Tunç Başaran

Tunç Başaran (born in October 1, 1938) is a Turkish screenwriter, film director, film producer and actor.

Tunç Başaran at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Istanbul International Film Festival

Biography

After attending the Faculty of Literature for a while he left school and started working as a script writer for the director Memduh Ün. He then continued to be the assistant of Memduh Ün for a long time. Meanwhile, he also worked as assistant for such directors as Ömer Lütfi Akad, Halit Refiğ, Atıf Yılmaz, Ertem Göreç. In 1964 he directed his first feature Survival. By 1962, he had directed about 40 films. After 1972, he switched to commercials. He directed Don't Let Them Shoot The Kite in 1989. He is currently serving on the advisory board of the Istanbul International Film Festival.[1]

Filmography

Director:

... aka Turkish Wizard of Oz (USA: bootleg title)

... aka Ne pars pas, Triandfilis (France) ... aka Please Don't Go

Screenwriter:

Actor:

Producer:

Notes

  1. ↑ (eds.) Pinhas, Yusuf; Omaç, Nuray (2008-03-01). 27th Istanbul International Film Festival Catalogue. Istanbul, Turkey: Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts. p. 388. ISBN 978-975-6373-70-5.

References

Tunç Başaran at the Internet Movie Database

Awards
Preceded by
not held		 Golden Boll Award
for Best Director
1992
for Piano Piano Bacaksız
shared with Yusuf Kurçenli 		Succeeded by
Memduh Ün
Preceded by
Kadir Sözen		 Golden Boll Award
for Best Director
1996
for Sen de Gitme 		Succeeded by
Zeki Demirkubuz
Preceded by
Canan Gerede		 Golden Orange Award
for Best Director
1996
for Sen de Gitme 		Succeeded by
Ferzan Özpetek
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