Deniz Akçay Katıksız (1978 -   )

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Deniz Akçay Katıksız was born in Izmir in 1978. He completed his undergraduate education at Ege University, Faculty of Communication, Department of Radio, Television and Cinema in 2004. He entered the industry by joining the script team of the TV series "Even If We Are Separated, We Are Together". He wrote the scripts of many television series in the 2000s. He made his directorial debut with the movie "Köksüz" (2013), for which he also wrote the script. The movie “Köksüz” won the “Yılmaz Güney Award” (Deniz Akçay), “Best Actress” (Ahu Türkpençe, Lale Başar), “Promising Young Actor Award” (Savaş Alp) at the 20th International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival. Awesome),  She won the "Best Supporting Actress" (Melis Ebeler) award.

 

Screenwriter Filmography

Köksüz, 2013, Director: Deniz Akçay Katıksız, Screenplay: Deniz Akçay Katıksız, Director of Photography: Ahmet Bayer, Cast: Ahu Türkpençe, Lale Başar, Savaş Alp Başar, Melis Ebeler, Mihriban Er, Sekvan Serinkaya, Producer: Deniz Akçay Katıksız.

 

Producer Filmography 

Köksüz, 2013, Director: Deniz Akçay Katıksız, Screenplay: Deniz Akçay Katıksız, Director of Photography: Ahmet Bayer, Cast: Ahu Türkpençe, Lale Başar, Savaş Alp Başar, Melis Ebeler, Mihriban Er, Sekvan Serinkaya, Producer: Deniz Akçay Katıksız.

 

Awards: 

Rootless (2013)

20th International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (2013) “Yılmaz Güney Award” (Deniz Akçay), “Best Actress” (Ahu Türkpençe, Lale Başar), “Promising Young Actor Award” (Savaş Alp Başar),  ; “Best Supporting Actress” (Melis Ebeler)

International Istanbul Film Festival (2013) “Radikal Newspaper Public Award” (Deniz Akçay Katıksız)

47th SİYAD Turkish Cinema Awards (2015) “Mahmut Tali Öngören Best Screenplay” (Deniz Akçay Katıksız), “Best Supporting Actress” (Lale Başar)

 

Source

Ashkan, Hakan. & Akbulut, Omer. (2023). The Role of Domestic Violence in the Construction of Gender: The Example of Köksüz Film. Gümüşhane University Faculty of Communication Electronic Journal, 11(1), 744-772.

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