Zeki Demirkubuz
Zeki Demirkubuz(born 1 October 1964) is a contemporaryTurkishfilm director,screenwriter,producerandfilm editor.
Biography
[edit]Demirkubuz dropped out of high school and started working in a textile workshop. He then worked as a street vendor for some time. After the1980 coup d'état,he was imprisoned without trial for three years at the age of 17 for alleged communist activities[1][2][3]and was tortured.[4]At the time, he was studyingCommunication studiesatIstanbul University.Following his graduation, he became involved with movie making. After working as an assistant director, he established his own production company called "Mavi Film". Uncompromising and fiercely independent, Demirkubuz controls almost every aspect of his films, making few concessions to prevailing trends.
He started in the movie business as the assistant of director Zeki Ökten in 1986 and made his first film, "C Blok"in 1994. He was able to manage his projects with very low budgets due to the experience he gained while working as an assistant.[1]
Some of his films are "Masumiyet"(1997), which was shown atVenice Film Festivaland "Üçüncü Sayfa"(1999), also shown at many international film festivals like Locarno and Rotterdam. The films"Yazgı"(2001) and"İtiraf"(2001) included in his"Mental Minefields: The Dark Tales"trilogy [written by Zeki Demirkubuz] were shown atCannes Film Festival's "Uncompetitive section". He made "Bekleme Odası"in 2003.
Demirkubuz refers toDostoevskyin his cinematographic mentality. His scenarios grow on the ethical dilemmas of the human condition. He usually uses basic concepts such as love, passion, self-sacrifice, and the absurdity of life and death.[1]
Zeki Demirkubuz's "Kader"won" The Best Film "prize at 2006Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival.[1]
Filmography
[edit]- 1994C Blok( "Block C")
- 1997Masumiyet( "Innocence")
- 1999Üçüncü Sayfa( "The Third Page")
- 2001Yazgı( "Fate")
- 2001İtiraf( "The Confession")
- 2003Bekleme Odası( "The Waiting Room")
- 2006Kader( "Destiny")
- 2009Kıskanmak( "Envy")
- 2012Yeraltı( "Inside")
- 2015Bulantı( "Nausea")
- 2016Kor( "Ember")
- 2023Hayat( "Life")
References
[edit]- ^abcdÖzel, Rumeysa (2008-03-16)."Minimalist director explores destiny and evil for the sake of good".Today's Zaman.Retrieved2008-12-21.
- ^"Demirkubuz The Guardian'a konuştu".Hürriyet.3 February 2006. Archived fromthe originalon 29 September 2015.Retrieved1 July2012.
- ^"İyiyi bulmak için kötüyü gösteriyorum".Yeni Şafak.8 April 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 3 November 2013.Retrieved1 July2012.
- ^"Zeki Demirkubuz sevişme sahnelerini oynayacak aktör bulamadı, kendisi oynadı!".Radikal.27 September 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 11 October 2015.Retrieved27 September2015.
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