Tomris Giritlioğlu

Tomris Giritlioğlu
Born1957 (1957)
Kadınhanı, Turkey
Died (aged 67)
Occupation(s)Film director
Producer
Years active1989–2024

Tomris Giritlioğlu (1957 – 23 September 2024) was a Turkish film director and producer,[1] who directed the 1999 film Mrs. Salkım's Diamonds.[2]

Early life and education

Giritlioğlu was born in 1957 in Kadınhanı, Konya, and educated at TED Ankara College and the Department of English Language and Literature at Hacettepe University.[1]

Career

After graduating, Giritlioğlu began working for Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), initially as a translator before becoming assistant producer in the Departments of Children's Programmes and Educational and Cultural Programmes.[1] She then transferred to the Documentary Department, where she directed her first films, before moving to TRT's Drama Department as a general coordinator in 1988.[1][3] She retired from TRT in 2002 and began working as a freelance filmmaker.[1]

Personal life and death

Giritlioğlu married TRT News Department Head Aycan Giritlioğlu in 1977. The couple had one son, Ilgaz.[3]

She died from cancer on 23 September 2024, at the age of 67.[3]

Selected filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1985 Ahmet Muhip Dranas Director Documentary
1986 Tabletten Kasete Director Documentary
1988, İşte Beyoğlu Director Documentary
1989 Kantodan Tangoya Director/Screenwriter Fipresci prize, First Film Festival International Competition
1991 Suyun Öte Yanı (The Other Side of Water) Director Best Director, Jury prize, Istanbul Film Festival; Second Film prize, Best Director jury prize, Best Actress, Ankara Film Festival; Jury prize, Nantes Film Festival
1993 Yaz Yağmuru (Summer Rain) Director/Screenwriter Second Film prize, Film Festival Cologne; Second Film prize, SİYAD; Best Art Director, Ankara Film Festival
1995 80. Adım (The 80th Step) Director Best Director, Turkish Film of the Year, Istanbul Film Festival;[4] Jury prize, Ankara Film Festival; Best Actress, Film Festival Cologne
1997 Kördüğüm Director
1999 Salkım Hanımın Taneleri (Mrs. Salkim's Diamonds) Director Best Film, Best Actor, Best Music, Best Editing, Bes Art Director, International Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festival; Mahmut Tali Öngören Special Award, Ankara Film Festival
2002 Aşk Meydan Savaşı Producer
2005 Aşka Sürgün Producer
2006 Esir Kalpler Producer
2007 Asi Producer
2008 Güz Sancısı (Pains of Autumn) Director
2009 Bu Kalp Seni Unutur Mu? Producer
2009 Kasaba Producer

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Tomris Giritlioğlu". Turkish Cultural Foundation. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  2. ^ Ozlem Koksal (28 January 2016). Aesthetics of Displacement: Turkey and its Minorities on Screen. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 86–87. ISBN 978-1-5013-0649-5.
  3. ^ a b c "Yönetmen ve Yapımcı Tomris Giritlioğlu Hayatını Kaybetti". Beyazperde. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  4. ^ Istanbul Film Festival awards Archived 25 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 15 November 2024


Stub icon

This article about a Turkish actor is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.