Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Directing Jan 26, 1959 (67 years old) Istanbul, Turkey

Nuri Bilge Ceylan (born 26 January 1959; Istanbul) is a Turkish director, screenwriter, photographer and actor. His film Winter Sleep (2014) won the Palme d'Or at the 67th Cannes Film Festival, while five of his films have been selected as Turkey's submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. He is married to filmmaker, photographer, and actress Ebru Ceylan, with whom he co-starred in Climates (2006).

Ceylan's films deal with the estrangement of the individual, existentialism, the monotony of human lives, and the details of everyday life. He uses static shots and long takes, usually in natural settings, playing with sound(including the use of menacing silences.) He is known for filming his protagonist from behind, which, in his view, leaves the audiences to speculate on the brooding emotions of characters whose faces are obscured. Until Climates, Ceylan's films are made on low budgets, with casts generally consisting of amateur actors, most of whom are family members.

16 Acting Credits

22 Crew Credits

Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Acting

Climates

The Waiting Room

Balkan Spirit

A Long Cold Winter

Making of The Wild Pear Tree

Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy

Making of Three Monkeys

Making of Once Upon A Time in Anatolia

Making Distant

Seviyorum Ergo Sum

Making The Small Town

Making Climates

Making Clouds of May

Otlar Sararırken

The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continues

Altın Koza

Crew

Winter Sleep

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

The Wild Pear Tree

Distant

Three Monkeys

About Dry Grasses

Climates

The Small Town

Destiny

Clouds of May

Cocoon

On the Edge