Banu Sıvacı (1987 -   )

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Banu Sıvacı, who came to life in Adana in 1987, completed her university education at Çukurova University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Painting. The cinema workshops he attended during his university years and the short films he shot formed the basis of his cinema life. Sıvacı, who stepped onto the sets after university, worked as an assistant director for 6 years. Sıvacı's first feature film, "Pigeon", about a man's struggle to stand against the wishes of society, was released in 2018.

 

Screenwriter Filmography

Güvercin, 2018, Director: Banu Sıvacı, Screenplay: Banu Sıvacı, Director of Photography: Arda Yıldıran, Cast: Demet Genç, Kemal Burak Alper, Michal Elia Kamal, Ruhi Sarı, Evren Erler,  Producer: Banu Sıvacı, Mesut Ulutaş.

 

Producer Filmography 

Güvercin, 2018, Director: Banu Sıvacı, Screenplay: Banu Sıvacı, Director of Photography: Arda Yıldıran, Cast: Demet Genç, Kemal Burak Alper, Michal Elia Kamal, Ruhi Sarı, Evren Erler,  Producer: Banu Sıvacı, Mesut Ulutaş.

 

Awards: 

Dove (2018)

International Istanbul Film Festival (2018) “Best Original Music” (Canset Özge Can)

Seyfi Teoman (2018) “Best First Film Award” (G. Banu Sıvacı)

Ankara International Film Festival (2018) “Best Actor” (Kemal Burak Alper)

“Mahmut Tali Öngören Best First Film Award” (G. Banu Sıvacı)

SİYAD “Best Film Award” (G. Banu Sıvacı)

Boğaziçi Film Festival (2018) “FIYAB Best Producer Award” (Mesut Ulutaş)

Malatya International Film Festival (2018) “Ulvi Saran Special Jury Award” (G. Banu Sıvacı)

“Best Music” (Canset Özge Can), “Best Editing” (Mesut Ulutaş), “Best Actor”

(Kemal Burak Alper), “Best Supporting Actor” (Ruhi Sarı)

“Ulvi Saran Special Jury Award”

Sofia Film Festival (2018) “Best Actor”

Asia Pacific Film Awards (2018) “Best Youth Feature Film”

 

Source

Cum, Atilla. (2018). The Movie 'Güvercin' as a Subculture Narrative Experiment. Adıyaman: İKSAD Publishing House.

Lake, Berk & Ildır, Aslı. (2021). Interview with Banu Sıvacı on Pigeon: 'In Her Own Shelter'. https://altyazi.net/soylesiler/banu-sivaci-ile-guvercin-uzerine-soylesi/ (Access Date: 25.11.2023).

Tatar, Deniz Ali. (2018). A Story of Being One's Own: Interview with the Güvercin Team.https://gaiadergi.com/bir-insanin-kendi-olma-hikayesi-guvercin-ekibiyle-roportaj/ (Access Date: 25.11.2023).