Nuri Bilge Ceylan
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 26, 1959
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Pale Sun TBA
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Otlar Sararırken TBA
Actor
- Missing Side
Missing Side 2027
Art Department Coordinator
The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continues 2025
as Self
A Long Cold Winter 2024
Director
About Dry Grasses 2023
Producer, Editor, Director, Writer
Making of The Wild Pear Tree 2018
as Himself, Writer, Producer, Director
The Wild Pear Tree 2018
Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
A Long Cold Winter 2014
Actor, Writer, Producer, Director
Winter Sleep 2014
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
Balkan Spirit 2013
as Self - Director
Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy 2012
as Himself
Making of Once Upon A Time in Anatolia 2011
Actor, Writer, Producer, Director
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia 2011
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Making of Three Monkeys 2008
Actor, Writer, Producer, Director
Three Monkeys 2008
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
Making Climates 2006
Actor, Writer, Producer, Director
Destiny 2006
Thanks
Climates 2006
as Isa, Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
Making Distant 2002
Actor, Writer, Producer, Director
Distant 2002
Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor, Camera Operator
Making Clouds of May 1999
Actor, Writer, Producer, Director
Clouds of May 1999
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Camera Operator
On the Edge 1998
Thanks
Making The Small Town 1997
Actor, Writer, Producer, Director
The Small Town 1997
Director, Writer, Camera Operator, Director of Photography
Cocoon 1995
Director, Camera Operator, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer
Seviyorum Ergo Sum 1993
Actor
Credits from TMDB.