Cemil Ağacıkoğlu is a photographer, writer and film director from

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. His credits include five feature films, 8 personal exhibitions, numerous international awards in photography and directing. Born in 1959 in

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, he came into directing after a successful career as a photographer. In 1990, he started as a photographer and in 1995 won the title “Artist of FIAP” and in 1998 — “Excellency of FIAP” in 1998. In 1997, he directed his first short film titled ''Cover''. His first feature, ''

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'' (''Eylül''), was released in 2011 and was selected for the Montreal and BFI. His second feature film ''Apologies'' (''Özür Dilerim'') followed the next year. In 2016, he released his third feature — ''The Field''. The movie premiered at the Istanbul Film Festival and was screened at the 22nd

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. In 2021 Ağacıkoğlu released his fourth feature, ''The Cage''. The movie tells a story of a retired police officer Hasan, who starts working in a motel in the alleys of Istanbul after losing his job. The movie was screened at several international film festivals and won a special jury prize at the 18th Adana Golden Boll Film Festival. His fifth feature ''The Reeds'' was shown at the

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in the Centerpiece program.

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Turkish film directors Living people 1959 births {{Turkey-film-director-stub