Füruzan (F. Yerdelen) (1935 -   )

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Füruzan was born in Istanbul in 1935. Füruzan, who worked as a theater actor after primary school, turned to the writing profession. His first story was published in Seçilmiş Öyküler Magazine in 1956. Füruzan, who brought a new breath to Turkish storytelling, won the "Sait Faik Story Gift" award in 1972 with his work "Parasız Yatılı". He wrote the script of the movie "Ah Güzel İstanbul" directed by Ömer Kavur, which was released in 1981. With this film, he stepped into the cinema industry. He directed his first and only film, "My Cinemas" (1990), together with the painter Gülsüm Karamustafa. Füruzan also wrote the script of the film. This film was adapted from Füruzan's work of the same name. The film, starring Hülya Avşar, won awards at national and international film festivals. 

 

Screenwriter Filmography

Ah Güzel İstanbul, 1981, Director: Ömer Kavur, Screenplay: Füruzan, Director of Photography: Taner Öz, Music: Melih Kibar, Actors: Kadir İnanır, Müjde Ar, Hakan Tan fer, Levent Dönmez, Sümer Tilmaç, Osman Çağlar, Nuran Aksoy, Orhan Çağman, Producer: Alfa Film.

My Cinemas, 1990, Director: Füruzan, Gülsüm Karamustafa, Screenplay: Füruzan, Şinasi Önengüt, Director of Photography: Ertunç Şenkay, Music: Selim Atakan, Actors: Hülya Avşar, Sema Aybars, Yaman Okay, Ayşegül Uyguner, Güzin Çorağan, Producer: Kadri Yurdatap.

 

Awards: 

My Cinemas (1990)

Cinema Writers “The Best Films of the Season” (1990) “Best Actress” (Hülya Avşar) 

9th International Tehran Film Festival (Iran 1991) “Special Jury Prize”

 

Source

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

Özgüç, Agâh. (1994) Turkish Film Directors Dictionary. Istanbul: Afa Publications.

Özgüç, Agâh. (2012). Encyclopedic Dictionary of Turkish Movies. Istanbul: Horizon International.

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