Belmin Söylemez (1966 -    )

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Belmin Söylemez was born in Istanbul in 1966. At a young age, he worked as an editor and copywriter in the cinema, television and advertising industries. She worked as the assistant of Bilge Olgaç, one of the most important female directors of Turkish cinema, for 2 years. Söylemez, who later became a director himself, shot the short films “Uyku Hali” (1999), “Bıyık” (2000) and “This Ne Güzel Demokrasi” (2008). In 2012, he directed his first feature film, "Present Tense". With this film, he won the "Best Film" award at the 19th Adana Golden Boll Film Festival.

 

Screenwriter Filmography

Present Tense, 2012, Director: Belmin Söylemez, Screenplay: Belmin Söylemez Haşmet Topaloğlu,  Director of Photography: Peter Roehsler, Cast: Sanem Öge, Şenay Aydın, Ozan Bilen, Suat Oktan, Nesrin Yıldırım, Erdi Kement, Producer: Haşmet Topaloğlu.

 

Awards: 

Present Tense (2012)

31st International Istanbul Film Festival (2012) “Best Actress” (Sanem Öge)

19th Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (2012) “Film Director Award”

SİYAD (2012) “Best Film” (Belmin Söylemez)

“Yılmaz Güney Award” (Belmin Söylemez)

24th International Ankara Film Festival (2013) “Best Actress” (Sanem Öge)

56th San Francisco Film Festival (2013) “New Director Award” (Belmin Söylemez)

Film Directors Association Best Director Award (Belmin Söylemez)

Mirror Mirror (2022)

Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (2022) “Avni Tolunay Special Jury Award”, “Best Supporting Actress” (Laçin Ceylan)     

Istanbul Film Festival (2023) “Best Director”, “Best Actress” (Manolya Maya, Şenay Aydın, Laçin Ceylan)

 

Source

Evren, M. Burçak. (2014). 100 Years of Turkish Cinema. T.R. Culture and Tourism Ministry.

He won't tell, Belmin. (2023). Belmin Doesn't Say.http://www.belminsoylemez.com (Access Date: 29.11.2023).