Elif Refiğ (1978 -    ) 

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Elif Refiğ was born in Istanbul. Refiğ, who completed his undergraduate education at Boğaziçi University, completed his master's degree in Cinema at Columbia University. Refiğ, who worked on film sets in America, worked as a commercial director and TV series screenwriter when he returned to Turkey. His first feature film, "Ferahfeza", was released in 2013. Refiğ, who directed the short film "You Stayed Far From Us" in 2021, won the "Best Short Film" award at the 58th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival.

 

Screenwriter Filmography

Ferahfeza, 2013, Director: Elif Refiğ, Screenplay: Elif Refiğ, Director of Photography: Türksoy Gölebeyi, Cast: Sitare Akbaş, Uğur Uzunel, Engin Hepileri, Evren Duyal, Rıza Akın, Producer: Elif Refiğ

 

Producer Filmography

Ferahfeza, 2013, Director: Elif Refiğ, Screenplay: Elif Refiğ, Director of Photography: Türksoy Gölebeyi, Cast: Sitare Akbaş, Uğur Uzunel, Engin Hepileri, Evren Duyal, Rıza Akın, Producer: Elif Refiğ

 

Awards:

You Stayed Away From Us (2021)

58th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (2021) “Best Short Film” 

4th Directed By Woman Turkey National Short Film Competition (2022) “Best Film”

 

Source

Civelek, Semra. (2019). Rejection of What Were Born Into: Heterotopic Spaces in Ferahfeza. Sinecine: Journal of Cinema Studies, 10(2).

Simsek, Halil. (2021). 'The Valuable Thing Is To Make Effort.https://www.filmarasidergisi.com/kiymetli-olan-caba-gostermektir/ (Access Date: 04.01.2024).