- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- January 26, 1959
- Place of Birth
- Istanbul, Turkey
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
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 sound(including the use of menacing silences.) He is known for filming his protagonist from behind, which, in his view, leaves the audiences to speculate on the brooding emotions of characters whose faces are obscured. Until Climates, Ceylan's films …
Filmography
tvOtlar Sararırken
2025 · Creator
movieThe Legend of the Palme d’Or Continues
2025 · Self
movieAbout Dry Grasses
2023 · Producer, Editor, Director, Writer
movieMaking of The Wild Pear Tree
2018 · Himself, Writer, Producer, Director
movieThe Wild Pear Tree
2018 · Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
movieA Long Cold Winter
2014 · , Writer, Producer, Director
movieWinter Sleep
2014 · Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
movieBalkan Spirit
2013 · Self - Director
movieKusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy
2012 · Himself
movieMaking of Once Upon A Time in Anatolia
2011 · , Writer, Producer, Director
movieOnce Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
movieMaking of Three Monkeys
2008 · , Writer, Producer, Director
movieThree Monkeys
2008 · Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
movieMaking Climates
2006 · , Writer, Producer, Director
movieDestiny
2006 · Thanks
movieClimates
2006 · Isa, Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
movieThe Waiting Room
2004 · Telefondaki Adam
movieMaking Distant
2002 · , Writer, Producer, Director
movieDistant
2002 · Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor, Camera Operator
movieMaking Clouds of May
1999 · , Writer, Producer, Director
movieClouds of May
1999 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Camera Operator
movieOn the Edge
1998 · Thanks
movieMaking The Small Town
1997 · , Writer, Producer, Director
movieThe Small Town
1997 · Director, Writer, Camera Operator, Director of Photography
movieCocoon
1995 · Director, Camera Operator, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer
movieSeviyorum Ergo Sum
1993
tvAltın Koza
1969 · Self - Jury
movieOtlar Sararırken
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Pale Sun
moviePale Sun
— · Director, Writer