Reha Erdem

Reha Erdem
Born1960 (age 63–64)
EducationAteliers Varan
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active1988–present

Reha Erdem (born 1960 in Istanbul)[1] is a Turkish film director and screenwriter.

Biography

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He attended Galatasaray High School and studied history at Boğaziçi University before leaving to study film in 1983. He participated in two Ateliers Varan workshops in Paris in 1984 where he learn about direct cinema and directed two short documentaries. He obtained a B.A. in Cinema Studies and an M.A. in Plastic Arts from the University of Paris VIII.

Erdem's critical approach to masculinity gives him a unique place among the directors of new Turkish cinema.[2]

Filmography

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Films, Television & Video
Year Title Credited as Notes
Director Writer Editor
1984 Eric : indirect Yes Yes First Documentary short in direct cinema.
1984 Attendez piétons Yes Yes Second Documentary short in direct cinema.
1988 Oh, Moon! (Turkish: A Ay) Yes Yes Debut film.
1999 Run for Money (Turkish: Kaç Para Kaç) Yes Yes
2004 Mommy, I'm Scared (Turkish: Korkuyorum Anne) Yes Yes
2006 Ekim'de Hiçbir Kere Yes Yes Short film.
2006 Times and Winds (Turkish: Beş Vakit) Yes Yes Yes
2008 My Only Sunshine (Turkish: Hayat Var) Yes Yes Yes
2010 Cosmos (Turkish: Kosmos) Yes Yes Yes
2013 Jîn Yes Yes Yes
2013 Singing Women (Turkish: Şarkı Söyleyen Kadınlar) Yes Yes Yes
2016 Big Big World Yes Yes Yes

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Reha Erdem". TSA. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. ^ Çakırlar Cüneyt and Özlem Güçlü. "Gender Family and Home(land) in Contemporary Turkish Cinema" Resistance in Contemporary Middle Eastern Cultures: Literature, Cinema and Music. Laachir, Karima and Talajooy, Saeed, 2012: 169.
  3. ^ "3rd Yeşilçam Awards presented". Turkish Daily News. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
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Reha Erdem at IMDb

Awards
Preceded by Golden Orange Award
for Best Screenplay

2005
for Korkuyorum Anne
shared with
Nilüfer Güngörmüş
Succeeded by
Preceded by
not held
Golden Boll Award
for Best Screenplay

2005
for Korkuyorum Anne
shared with
Nilüfer Güngörmüş
Succeeded by
Preceded by Golden Orange Award
for Best Director

2009
for Kosmos
Succeeded by
incumbent