Handan İpekçi (born 1956 in

Ankara Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

) is a Turkish

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 ...

and

film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

Education

Handan İpekçi studied Radio and Television Studies at Gazi University, Faculty of

Communication Communication is commonly defined as the transmission of information. Its precise definition is disputed and there are disagreements about whether Intention, unintentional or failed transmissions are included and whether communication not onl ...

. The controversial feature '' Hejar'' which she wrote, produced and directed was Turkey's official submission for the 74th Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Filmography

Awards

İpekçi received local and international awards. ''Dad is in the Army'' brought her most promising director and screenwriter awards among others at Turkish film festivals, ''Hejar'' won nine awards including Golden Orange for Best Film and Best Screenplay at Antalya Film Festival and Silver Pyramid at Cairo Film Festival.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ipekci, Handan Turkish film directors Turkish female screenwriters Writers from Ankara 1956 births Living people