biography & videography: uygar asan

he was born in isparta in 1967, studied at mimar sinan fine arts faculty cinema-tv department for two years.

between years 1995 and 2002, he worked in various jobs except cinema. during these years he was only interested in literature; published poems and writings.

by year 2003 he started to write and direct his own films.

now he lives in istanbul.

videography

1992, 1995: 13

(13 min.)

thirteen minutes long experimental short video with the theme “purification”

2003: where is the house of the wind? (16 min.)

sixteen minutes long dramatic short video realized in scope of trt 2 “young moviemakers”

2003: perpetuum immobile (8,30 min.)

“permanent immobility”, eight minutes long experimental short video named after the composition by the contemporary classical music composer ilhan usmanbaş, with his own appearance.

2003: leap into the void : ilhan usmanbaş (56 min.)documentary was the opening film of the “1^st istanbul mediterrenean contemporary music days.

fifty seven minutes long documentary about contemporary classical music composer ilhan usmanbaş.

2005: winter garden (84 min.)the first dramatic digital cinema of the director.
this film is the first digitally projected cinema in turkey without being transferred to 35 mm.format.

25^th istanbul int’ film festival-turkey - 2006 (out of competition)

2007 : shell (100 min.)

the second dramatic digital cinema of the director.

19^th ankara int’ film festival/national turkish cinema - turkey- 2008

27^th istanbul int’ film festival- turkey2008 (out of competition)

49^th thessaloniki int’ film festival / balkan survey

-tribute to contemporary turkish cinema- greece 2008

2th cinemacity film festival / respect to turkey/ novi sad/ srbija - 2009

2th slow film festival- eger/ hungary-2008

2009: knot (71 min.)

the third dramatic digital cinema of the director.

20^th ankara int’ film festival / national turkish cinema- turkey, 2009

28^th istanbul int’ film festival / new turkish cinema- turkey, 2009

11^th osian’s cinefan film festival / in competition - new delhi/india, 2009
3th cinemacity film festival / novi sad - srbija /up to 10.000$ bucks competition, 2010

2011: city of the scattered (85 min.)

the fourth dramatic digital cinema of the director.

30th istanbul int’ film festival / new turkish cinema- turkey, 2011
6th sine-mardin international film festival – turkey, 2011
8th golden apricot, yerevan international film fest / “directors across the borders”
– armenia, july 2011
5th kurdish film festival, frankfurt-germany