Çiğdem Vitrinel (1973 -    )

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Çiğdem Vitrinel came to life in Karabük in 1973. He completed his undergraduate education at Anadolu University, Faculty of Communication Sciences, Department of Cinema and Television. Later, he started working as an assistant director in the documentary films of master director Metin Erksan. He also worked as an assistant director in the films shot by Yeşim Ustaoğlu and Ahmet Uluçay. He made his directorial debut with the movie "What Remains", which was released in 2011. He won the "Best Director" award at the 48th Golden Orange Film Festival with this film, the script of which he wrote together with Şebnem Vitrinel. In 2014, he took the director's chair for the second time with the movie "Ama Müzeyyen Bu Derin Bir Tutku".

 

Screenwriter Filmography

What Remains, 2011, Director: Çiğdem Vitrinel, Screenplay: Çiğdem Vitrinel, Şebnem Vitrinel, Director of Photography: İlker Berke, Cast: Devin Özgür Çınar, Şebnem Hassanisoughi, Erkan Bektaş, Burak Tamdoğan, Producer: Çiğdem Vitrinel, Şebnem Vitrinel.

But Müzeyyen This is a Deep Passion, 2014, Director: Çiğdem Vitrinel, Screenplay: Çiğdem Vitrinel, İlhami Algör, Ceyda Aşar, Director of Photography: Vedat Özdemir, Music: Harun Tekin Actors: Hare Sürel, Derya Alabora, Erdal Beşikçioğlu, Sezin Akbaşoğulları, Erdinç Gülener, Ege Aydan, Producer: Marsel Kalvo.

 

Producer Filmography 

What Remains, 2011, Director: Çiğdem Vitrinel, Screenplay: Çiğdem Vitrinel, Şebnem Vitrinel, Director of Photography: İlker Berke, Cast: Devin Özgür Çınar, Şebnem Hassanisoughi, Erkan Bektaş, Burak Tamdoğan, Producer: Çiğdem Vitrinel, Şebnem Vitrinel.

 

Awards: 

What Remains (2011)

48th Golden Orange Film Festival National Feature Film Competition (2011) “Best Director” (Çiğdem Vitrinel Özcan), “Best Actress” (Devin Özgür Çınar)

But Müzeyyen This is a Deep Passion (2014)

51st Golden Orange Film Festival (2014) “Best Cinematography” (Vedat Özdemir)

 

Source

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

Ozturk, Serdar. (2023). Interview with Çiğdem Vitrinel. SineFilozofi Magazine, 8 (15).