Tomris Giritlioğlu

 
Style of Art : Film director, screenwriter, producer, project designer
Branch of Art : Film, documentary, TV series
Art Profile :

Tomris Giritlioğlu was born in 1957. She finished primary, middle and high school at TED Ankara College. She graduated from the Department of English Language and Literature at Hacettepe University. In 1979, she entered TRT as a translator. In 1981, Giritlioğlu started working as an assistant producer in the Department of Children’s Programs and Educational, Cultural Programs. Later, she transferred to the Documentary Department and directed three documentary films. In 1988, she started working as a general coordinator at the Directorate of Drama Programs and directed many dramas, which received many awards.  With the film “Salkım Hanımın Taneleri,” Giritlioğlu received “the Best Film” award in the 12th Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festival and the Mahmut Tali Öngören Special Award in the Ankara International Film Festival in 1999. In 2002, she retired from TRT. Currently, she directs films and TV dramas as a freelance.

Films as a director:
1985, Ahmet Muhip Dranas (documentary)
1986, Tabletten Kasete (documentary)
1987/1988, İşte Beyoğlu (documentary)
1989, Kantodan Tangoya (Fipresci prize, First Film Festival International Competition)
1991, Suyun Öte Yanı (the best director prize in the Istanbul Film Festival; the second film prize, the best director jury prize and the best actress prize in the 4th Ankara Film Festival; Jury prize in the Nantes Film Festival)
1993, Yaz Yağmuru (the second film prize in the Cologne Film Festival; the second film prize in Siyad; the best lightning prize, the best laboratory prize, the best art director prize in the Ankara Film Festival)
1995, 80. Adım (the best director prize in the Istanbul Film Festival; jury prize in the Ankara Film Festival; the best actress prize in the Cologne Film Festival)
1997: Kördüğüm
1999: Salkım Hanımın Taneleri (the best film prize, the best actor prize, the best music prize, the best editing prize, the best art director prize in the 12th International Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festival
2008: Güz Sancısı

Films as a screenwriter:
1989, Kantodan Tangoya
1993, Yaz Yağmuru

Films and TV dramas as producer:
2002, Aşk Meydan Savaşı
2005, Aşka Sürgün
2006, Esir Kalpler
2007, Asi
2009, Bu Kalp Seni Unutur Mu?
2009, Kasaba

Reference: tr.wikipedia.org, sinemalar.com, kameraarkasi.org, google.com.tr/images

City : Istanbul
Country : Turkey
Preferred Lang. : Turkish / English
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