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he was born
he was born in Istanbul in 1959. -
becoming interested in photography
he learned photography at the age of 15, in 1974 and developed an interest in film at 22. -
graduation from university
He graduated from Boğaziçi Universiy with BSC degree in Electrics and Elektronics Engineering -
deciding on his life
Having graduated in 1985, Nuri Bilge started contemplating the question of what he should do in life first in London, then in Kathmandu. His travels in the east and west lasted months and on return to Turkey he put the agony of indecision to rest by resolving to do his military service. And during those 18 months in the army in Mamak, Ankara, he found out how to give shape to the rest of his life. Through cinema... -
starting making career on cinema
With military service over, he set about putting the decision into practice. And while studying film at Mimar Sinan University, he took commercial photographs as a means of livelihood. But at 30-something, he was the university’s oldest student and in a hurry to make a career for himself. -
Koza in Cannes Film Festival
Towards the end of 1993, he began shooting the short film KOZA (Cocoon) The film was screened at Cannes in May 1995 and became the first Turkish short to be selected for competition at the Cannes Film Festival. -
KASABA won the prizes
He won the Fibresci Prize in 17. Istanbul Film Festival and also Caligari Prize in Berlin Film Festival with the film KASABA (The Small Town, 1997) -
MAYIS SIKINTISI (Clouds of May, 1999)
In 1999, He won the best director prize for MAYIS SIKINTISI (Clouds of May) in 21. Siyad Turkish Movies Award and also in 36. Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival. -
UZAK
UZAK(Distant) won the Grand Prix at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, Ceylan suddenly became an internationally recognized name. -
ÜÇ MAYMUN
Competing at the 61st Cannes Film Festival with his 2008 film ÜÇ MAYMUN (Three Monkeys), Nuri Bilge won the Best Director award. ÜÇ MAYMUN later went on to become the first Turkish film to make the Oscar shortlist in the Academy Awards Foreign Language Film category. -
Nuri Bilge Ceylan as a jury member
In 2009, the director returned to Cannes, this time as a member of the main competition jury.
