The Yeşilçam Academy Award was the national film award of
Turkey
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, which was presented by the Yeşilçam Film Academy (YEFA) in 2012.
The award, which was named after Yeşilçam Street in the
Beyoğlu
Beyoğlu (; ) is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 9 km2, and its population is 225,920 (2022). It is on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey, separated from the o ...
district of
Istanbul
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where many film studios were based during the 1950s-1970s, was created by the Alliance of Cinema Labour Unions' Yeşilçam Film Academy (YEFA) in protest against Turkish Foundation of Cinema and Audiovisual Culture (TÜRSAK)'s disregard of their suggestions to give the
Yeşilçam Award
The Yeşilçam Award was the national film award of Turkey, which was presented annually by the Turkish Foundation of Cinema and Audiovisual Culture (TÜRSAK) and Beyoğlu Municipality from 2008 to 2011. The award, which had been named after Yeş ...
, which had been awarded from 2008 to 2011, a more professional structure. The
Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism () is a government ministry of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for culture and tourism affairs in Turkey. Revolving fund management of the ministry is carried by DÖSİMM. On July 9, 2018, the newly electe ...
and the Beyoğlu Municipality, who had been organizers along with TÜRSAK of the previous awards, failed to offer their support to this new award.
The First Yeşilçam Film Academy Awards, which was held on June 4, 2012 at the Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall (CRRKS) and broadcast live on the A Haber news channel, were described as a mess and have not been held again.
Awards
Best Film Award
* 2012: ''
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
''Once Upon a Time in Anatolia'' () is a 2011 internationally co-produced drama film, co-written and directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan based on the true experience of one of the film's writers, telling the story of a group of men who search for a dead ...
'' () directed by
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Nuri Bilge Ceylan (; born 26 January 1959) is a Turkish director, screenwriter, photographer and actor. His film ''Winter Sleep (film), Winter Sleep'' (2014) won the Palme d'Or at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, 67th Cannes Film Festival, while s ...
Best Director Award
* 2012:
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Nuri Bilge Ceylan (; born 26 January 1959) is a Turkish director, screenwriter, photographer and actor. His film ''Winter Sleep (film), Winter Sleep'' (2014) won the Palme d'Or at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, 67th Cannes Film Festival, while s ...
for ''
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
''Once Upon a Time in Anatolia'' () is a 2011 internationally co-produced drama film, co-written and directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan based on the true experience of one of the film's writers, telling the story of a group of men who search for a dead ...
'' ()
Best Actor Award
* 2012:
Taner Birsel
Taner Birsel (born 1959) is a Turkish film actor. He has appeared in twelve films since 1995. He starred in '' The Confession'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival
The 55th Cannes Film Festival ...
for ''
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
''Once Upon a Time in Anatolia'' () is a 2011 internationally co-produced drama film, co-written and directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan based on the true experience of one of the film's writers, telling the story of a group of men who search for a dead ...
'' ()
Best Actress Award
* 2012:
Rüçhan Çalışkur for ''
Turkan''
Best Supporting Actor Award
* 2012:
Firat Tanis for ''
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
''Once Upon a Time in Anatolia'' () is a 2011 internationally co-produced drama film, co-written and directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan based on the true experience of one of the film's writers, telling the story of a group of men who search for a dead ...
'' ()
Best Supporting Actress Award
* 2012:
Idil Firat for ''
Pomegranate
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'' ()
Best Cinematography Award
* 2012:
Gökhan Tiryak for ''
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
''Once Upon a Time in Anatolia'' () is a 2011 internationally co-produced drama film, co-written and directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan based on the true experience of one of the film's writers, telling the story of a group of men who search for a dead ...
'' ()
Best Editing Award
* 2012:
Bora Gökşingöl
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Geography
* Bora (Australian), the site of an initiation ceremony in Australian aboriginal culture, sometimes known as Bora rings
* Bora, India, a village in Punjab, India
* Borá, a city in the São Paulo state in Brazil
* Bo ...
&
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Nuri Bilge Ceylan (; born 26 January 1959) is a Turkish director, screenwriter, photographer and actor. His film ''Winter Sleep (film), Winter Sleep'' (2014) won the Palme d'Or at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, 67th Cannes Film Festival, while s ...
for ''
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
''Once Upon a Time in Anatolia'' () is a 2011 internationally co-produced drama film, co-written and directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan based on the true experience of one of the film's writers, telling the story of a group of men who search for a dead ...
'' ()
Best Screenplay Award
* 2012:
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Nuri Bilge Ceylan (; born 26 January 1959) is a Turkish director, screenwriter, photographer and actor. His film ''Winter Sleep (film), Winter Sleep'' (2014) won the Palme d'Or at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, 67th Cannes Film Festival, while s ...
,
Ebru Ceylan
Ebru Ceylan (, born 26 January 1976) is a Turkish photographer, actress, screenwriter and art director. She is married to collaborator Nuri Bilge Ceylan.
Biography
Ebru Yapıcı was born in Ankara and studied film and television at Marmara Uni ...
&
Ercan Kesal
Ercan Kesal (born 12 September 1959) is a Turkish actor, director, writer and physician.
Kesal graduated from Ege University's medical school in 1984. He worked as a physician at Keskin State Hospital, and at clinics in Balâ and the districts ...
for ''
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
''Once Upon a Time in Anatolia'' () is a 2011 internationally co-produced drama film, co-written and directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan based on the true experience of one of the film's writers, telling the story of a group of men who search for a dead ...
'' ()
Best Music Award
* 2012:
Ozan Colakoglu for ''
Love Likes Coincidences
''Love Likes Coincidences'' () is a 2011 Turkish drama film, directed by Ömer Faruk Sorak, starring Mehmet Günsür and Belçim Bilgin Erdoğan as star crossed lovers whose lives are intertwined by a series of coincidences. The film, which open ...
'' ()
Best Art Direction
* 2012:
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People
*Elif (name)
*Elif, stage name of German singer Elif Demirezer
Other
* Elif, Gaziantep, a town in the Araban District of Gaziantep Province, Turkey
* ''Elif'' (TV series), a Turkish TV series
* In computing ...
for ''
Shadows and Faces
''Shadows and Faces'' () is a 2010 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Turkish Cypriot director Derviş Zaim, which tells the story of a young girl who is separated from her father, a Karagöz shadow play master, during the beginning of th ...
'' ()
Best Makeup
* 2012:
Mine Külcü
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*Miner, a person engaged in mining or digging
*Mining, extraction of mineral resources from the ground through a mine
Grammar
*Mine, a first-person English possessive pronoun
Mi ...
&
Deniz Görkem Duran for ''
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
''Once Upon a Time in Anatolia'' () is a 2011 internationally co-produced drama film, co-written and directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan based on the true experience of one of the film's writers, telling the story of a group of men who search for a dead ...
'' ()
Best Hair
* 2012:
Derya Ergün for ''
The Extremely Tragic Story of Celal Tan and His Family'' ()
Best Costume Design
* 2012:
Hussein Özinal
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for ''
Shadows and Faces
''Shadows and Faces'' () is a 2010 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Turkish Cypriot director Derviş Zaim, which tells the story of a young girl who is separated from her father, a Karagöz shadow play master, during the beginning of th ...
'' ()
Best Sound
* 2012:
Okan Selçuk &
Mehmet Kılıçel
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for ''
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
''Once Upon a Time in Anatolia'' () is a 2011 internationally co-produced drama film, co-written and directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan based on the true experience of one of the film's writers, telling the story of a group of men who search for a dead ...
'' ()
Best Sound Design
* 2012:
Thomas Robert
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Early and personal life
Born in Paris, Robert is the son of former footballer Laurent Robert and nephew of Bertrand Robert.
C ...
for ''
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
''Once Upon a Time in Anatolia'' () is a 2011 internationally co-produced drama film, co-written and directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan based on the true experience of one of the film's writers, telling the story of a group of men who search for a dead ...
'' ()
Best Digital Effects
* 2012:
1000 Volt for ''
Love Likes Coincidences
''Love Likes Coincidences'' () is a 2011 Turkish drama film, directed by Ömer Faruk Sorak, starring Mehmet Günsür and Belçim Bilgin Erdoğan as star crossed lovers whose lives are intertwined by a series of coincidences. The film, which open ...
'' ()
Best Documentary
* 2012: ''
Last Nomads in Anatolia: Sarıkeçililer'' () directed by
Yüksel Aksu Yüksel or Yuksel is a Turkish given name and surname meaning "rise!", imperative of "yükselmek" ("to rise"). Notable people with the name include:
Given name
* Yüksel Alkan (1931–2017), Turkish basketball player
* Yüksel Ayaydın (born 1989), ...
Best Short Film
* 2012: ''
Magnus Nottingham'' directed by
Ayçe Kartal
Box Office Smasher
* 2012: ''
Eyyvah Eyvah 2'' directed by
Hakan Algül
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The name is also spelled Khakan or Khaqan in other parts of the world, with the same etymology.
Given name
* Ahmet Hakan Coşkun (born 196 ...
See also
*
Yeşilçam Award
The Yeşilçam Award was the national film award of Turkey, which was presented annually by the Turkish Foundation of Cinema and Audiovisual Culture (TÜRSAK) and Beyoğlu Municipality from 2008 to 2011. The award, which had been named after Yeş ...
References
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Awards established in 2012
Yeşilçam Award
2012 establishments in Turkey