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Ayşe Polat

Ayşe Polat

The German-Kurdish director, screenwriter and producer Ayşe Polat made her first feature film "Auslandstournee" in 1999 after award-winning short films. The feature film "En Garde" (2003) won the Silver Leopard for "Best Film" and "Best Actress" at the Locarno Int. Film Festival. More feature films followed, and she also directed TV films including the Kiel Tatort. Her current feature film "Im toten Winkel" was shown in the competition "Encounters" at the Berlinale 2023. It was awarded "Best Film" at the Istanbul Film Festival and received the "German Independence Award - Best Film" at the Oldenburg Film Festival.

Die deutsch-kurdische Regisseurin, Drehbuchautorin und Produzentin Ayşe Polat drehte nach preisgekrönten Kurzfilmen 1999 ihren ersten Spielfilm „Auslandstournee. Der Kinofilm „En Garde“ (2003) erhielt auf dem Int. Filmfestival Locarno den Silbernen Leoparden für „Bester Film“ und „Beste Schauspielerin“. Es folgten weitere Kinofilme, sie inszenierte auch TV-Filme u. a. den Kieler Tatort. Ihr aktueller Kinofilm „Im toten Winkel“ lief im Wettbewerb „Encounters“ der Berlinale 2023. Er wurde auf dem Istanbul Filmfestival u. a. als „Bester Film“ ausgezeichnet und erhielt den „German Independence Award - Bester Film“ auf dem Oldenburg Filmfestival.

Derhêner, senarîst û çêkera Alman-Kurd Ayşe Polat di sala 1999an de piştî kurtefîlman xelat wergirtin, yekemîn fîlma xwe ya dirêj "Auslandstournee" çêkir. Fîlma dirêj "En Garde" (2003) li Locarno Int xelata Leopardê Zîv ji bo "Fîlma Herî Baş" û "Lîstikvana Herî Baş" wergirt. Festîvala Fîlman. Zêdetir fîlimên dirêj peyda bûn, û wê jî derhêneriya fîlimên TV-yê kir, tevî Kiel Tatort. Fîlma wê ya dirêj a niha "Im toten Winkel" di pêşbirka "Encounters" de li Berlînale 2023 hat nîşandan. Di Festîvala Fîlman a Stenbolê de xelata "Fîlma Herî Baş" girt û di Festîvala Fîlman a Oldenburgê de "Xelata Serxwebûna Almanyayê - Fîlma Herî Baş" wergirt.

As director and writer:
THE OTHERS
2016 Documentary 65 min
World Premiere: Dok Leipzig
Awards: Ver.Di Price (Dok Leipzig)
Special Mention (Istanbul IFF)

THE HEIRESS
2013 Fiction 75 min
World Premiere: IFFR Rotterdam

LUKS GLÜCK
2009 Fiction 91 min

EN GARDE
2003 Fiction 94 min
World Premiere: Locarno
Awards: Silver Leopard for Best Film, Bronze for Best Actress (Locarno), German Critics Association Award

TOUR ABOARD
1999 Fiction
World Premiere
Awards: Most Promising Director (Ankara IFF)

commissioned work for TV as director
Tatort: MARIONETTEN
2020

DER STAATSANWALT (ZDF)
2018/2019 5 Episodes

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