ölmeyen Aşk 1966 Ayrılsak da Beraberiz 1967

Kuyu 1968 İki Günahsız Kız (İki Hikayeli Film) 1969 Ateşli Çingene 1969 Dağlar Kızı Reyhan 1969 Sevenler Ölmez 1970 Eyvah 1970 Hicran 1971 Makber 1971 Feride 1971 Keloğlan'la Can Kız 1972 Süreyya 1972 Bir İntihar 1973 Geçmiş Zaman Elbiseleri 1973 Hanende Melek 1973 Müthiş Bir Tren 1973 Sazlık 1973 Dağdan İnme 1973 Şeytan 1974 İntikam Meleği / Kadın Hamlet 1976 Sensiz Yaşayamam 1977 Preveze Öncesi 1982

See also

• Sevmek Zamanı

References

1. ^ "Berlinale 1964: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1964/03_preistr_ger_1964/03_Preistraeger_1964.html. Retrieved 2010-02-20. 

Notes

• Biyografi.net - Biography of Metin Erksan (Turkish)

External links

• Metin Erksan at the Internet Movie Database

Awards
Preceded by newly established	Golden Boll Award for Best Director 1969 for Kuyu	Succeeded by Bilge Olgaç
Preceded by not awarded	Golden Orange Honorary Award 1987	Succeeded by not awarded

Persondata
Name	Erksan, Metin
Alternative names
Short description	Film director
Date of birth	January 1, 1929
Place of birth	Çanakkale, Turkey
Date of death
Place of death