Nuri Bilge Ceylan
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.
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Movies (28)
Missing Side
2027 · Art Department Coordinator
The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continues
2025 · Self
A Long Cold Winter
2024 · Director
About Dry Grasses
2023 · Producer, Editor, Director, Writer
Making of The Wild Pear Tree
2018 · Himself, Writer, Producer, Director
The Wild Pear Tree
2018 · Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
A Long Cold Winter
2014 · Writer, Producer, Director
Winter Sleep
2014 · Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
Balkan Spirit
2013 · Self - Director
Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy
2012 · Himself
Making of Once Upon A Time in Anatolia
2011 · Writer, Producer, Director
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Making of Three Monkeys
2008 · Writer, Producer, Director
Three Monkeys
2008 · Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
Making Climates
2006 · Writer, Producer, Director
Destiny
2006 · Thanks
Climates
2006 · Isa, Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
Making Distant
2002 · Writer, Producer, Director
Distant
2002 · Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor, Camera Operator
Making Clouds of May
1999 · 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 · 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
Otlar Sararırken
Pale Sun
· Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
