Çağla Zencirci (1976 -   )

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Çağla Zencirci,  Together with Guillaume Giovanetti, he wrote and directed the movie "Sibel", which was released in 2018. The first screening of the film took place at the Locarno Film Festival. The movie "Sibel", which tells the story of a mute girl who speaks in a whistled language, was awarded "Best Film", "Best Actress" (Damla Sönmez) and "Best Supporting Actor" (Emin Günsoy) at the 25th Adana Golden Boll Film Festival. won the awards. 

 

Screenwriter Filmography

Sibel, 2018, Director: Çağla Zencirci, Guillaume Giovanetti Screenplay: Çağla Zencirci, Guillaume Giovanetti, Director of Photography: Eric Devin, Music: Bassel Hallak, Cast: Damla Sönmez, Erkan Kolçak Köstendil, Emin Gürsoy, Elit İşcan, Meral Çetinkaya, Gülçin Kültür Şahin, Producer: Marie Legrand, Marsel Kalvo, Rani Massalha, Michael Eckelt, Johannes Jancke, Nefes Polat, Christel Henon, Lilian Eche.

 

Awards: 

Sibel (2018)

25th Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (2018). “Best Film”, “Best Actress” (Damla Sönmez), “Best Supporting Actor” (Emin Günsoy)

Locarno Film Festival (2018) “FIPRESCI” “Young Jury Ecumenical Jury Award” (Çağla Zencirci)

18th Brussels Mediterranean Film Festival “Cineuropa Award”

Pays de Fayence “Audience Award”

Amiens “CCAS Jury Prize”

Hamburg Film Festival “European Producers Award”

Cinémed Montpellier “Audience and Critics Award”

Rome MedFilm Festival “University Jury Award”

25th International Adana Film Festival “Best Actress” (Damla Sönmez)

55th National Competition “Best Actress” (Damla Sönmez)

6th Muret Film Festival (France) “Best Actress” (Damla Sönmez)

20th Eskişehir Film Festival “Performance of the Year awards” 

London Film Week “Best Actor award” (Damla Sönmez)

SİYAD (2019) “Best Actress” (Damla Sönmez)

Seattle Film Festival (2019) “Golden Space Needle Award for Best Actress” (Damla Sönmez)

 

Source
Coşkun, Mesut. (2021). Political Economy of the Movie Sibel: Reflections of the Production Process. Black Sea Journal of Social Sciences, 13(25)

Fansa, B. Ömer (2018). Sibel Received the Best Film Award.https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/kultur-sanat/en-iyi-film-odulunu-sibel-filmi-aldi-/1268519 (Access Date: 20.12.2023)

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