Ezel Akay

Ezel Akay

actor, director, producer

Ezel Akay was born on Jan 20, 1961 in Turkey. Ezel Akay's big-screen debut came with Tabutta Rövasata directed by Dervis Zaim in 1996. Ezel Akay is known for Osman Sekiz directed by Ezel Akay, Ezel Akay stars as and Hasan Akay as . Ezel Akay has got 4 awards and 6 nominations so far. The most recent award Ezel Akay achieved is Nuremberg Film Festival "Turkey-Germany". The upcoming new movie Ezel Akay plays is Osman Sekiz which will be released on Apr 01, 2022.

Ezel Akay was born in 1961. He studied engineering at Bosphorus University, and theatre arts at Villanova University. He took part in many theatre productions as an actor and director before entering film production as a founding partner of IFR, where he was the director of more than 400 commercials. In 1996, he produced Dervis Zaim's feature film debut, "Somersault in a Coffin." The film won the highest number of international awards ever received by a Turkish film. Following this film, he was the executive producer of Yesim Ustaoglu's "Journey to the Sun", which also won many awards at international festivals including the prestigious Berlin Film Festival.

  • Birthday

    Jan 20, 1961
  • Place of Birth

    Kastamonu, Turkey

Known For

Awards

4 wins & 6 nominations

Nuremberg Film Festival "Turkey-Germany"
2016
Küçük Kara Baliklar (2014)
Winner - Öngören Prize
Küçük Kara Baliklar (2014)
Adana Film Festival
2006
Best Director
Winner - Golden Boll in National Feature Film
2006
Best Art Direction
Winner - Golden Boll in National Feature Film
2006
Best Screenplay
Winner - Golden Boll in National Feature Film
2006
Best Film
Winner - Golden Boll in National Feature Film

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