Erden Kıral (10 April 1942 – 17 July 2022) was a Turkish film director and screenwriter. He directed 12 films from 1978 on. His 1979 film, ''
The Canal'', was entered into the
11th Moscow International Film Festival
The 11th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 14 to 28 August 1979. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Italian-French film ''Christ Stopped at Eboli'' directed by Francesco Rosi, the Spanish film '' Siete días de enero'' directed ...
,
and his 1983 film, ''
A Season in Hakkari'', was entered into the
33rd Berlin International Film Festival
The 33rd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 18 February to 1 March 1983. The festival opened with the out of competition film, '' Tootsie'' by Sydney Pollack.
The Golden Bear was awarded to the British film '' Ascendancy'' ...
, where it won the
Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize.
Five years later, his film, ''
Hunting Time'', was entered into the
38th Berlin International Film Festival.
He was of Georgian descent through his mother.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Canal'' (1979)
* ''
On Fertile Lands'' ( tr, Bereketli Topraklar Üzerinde; 1980)
* ''
A Season in Hakkari'' (1983)
* ''
Hunting Time'' (1988)
* ''
The Blue Exile'' (1993)
References
External links
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1942 births
2022 deaths
Turkish film directors
Turkish male screenwriters
Best Director Golden Orange Award winners
20th-century Turkish screenwriters
21st-century Turkish screenwriters
Burials at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery
Turkish people of Georgian descent
People from Gölcük
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