Tomris Giritlioğlu

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Tomris Giritlioğlu
Born1957 (1957)
Kadınhanı, Turkey
Died (aged 67)
Occupation(s)Film director
Producer
Years active1989–2024

Tomris Giritlioğlu (1957 – 23 September 2024) was a Turkish film director and producer, [1] who directed the 1999 film Mrs. Salkım's Diamonds . [2]

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Early life and education

Giritlioğlu was born in 1957 in Kadınhanı, Konya, and educated at TED Ankara College and the Department of English Language and Literature at Hacettepe University. [1]

Career

After graduating, Giritlioğlu began working for Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), initially as a translator before becoming assistant producer in the Departments of Children's Programmes and Educational and Cultural Programmes. [1] She then transferred to the Documentary Department, where she directed her first films, before moving to TRT's Drama Department as a general coordinator in 1988. [1] [3] She retired from TRT in 2002 and began working as a freelance filmmaker. [1]

Personal life and death

Giritlioğlu married TRT News Department Head Aycan Giritlioğlu in 1977. The couple had one son, Ilgaz. [3]

She died from cancer on 23 September 2024, at the age of 67. [3]

Selected filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985Ahmet Muhip DranasDirectorDocumentary
1986Tabletten KaseteDirectorDocumentary
1988,İşte BeyoğluDirectorDocumentary
1989Kantodan TangoyaDirector/ScreenwriterFipresci prize, First Film Festival International Competition
1991Suyun Öte Yanı (The Other Side of Water)DirectorBest Director, Jury prize, Istanbul Film Festival; Second Film prize, Best Director jury prize, Best Actress, Ankara Film Festival; Jury prize, Nantes Film Festival
1993Yaz Yağmuru (Summer Rain)Director/ScreenwriterSecond Film prize, Film Festival Cologne; Second Film prize, SİYAD; Best Art Director, Ankara Film Festival
199580. Adım (The 80th Step)DirectorBest Director, Turkish Film of the Year, Istanbul Film Festival; [4] Jury prize, Ankara Film Festival; Best Actress, Film Festival Cologne
1997KördüğümDirector
1999 Salkım Hanımın Taneleri (Mrs. Salkim's Diamonds)DirectorBest Film, Best Actor, Best Music, Best Editing, Bes Art Director, International Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festival; Mahmut Tali Öngören Special Award, Ankara Film Festival
2002Aşk Meydan SavaşıProducer
2005Aşka SürgünProducer
2006Esir KalplerProducer
2007AsiProducer
2008 Güz Sancısı (Pains of Autumn)Director
2009Bu Kalp Seni Unutur Mu?Producer
2009KasabaProducer

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Tomris Giritlioğlu". Turkish Cultural Foundation . Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Ozlem Koksal (28 January 2016). Aesthetics of Displacement: Turkey and its Minorities on Screen. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 86–87. ISBN   978-1-5013-0649-5.
  3. 1 2 3 "Yönetmen ve Yapımcı Tomris Giritlioğlu Hayatını Kaybetti". Beyazperde. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  4. ↑ Istanbul Film Festival awards Archived 25 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine , retrieved 15 November 2024


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