Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Director

Birthday January 26, 1959

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Bakirkoy, Turkey

Age 65 years old

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About

Acclaimed Turkish director of artistic films such as 2006's Climates and 2008's Three Monkeys. His 2014 feature Winter Sleep won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

Before Fame

He became interested in photography as a teenager and earned a degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

Trivia

His 2002 film Uzak won the Grand Jury Prize and Best Actor Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

Family Life

He married his Climates co-star Ebru Ceylan.

Associated With

He and My Favorite Season director Andre Techine both won the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival.