Özcan Alper (born 1975) is a Turkish film director and screenwriter of
Hemshin descent.
He studied at
Trabzon
Trabzon (; Ancient Greek: Tραπεζοῦς (''Trapezous''), Ophitic Pontic Greek: Τραπεζούντα (''Trapezounta''); Georgian: ტრაპიზონი (''Trapizoni'')), historically known as Trebizond in English, is a city on the Bl ...
Lisesi. In 1992, he moved to Istanbul to study at
Istanbul University
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, motto = tr, Tarihten Geleceğe Bilim Köprüsü
, mottoeng = Science Bridge from Past to the Future
, established = 1453 1846 1933
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Engineering Faculty in the Physics Department and then moved to Istanbul University Literature Faculty where he studied History of Sciences and graduated in 2003.
Since 1996, he was interested in films and took part in workshops organized by Mezopotamya Culture Center, the Nâzım Culture House (now renamed
Nâzım Hikmet
Mehmed Nâzım Ran (15 January 1902 – 3 June 1963), Note: 403 Forbidden error received 10 October 2022. commonly known as Nâzım Hikmet (), was a Turkish-Polish poet, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, director, and memoirist. He was ...
Culture Center). Starting 2000 started assisting in films under the supervision of film director
Yeşim Ustaoğlu
Yeşim Ustaoğlu (born 18 November 1960) is a Turkish filmmaker and screenwriter.
Life and career
Ustaoğlu was born in Kars, Sarıkamış and grew up in Trabzon on the Black Sea. After studying architecture at Karadeniz Technical University sh ...
.
After being assistant director in the short ''Toprak'', he filmed ''Momi'' as his first short film as main director. He also shot the documentary ''Tokai City'de Melankoli ve Rapsodi'' in Japan following it with yet another documentary entitled ''Bir Bilimadamıyla Zaman Enleminde Yolculuk''.
In 2008, Alper released his first long feature ''Sonbahar'' (Autumn in Turkish) with multiple awards as a newcomer. He followed that with another critically acclaimed film ''Gelecek Uzun Sürer'' (English title ''
Future Lasts Forever
''Future Lasts Forever'' ( tr, Gelecek Uzun Sürer) is a 2011 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Özcan Alper, starring Gaye Gürsel as an Istanbul music student who travels to south-east Turkey to record traditional music and confront he ...
'') that has also won important awards.
Filmography
Director
*2006: ''Saklı Yüzler'' (as assistant director)
*2007: ''
Sonbahar'' (director), English title ''Autumn''
*2011: ''
Gelecek Uzun Sürer'', English title ''Future Lasts Forever''
*2015: ''
Rüzgarın Hatıraları'', English title ''Memories Of The Wind''
Screenwriter
*2007: ''
Sonbahar'' (director), English title ''Autumn''
*2010: ''Kars Öyküleri''
*2011: ''Gelecek Uzun Sürer'', English title ''Future Lasts Forever''
*2015: ''
Rüzgarın Hatıraları'', English title ''Memories Of The Wind''
Shorts
*1999: ''Toprak'' as assistant director (short film)
*2001: ''Momi'', director (short film)
Documentaries
*''Tokai City'de Melankoli ve Rapsodi''
*''Bir Bilimadamıyla Zaman Enleminde Yolculuk''
Actor
*2011: ''Fotoğraf''
Awards
;For ''Sonbahar'' (Autumn)
*2008: Won "Best Film" and "Jury Award" at the 15th Adana Altın Koza Film Festivali, Turkey
*2008: Won NETPAC Award at the Avrasya International Film Festivali
*2008: Won "C.I.C.A.E. Award" at Locarno International Film Festival
*2008: Won "Silver Prometheus" at the Tbilisi International Film Festival
*2009: Won "Best film" at the Ankara International Film Festival
*2009: Won "Best director" at the Ankara International Film Festival
*2009: Won "Best director" at the Sofia International Film Festival
*2009: Won "FIPRESCI Prize" at the Yerevan International Film Festival
*2009: Won "Jury Special Prize" for Best Film at the Yerevan International Film Festival
*2009: Won "Best First Film" at the
2nd Yeşilçam Awards
*2009: Nominated for "European Discovery of the Year" at the European Film Awards
*2022: Received the Directors award from the Bogazici Film Festival, he dedicated the prize to
Sebnem Korur Fincanci, the president of the
Turkish Medical Association
The Turkish Medical Association ( tr, Türk Tabipleri Birliği, abbreviated as TTB) is the professional association and registered trade union for physician, doctors in Turkey. Its membership of 110,000 as of the year 2020, covers 80% of Turkey's ...
.
;For ''Gelecek Uzun Sürer'' (Future Lasts Forever)
*At the Adana Altın Koza Film Festival
**Best Director
**Best Actor
**Yılmaz Güney Award
*At the Malatya International Film Festival
**Best Film
**Best Director
**Best Musik
*At Kerala International Film Festival
**"FIPRESCI Best Film Award"
References
External links
Nar Film Official website*
Özcan Alper at the SinemaTurk.com
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Turkish film directors
1975 births
Living people
Istanbul University alumni
Turkish people of Hemshin descent