Zeki Demirkubuz (born 1 October 1964 in Isparta, Turkey) is a
contemporary Turkish film director, screenwriter, producer and film
editor.Demirkubuz dropped out of high school, and started working in a
textile workshop. Then, he worked as a street vendor for some time.
After the 1980 coup d'état, he was imprisoned without trial for three
years at the age of 17 for alleged communist activities, and was
tortured. At the time, he was studying Communications Engineering at
Istanbul University. Following his graduation, he became involved with
movie making. After working as an assistant director, he established
his own production company, called "Mavi Film". Uncompromising and
fiercely independent, Demirkubuz controls almost every aspect of his
films, making few concessions to prevailing trends.He started in the
movie business as the assistant of director Zeki Ökten in 1986. He
made his first film, "C Blok" in 1994. He was able to manage his
projects with very low budgets due to the experience he gained while
working as an assistant.Some of his films are "Masumiyet" (1997) which
was shown at Venice Film Festival, and "Üçüncü Sayfa" (1999), also
shown at many international film festivals like Locarno and Rotterdam.
The films "Yazgı" (2001) and "İtiraf" (2001) included in his "Mental
Minefields: The Dark Tales" trilogy [written by Zeki Demirkubuz] were
shown at Cannes Film Festival's "Uncompetitive section". He made
"Bekleme Odası" in 2003.
contemporary Turkish film director, screenwriter, producer and film
editor.Demirkubuz dropped out of high school, and started working in a
textile workshop. Then, he worked as a street vendor for some time.
After the 1980 coup d'état, he was imprisoned without trial for three
years at the age of 17 for alleged communist activities, and was
tortured. At the time, he was studying Communications Engineering at
Istanbul University. Following his graduation, he became involved with
movie making. After working as an assistant director, he established
his own production company, called "Mavi Film". Uncompromising and
fiercely independent, Demirkubuz controls almost every aspect of his
films, making few concessions to prevailing trends.He started in the
movie business as the assistant of director Zeki Ökten in 1986. He
made his first film, "C Blok" in 1994. He was able to manage his
projects with very low budgets due to the experience he gained while
working as an assistant.Some of his films are "Masumiyet" (1997) which
was shown at Venice Film Festival, and "Üçüncü Sayfa" (1999), also
shown at many international film festivals like Locarno and Rotterdam.
The films "Yazgı" (2001) and "İtiraf" (2001) included in his "Mental
Minefields: The Dark Tales" trilogy [written by Zeki Demirkubuz] were
shown at Cannes Film Festival's "Uncompetitive section". He made
"Bekleme Odası" in 2003.
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