Sinan Çetin (born March 1, 1953) is a Turkish
film director,
actor
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, and
producer. He won the best director award at the 12th
Dhaka International Film Festival.
Çetin was born as one of the eight children of a customs officer. He is of maternal
Azeri and paternal
Georgian descent.
He studied
art history
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at
Hacettepe University
Hacettepe University is a leading state university in Ankara, Turkey. It was established on 8 July 1967. It is ranked first among the Turkish universities by URAP in 2021.
The university has two main campuses. The first campus is in the old t ...
. Çetin has produced full-length
films and
television series
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, and foremost,
commercial
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* a dose of advertising conveyed through media (such as - for example - radio or television)
** Radio advertisement
** Television advertisement
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s. He is best known in the English-speaking world for his 1999 film ''
Propaganda'', a critically acclaimed libertarian comedy about post-
World War II
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eastern Turkey. Çetin both directed and produced this film, as he did for many other films. His 1993 film ''
Berlin in Berlin'' was entered into the
18th Moscow International Film Festival.
Çetin is a fan of
Ayn Rand, and has published Rand's books and other
libertarian books in Turkey.
Çetin manages and owns the film production company Plato Film Productions. He opened the company in 1986 and it has been expanding ever since. It is one of the most commercially successful Production Companies in Turkey. He is currently working on his 13th feature film named ''Çanakkale Çocukları''. The film will star actors such as
Haluk Bilginer,
Oktay Kaynarca,
Yavuz Bingöl, and Sinan Çetin's two sons Rafael Cemo Çetin and Orfeo Çetin.
Filmography
Films
* 1982 - ''Çiçek Abbas'' (Director)
* 1982 - ''Çirkinler de Sever'' (Director)
* 1985 - ''14 Numara'' (Director)
* 1986 - ''Prenses Gökyüzü'' (Director)
* 1993 - ''
Berlin in Berlin'' (Director)
* 1995 - ''Bay E'' (Director)
* 1999 - ''
Propaganda (Director)
* 2001 - ''Komser'' Şekspir (Director)
* 2002 - ''Banka'' (Director)
* 2004 - ''Okul'' (Producer)
* 2004 - ''Romantik'' (Director)
* 2005 - ''Pardon'' (Producer)
* 2005 - ''Şans Kapıyı Kırınca'' (Actor)
* 2008 - ''Mutlu Ol! Bu bir emirdir'' (Writer & Director)
* 2010 - ''Kağıt'' (Director)
Television series
* 2004 - ''
Avrupa Yakası''
* 2006 - ''Sahte Prenses''
Documentaries
* 1977 - ''Baskın''
* 1977 - ''Halı Türküsü''
References
External links
*
''Her 10 yılda bir başka Sinan Çetin'' Asu Maro, January 23, 2008, ''
Milliyet''
* Biyografi.info
''Biography of Sinan Çetin''
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1953 births
Turkish people of Azerbaijani descent
Turkish people of Georgian descent
People from Bahçesaray (district)
Hacettepe University alumni
Turkish former Muslims
Turkish atheists
Turkish film directors
Turkish film producers
Turkish publishers (people)
Objectivists
Best Director Golden Orange Award winners
Living people