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Nesrin Şamdereli
Nesrin Şamdereli (born 1979) is a Turkish-German screenwriter and film director of Zaza origin. She was born in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She studied at the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin. She participated as screenwriter on films about Turkish life in Germany. In 2004, she made her directing debut with the short film ''Delicious''. Her first full film was Almanya – Willkommen in Deutschland. Filmography * ''Kısmet'' (2000) * ''Alles getürkt'' (2002) * ''Delicious'' (2004) * ''Sextasy'' (2004) * ''Türkisch für Anfänger'' (2006) * '' Almanya – Willkommen in Deutschland'' (2011) * ''Night of Nights'' (2018) Awards * 2011 German Film Award Personal life Şamdereli is the sister of Yasemin Şamdereli Yasemin Şamdereli (born 15 July 1973 in Dortmund, West Germany) is a German actress, screenwriter and film director. Her film '' Almanya - Willkommen in Deutschland'' had its U.S. premiere at the Berlin and Beyond Film Festival in S ...
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Dortmund
Dortmund (; ; ) is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the List of cities in Germany by population, ninth-largest city in Germany. With a population of 614,495 inhabitants, it is the largest city (by area and population) of the Ruhr as well as the largest city of Westphalia. It lies on the Emscher and Ruhr (river), Ruhr rivers (tributaries of the Rhine) in the Rhine-Ruhr, Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region, the List of EU metropolitan regions by GDP#2021 ranking of top four German metropolitan regions, second biggest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union, and is considered the administrative, commercial, and cultural centre of the eastern Ruhr. Dortmund is the second-largest city in the Low German dialect area, after Hamburg. Founded around 882,:File:Boevinghausen erwaehnung.jpg, Wikimedia Commons: First documentary reference to Dortmund-Bövinghausen from 882, contribution-list of the Werden Abbey (near Essen), North-Rhine ...
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Turkish-German
Turks in Germany, also referred to as German Turks and Turkish Germans ( or ''Deutschtürken''; , also known as ''Gurbetçiler'' or ''Almancılar''), are ethnic Turkish people living in Germany. These terms are also used to refer to German-born individuals who are of full or partial Turkish ancestry. However, not all people in Germany who trace their heritage back to Turkey are ethnic Turks. A significant proportion of the population is also of Kurdish population, Kurdish, Circassians in Germany, Circassian, Azerbaijanis, Azerbaijani descent and to a lesser extent, of Christianity in Turkey, Christian descent, such as Assyrian people, Assyrian, and Armenian people, Armenian. Also some ethnic Turkish minorities, Turkish communities in Germany trace their ancestry to other parts of southeastern Europe or the Levant (such as Balkan Turks and Turkish Cypriots). At present, ethnic Turkish people form the largest Ethnic groups in Germany, ethnic minority in Germany. They also form the ...
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Screenwriter
A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television commercials, video games, and the growing area of online web series. Terminology In the silent era, screenwriters were denoted by terms such as photoplaywright, photoplay writer, photoplay dramatist, and screen playwright.Maras, Steven. ''Screenwriting: History, Theory and Practice'', Wallflower Press, 2009, pp. 82–85. Screenwriting historian Steven Maras notes that these early writers were often understood as being the authors of the films as shown, and argues that they could not be precisely equated with present-day screenwriters because they were responsible for a technical product, a brief "Film scenario, scenario", "treatment", or "synopsis" that is a written synopsis of what is to be filmed. Profession Screenwriting is a contra ...
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Zaza People
The Zazas (), also known as Kird, Kirmanc, or Dimili, are an Iranian peoples, Iranian people who speak Zaza language, Zazaki, a language of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family. They mostly live in the Eastern Anatolia region, Eastern Anatolia and Southeastern Anatolia region, Southeastern Anatolia regions of Turkey. Zazas generally consider themselves Kurds, and are often described as Zaza Kurds by scholars. Etymology and naming The term Dimilî derives from the name of the Donboli tribe, Dunbulî (also spelled Dumbulî), a Kurdish tribe documented since the 12th century. According to ''Encyclopædia Iranica'' the Endonym and exonym, endonym ''Dimlī'' or ''Dīmla'' was derived from Daylam region in Northern Iran, and appears in Armenian historical records as ''delmik'', ''dlmik'', which was proposed to be derived from Middle Iranian ''*dēlmīk'' meaning Daylamites, Daylamite. Among their neighbors the people are known mainly as Zāzā, which meant � ...
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Deutsche Film- Und Fernsehakademie Berlin
The Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB, German Film and Television Academy Berlin) is a film school in Berlin, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu .... It was founded in 1966. In the German film school rankings by FOCUS in 2006 (Issue 22), the DFFB was ranked 2nd along with the Academy of Media Arts Cologne and the international filmschool cologne, behind only the Film Academy Baden-Wuerttemberg.FOCUS Ranking
issue 22/2006
Evaluation criteria included the reputation of the university, the support for students, the technical equipment and the number of awards won. ...
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Almanya – Willkommen In Deutschland
''Almanya: Welcome to Germany'' () (''Almanya'' is Turkish for Germany) is a 2011 German comedy-drama film directed by Yasemin Şamdereli. The film premiered at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival in the section ''competition'' and won the Deutscher Filmpreis 2011 in the categories Best Script and Best Film. The tragic comedy dramatizes the question of identity and belonging for former Turkish guest workers in Germany and their descendants. The film opened in German cinemas on 10 March and was the fourth most successful German film of 2011 with 1.5 million viewers. Cast * Aylin Tezel as Canan * Vedat Erincin as Hüseyin * Fahri Yardım as Hüseyin (young) * Lilay Huser as Fatma * Demet Gül as Fatma (young) * Aykut Kayacık as Veli * Aycan Vardar as Veli (young) * Ercan Karacayli as Muhamed * Kaan Aydogdu as Muhamed (young) * Şiir Eloğlu as Leyla * Aliya Artuc as Leyla (young) * Petra Schmidt-Schaller as Gabi * Denis Moschitto as Ali * Axel Milberg as a Ger ...
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German Film Award
The German Film Award (), also known as Lola after its prize statuette, is the national film award of Germany. It is presented at an annual ceremony honouring cinematic achievements in the Cinema of Germany, German film industry. Besides being the most important List of film awards, film award in Germany, it is also the most highly endowed German cultural award, with cash prizes in its current 20 categories totalling nearly three million euros. From 1951 to 2004 it was awarded by a government agency, commission, but since 2005 the award has been organized by the German Film Academy (Deutsche Filmakademie). The Federal Commissioner for Cultural and Media Affairs has been responsible for the administration of the prize since 1999. The awards ceremony is traditionally held in Berlin. History The award was created in 1951 by the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community, Federal Ministry of the Interior and was first given out during the Berlin Film Festival. A pra ...
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Yasemin Şamdereli
Yasemin Şamdereli (born 15 July 1973 in Dortmund, West Germany) is a German actress, screenwriter and film director. Her film '' Almanya - Willkommen in Deutschland'' had its U.S. premiere at the Berlin and Beyond Film Festival in San Francisco on 20 October 2011. Biography Yasemin Şamdereli was born in Dortmund Dortmund (; ; ) is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the List of cities in Germany by population, ninth-largest city in Germany. With a population of 614,495 inhabitants, it is the largest city ..., West Germany on 15 July 1973, to a family of Kurdish Zaza origin. She studied at the University of Television and Film in Munich from 1993 until 2000. From 1994 to 1998, she worked as a freelance collaborator for Bavaria-Film. Until 2002 she worked as a directing assistant to international cinema films, including the Jackie Chan films ''Jackie Chan is Nobody'' (1998) and ''Spy against Will'' (2001). Career In 2002 s ...
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1979 Births
Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. ** In 1979, the United States officially severed diplomatic ties with the Republic of China (Taiwan). This decision marked a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy, turning to view the People's Republic of China as the sole legitimate representative of China. ** The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full Sino-American relations, diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, France, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's Chrysler Europe, European operations, which are based in United Kingdom, Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 6 – Geylang Bahru family ...
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German People Of Turkish Descent
German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also German nationality law **Germanic peoples (Roman era) *German diaspora * German language * German cuisine, traditional foods of Germany People * German (given name) * German (surname) * Germán, a Spanish name Places * German (parish), Isle of Man * German, Albania, or Gërmej * German, Bulgaria * German, Iran * German, North Macedonia * German, New York, U.S. * Agios Germanos, Greece Other uses * German (mythology), a South Slavic mythological being * Germans (band), a Canadian rock band * "German" (song), a 2019 song by No Money Enterprise * ''The German'', a 2008 short film * "The Germans", an episode of ''Fawlty Towers'' * ''The German'', a nickname for Congolese rebel André Kisase Ngandu See also * Germanic (disambiguati ...
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Film People From Dortmund
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ...
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