Ezel Akay
Encyclopedia
Ezel Akay is a Turkish
film actor, film director
and film producer
.
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Before Ezel Akay started to work in the Turkish film business and co-founded the Turkish production company
IFR, he worked as copywriter, theatre director and –actor. Since the foundation of his film production company IFR, Ezel Akay directed more than 500 commercial
s.
In 1996 Ezel Akay produced together with the Turkish film director Dervis Zaim
for Zaim's debut feature Somersault in a Coffin
, which won several national and international prizes. Where's Firuze?
was the first feature
, which Ezel Akay directed.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
film actor, film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
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Life and work
After Ezel Akay graduated as a mechanical engineer from the Bosporus University, he was trained as actor at the US-American Villanova UniversityVillanova University
Villanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States...
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Before Ezel Akay started to work in the Turkish film business and co-founded the Turkish production company
Production company
A production company provides the physical basis for works in the realms of the performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, and video.- Tasks and functions :...
IFR, he worked as copywriter, theatre director and –actor. Since the foundation of his film production company IFR, Ezel Akay directed more than 500 commercial
Television advertisement
A television advertisement or television commercial, often just commercial, advert, ad, or ad-film – is a span of television programming produced and paid for by an organization that conveys a message, typically one intended to market a product...
s.
In 1996 Ezel Akay produced together with the Turkish film director Dervis Zaim
Dervis Zaim
Derviş Zaim is a Turkish Cypriot filmmaker and novelist, who has twice won the Golden Orange for Best Director for Elephants and Grass and Dot ; Golden Oranges for Best Film and Best Screenplay for Somersault in a Coffin ; and the Yunus Nadi literary prize for his debut novel Ares in Wonderland...
for Zaim's debut feature Somersault in a Coffin
Somersault in a Coffin
Somersault in a Coffin is a 1996 Turkish comedy-drama film, written and directed by Derviş Zaim, about a homeless criminal and car thief. The film, which was released on , received awards at several international film festivals including the Golden Orange for best film at the Antalya International...
, which won several national and international prizes. Where's Firuze?
Where's Firuze?
Where's Firuze? is a 2004 Turkish musical comedy film directed by Ezel Akay and written by Levent Kazak.-Plot:...
was the first feature
Feature
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, which Ezel Akay directed.
Filmography (Selection)
- 1996: Somersault in a CoffinSomersault in a CoffinSomersault in a Coffin is a 1996 Turkish comedy-drama film, written and directed by Derviş Zaim, about a homeless criminal and car thief. The film, which was released on , received awards at several international film festivals including the Golden Orange for best film at the Antalya International...
Tabutta Rövaşata (producer) - 2001: Elephants and GrassElephants and GrassElephants and Grass is a 2001 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Derviş Zaim, about six different stories that merge into a common theme...
(Filler ve Çimen) (actor) - 2001: The WaterfallThe WaterfallThe Waterfall is a 2001 Turkish comedy-drama film, written and directed by Semir Aslanyürek, about a famous painter returning to his hometown to remember his childhood in a politically divided home just before the 1960 military coup d'état...
(producer, actor) - 2004: Where's Firuze?Where's Firuze?Where's Firuze? is a 2004 Turkish musical comedy film directed by Ezel Akay and written by Levent Kazak.-Plot:...
(Neredesin Firuze), (director, producer, actor) - 2005: Robbery Alla TurcaRobbery Alla TurcaRobbery Alla Turca is a 2005 Turkish comedy film directed by Oğuzhan Tercan.-Plot:...
(Hirsiz var!), (actor) - 2006: Killing the Shadow (Hacivat Karagöz neden öldürüldü?), (director, producer, writer, and actor)
- 2006: Eve giden yol 1914 (actor)
- 2007: Adam and the Devil (Adem'in trenleri) (producer, actor)
- 2007: Sözün bittigi yer (actor)
- 2007: Hicran Sokagi (actor)
- 2009: 7 Husbands for Hurmuz (7 kocali Hürmüz), (director, actor)