Yeşim Ustaoğlu

Yeşim Ustaoğlu

After making several award-winning shorts in Turkey, Yesim Ustaoğlu made her feature film debut with 1994's 'The Trace' (İz). The film was presented at numerous international festivals, including Moscow and Gotenburg and won the Best Film Award at Istanbul Film Festival. Yesim Ustaoğlu received international recognition for her 1999 film, 'Journey To The Sun' (Güneşe Yolculuk) which competed in Berlinale and received the Blue Angel Award (Best European Film) and the Peace Prize before sweeping the Istanbul Film Festival by winning Best Film, Best Director, the FIPRESCI Prize and the Audience Award. Launching her own production company Ustaoğlu Film in 2003, her third film, 'Waiting for the Clouds' (Bulutları Beklerken) premiered in 2014 Berlinale Panorama and was awarded NHK Sundance - International Film-maker's Award. Ustaoğlu's fourth feature, 'Pandora's Box' (Pandora'nın Kutusu) premiered in Toronto (TIFF) and won Golden Shell for the Best Film and Silver Shell for the Best Actress Award in San Sebastian FF. Her fifth feature 'Somewhere in Between' (Araf, 2012) premiered in Orrizonti section in 69th Venice FF, won Best Film Award in Abu Dhabi FF and Split Mediterranean FF, as well as Best Performance in Moscow, Tokyo and Pune Film Festivals. Her latest film 'Clair Obscur' (Tereddüt).

  • Title: Yeşim Ustaoğlu
  • Popularity: 0.682
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1960-11-18
  • Place of Birth: Kars, Turkey
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Yeşim Ustaoğlu Movies

  • 2019
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    Her First

    Her First

    7.5 2019 HD

    Two film school graduates intimidated by the gender stereotypes that pervade film industry decide to make a documentary to explore the issue. The two...

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  • 2016
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    Only Blockbusters Left Alive: Monopolizing Film Distribution in Turkey

    Only Blockbusters Left Alive: Monopolizing Film Distribution in Turkey

    6.4 2016 HD

    Turkish film industry has been experiencing a breakthrough in the last ten years. According to 2015 figures, there is a bold uptrend in terms of...

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  • 2022
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    Dream Workers

    Dream Workers

    1 2022 HD

    Dream Workers is an intimate and daring journey into women's creativity, dreams, and unexpected confrontations by life through the intertwined...

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  • 1970
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    Bir Anı Yakalamak

    Bir Anı Yakalamak

    1 1970 HD

    The film portrays the bus journey of a young woman played by the director herself. Throughout the journey, the woman's mind goes off to a few...

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  • 2008
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    Pandora's Box

    Pandora's Box

    6.6 2008 HD

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  • 2003
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    Waiting for the Clouds

    Waiting for the Clouds

    6.2 2003 HD

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  • 1999
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    Journey to the Sun

    Journey to the Sun

    6 1999 HD

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  • 2012
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    Araf/Somewhere in Between

    Araf/Somewhere in Between

    4.8 2012 HD

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  • 2012
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    Araf/Somewhere in Between

    Araf/Somewhere in Between

    4.8 2012 HD

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  • 1999
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    Journey to the Sun

    Journey to the Sun

    6 1999 HD

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  • 2017
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    Clair Obscur

    Clair Obscur

    5.8 2017 HD

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  • 1994
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    The Trace

    The Trace

    6.4 1994 HD

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  • 2017
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    Clair Obscur

    Clair Obscur

    5.8 2017 HD

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  • 2017
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    Clair Obscur

    Clair Obscur

    5.8 2017 HD

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  • 1990
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    Duet

    Duet

    1 1990 HD

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  • 1992
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    Otel

    Otel

    1 1992 HD

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  • 1970
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    Bir Anı Yakalamak

    Bir Anı Yakalamak

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1987
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    Magnafantagna

    Magnafantagna

    1 1987 HD

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  • 2004
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    Life on Their Shoulders

    Life on Their Shoulders

    6.4 2004 HD

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  • 2019
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    The Helix

    The Helix

    1 2019 HD

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