Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Biography

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.

Directed

1. Winter Sleep (2014) — Director
2. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011) — Director
3. The Wild Pear Tree (2018) — Director
4. Distant (2002) — Director
5. Three Monkeys (2008) — Director
6. About Dry Grasses (2023) — Director
7. Climates (2006) — Director
8. The Small Town (1997) — Director
9. Clouds of May (1999) — Director
10. Cocoon (1995) — Director
11. A Long Cold Winter (2014) — Director
12. Making of The Wild Pear Tree (2018) — Director
13. Making of Once Upon A Time in Anatolia (2011) — Director
14. Making of Three Monkeys (2008) — Director
15. Making Distant (2002) — Director
16. Making Climates (2006) — Director
17. Making Clouds of May (1999) — Director
18. Making The Small Town (1997) — Director
19. Pale Sun — Director

Also appeared in

1. Climates (2006) — Isa
2. Balkan Spirit (2013) — Self - Director
3. Making of The Wild Pear Tree (2018) — Himself
4. A Long Cold Winter (2014)
5. Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy (2012) — Himself
6. Making of Once Upon A Time in Anatolia (2011)
7. Making of Three Monkeys (2008)
8. Making Distant (2002)
9. Seviyorum Ergo Sum (1993)
10. Making Climates (2006)
11. Making Clouds of May (1999)
12. Making The Small Town (1997)
13. Otlar Sararırken
14. The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continues (2025) — Self
15. Altın Koza (1969) — Self - Jury