Cemil Ağacıkoğlu
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Cemil Ağacıkoğlu | |
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| Born | 1959 (age 66–67) |
| Occupations | Photographer, film director, screenwriter |
Cemil Ağacıkoğlu is a Turkish photographer, writer and film director. His credits include five feature films, 8 personal exhibitions, numerous international awards in photography and directing.[1][2][3]
Born in 1959 in Istanbul, he came into directing after a successful career as a photographer.[4] In 1990, he started as a photographer; in 1995 he won the title “Artist of FIAP” and in 1998 “Excellency of FIAP”. In 1997, he directed his first short film titled Cover.[5]
His first feature, September (Eylül), was released in 2011 and was selected for the Montreal and BFI.[4][6] His second feature film Apologies (Özür Dilerim) followed the next year.[7]
In 2016, he released his third feature — The Field. The movie premiered at the Istanbul Film Festival and was screened at the 22nd Sarajevo Film Festival.[8]
In 2021 Ağacıkoğlu released his fourth feature, The Cage.[4] The movie tells a story of a retired police officer Hasan, who starts working in a motel in the alleys of Istanbul after losing his job.[9] The movie was screened at several international film festivals and won a special jury prize at the 18th Adana Golden Boll Film Festival.[6][10]
His fifth feature The Reeds was shown at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival in the Centerpiece program.[11][12][13]
