Derviş Zaim (born Derviş Zaimağaoğlu in 1964) is a

Turkish Cypriot Turkish Cypriots or Cypriot Turks ( tr, Kıbrıs Türkleri or ''Kıbrıslı Türkler''; el, Τουρκοκύπριοι, Tourkokýprioi) are ethnic Turks originating from Cyprus. Following the Ottoman conquest of the island in 1571, about 30,00 ...

filmmaker and novelist, who has twice won the Golden Orange for Best Director for '' Elephants and Grass'' (2000) and ''Dot (2008)''; Golden Oranges for Best Film and Best Screenplay for ''

Somersault in a Coffin ''Somersault in a Coffin'' ( tr, Tabutta Rövaşata) is a 1996 Turkish film, written and directed by Derviş Zaim, about a homeless criminal and car thief. The film, which was released on , received awards at several international film festival ...

'' (1996); and the Yunus Nadi literary prize for his

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''Ares in Wonderland'' (1995).

Biography

Derviş Zaim was educated at Famagusta Namık Kemal High School and graduated in Business Administration from

Boğaziçi University Boğaziçi University ( tr, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi), also known as Bosphorus University, is a major research university in Istanbul, Turkey. Its main campus is located on the European side of the Bosphorus strait. It has six faculties and two ...

in 1988. He attended a course in independent film production in

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and made experimental video ''Hang the Camera'' (1991). He subsequently wrote, produced and directed numerous television programs starting with the documentary ''Rock around the Mosque'' (1993). He completed his master's degree in Cultural Studies at the

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in 1994. His first novel, ''Ares in Wonderland'' (1995), won the prestigious Yunus Nadi literary prize in

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. ''

'' (1996) was his debut as director and screenwriter, which won awards at film festivals in

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, Montpellier,

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and

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. He followed it with '' Elephants and Grass'' (2000), which won awards at film festivals in Antalya and Istanbul, and ''

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'' (2003), which won the UNESCO Award at the Venice Film Festival. He co-directed the documentary ''

Parallel Trips ''Parallel Trips'' ( tr, Paralel Yolculuklar) is a 2004 Cypriot documentary film, written, produced and directed by Derviş Zaim and Panicos Chrysanthou, in which the two directors, from opposite sides of the divided island of Cyprus, record the ...

'' (2004) with Panicos Chrysanthou, in which the two directors, from opposite sides of the divided island of Cyprus, recorded the human dramas that unfolded during the war of 1974 and the legacy that remains today. He later produced the Greek Cypriot director's fictional feature debut ''

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'' (2006) about a love affair between a Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot. He made a trilogy of films, themed around traditional Turkish arts, consisting of ''

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'' (2006), which was nominated for the Golden Tulip at the Istanbul International Film Festival, ''Dot'' (2008), which won awards at film festivals in Antalya and Istanbul, and ''

Shadows and Faces ''Shadows and Faces'' ( tr, Gölgeler ve Suretler) is a 2010 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Turkish Cypriot director Derviş Zaim, which tells the story of a young girl who is separated from her father, a Karagöz shadow play master, ...

'' (2010), which won the Turkish Film Critics Association Award at the

47th International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival The 47th International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival ( tr, 47. Uluslararası Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festivali) was a film festival held in Antalya, Turkey which ran from October 9 to 14, 2010. Prizes were awarded in four competition ...

. He also teaches at

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and

Filmography

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zaim, Dervis 1964 births Living people People from Famagusta Turkish Cypriot expatriates in Turkey Cypriot film directors Turkish Cypriot film directors Turkish Cypriot film producers Films directed by Derviş Zaim Best Screenplay Golden Orange Award winners Best Director Golden Orange Award winners Alumni of the University of Warwick Boğaziçi University alumni Academic staff of Boğaziçi University Turkish Cypriot expatriates in the United Kingdom