Canan Gerede (1948 -   )

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She was born in 1948 in New York, USA, as the daughter of a diplomat. Gerede, who frequently changed countries due to his father's profession, completed his high school education in Venezuela. Gerede, who wants to be an actor, studied for two years at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. In 1977, he appeared as the leading actor in the TV series "Seyahatname" directed by Atıf Yılmaz. Gerede, who later worked as an assistant to Yılmaz Güney and Atıf Yılmaz, made his directorial debut in a short documentary called "The Other Side" (1987). “Pass the Bludwrust Please” (1987) and “Abidin, Can You Paint Happiness?” He shot the documentary film (1988). His first feature film, "Robert's Movie", was shot in Turkey in 1991. In 1995, he directed the film "Love is Colder than Death", the script of which he wrote, inspired by the events experienced by singer Bergen. He last sat in the director's chair with the movie "Disintegration", which he shot in 1998. 

 

Screenwriter Filmography

Robert's Film, 1991, Director: Canan Gerede, Screenplay: Canan Gerede, Director of Photography: Jurgen Jurgenson, Cast: Patrick Bauchau, Aslı Altan, Menderes Samancılar, John Kell, Sinan Çetin, Yavuzer Çetinkaya, Meral Çetinkaya Producer: Onat Kutlar, Valerie Seydoux.

Love is Colder Than Death, 1995, Director: Canan Gerede, Screenplay: Canan Gerede, Director of Photography: Jurgen Jurgenson Cast: Tuncel Kurtiz, Bennu Gerede, Kadir İnanır, Umur Turagay, Ayşegül Ünsal, Mehmet Yankir, Kemal İnci, Engin İnal, Kutay Köktürk Producer :  Canan Gerede, Eliane Stutterheim. Faruk Aksoy.

Disintegration, 1999, Director: Canan Gerede, Screenplay: Canan Gerede, Director of photography: Peter Steuger, Actors: Bennu Gerede, Mahir Günşiray, Baltazar Korkmakur, Bedri Baykam, Sibel Baykam, Tuncer Necmioğlu, Cezmi Baskin, Melis Şen, Dila Yiğitoğlu, Seda Çetin, Burçin Abdullah, Nihat Nikerel, Producer: Ömer Kavur.

 

Producer Filmography 

Love is Colder Than Death, 1995, Director: Canan Gerede, Screenplay: Canan Gerede, Director of Photography: Jurgen Jurgenson Cast: Tuncel Kurtiz, Bennu Gerede, Kadir İnanır, Umur Turagay, Ayşegül Ünsal, Mehmet Yankir, Kemal İnci, Engin İnal, Kutay Köktürk Producer :  Canan Gerede, Eliane Stutterheim. Faruk Aksoy.

 

Awards: 

Love Is Colder Than Death (1995)

32nd Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (1995) “Best Director” (Canan Gerede)

 “Best Cinematography” (Jurgen Jurgens)

Ministry of Culture "Special Award"

Robert's Movie (1991)

17th International Frankfurt (Germany) Film Festival “Best Film”

Canadian International Children's and Youth Film Festival (1991) First Ministry of Culture Incentive Award (1992)

8th Marseille International Women's Film Festival (1991) “Best Screenplay” (Canan Gerede)

 

Source

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Fontini, Pınar. (2017). Being a Female Director in Turkey Between 1990-2000. Marmara University Social Sciences Institute, Master's Thesis. Istanbul. 

Öztürk, S. Ruken. (2004). The "Feminine" Face of Cinema: Female Directors in Turkey. Istanbul: Om Publishing House.