Ferzan Özpetek

Known for DirectingBorn 1959-02-03 (age 67)Istanbul, Turkey

He is a Turkish-Italian director, screenwriter and writer. In 1976, he first went to Perugia Foreigners University in Italy, learned Italian for a year, and then transferred to Rome La Sapienza University to study cinema. After completing his education there, he went to Accademia Navona and Accademia d'Arte Dramatica schools to study art history, costume and theater direction and took lessons from Silvio D'Amico. During this period, he worked with Julien Beck in various positions on the European tour of The Living Teather. In 1982, he was assistant director to Massimo Troisi in the film Scusate il Ritardo, and later to Maurizio Ponzi in the film Son Contento. Ferzan Özpetek worked as an assistant director for nearly 15 years with different directors such as Ricky Tognazzi, Lamberto Bava, Francesco Nuti, Sergio Citti, Giovanni Veronesi and Marco Risi. American singer Madonna stated that Ferzan Özpetek was "a genius" in an interview with a television program. Özpetek received congratulations from names such as John Travolta and Andy Garcia after the screening of his 2009 film, Serseri Mayinlar, at the opening of the Los Angeles Film Festival. Ferzan Özpetek served as the jury president of the committee consisting of actors Hülya Kocyigit, Zuhal Olcay, Aytac Arman, Kenan Isik and director Nuri Bilge Ceylan at the 42nd Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival held in 2005. In 2007, he was a jury member at the 75th Venice Film Festival.Read more

Movies & web series

Istanbul Trilogy: Muhabbet

Buon compleanno Massimo

Loose Cannons

Diamonds

His Secret Life

The Goddess of Fortune

Istanbul Trilogy: Music

Nuovo Olimpo

L'uomo che inventò il futuro

Francesco Nuti… e vengo da lontano

Facing Windows

The Big Fox

Mortacci

Saturn in Opposition

Stranger in My Pocket

Fasten Your Seatbelts

Istanbul Trilogy: Meze

Steam: The Turkish Bath

A Magnificent Haunting

The Ignorant Angels

Ultrà

A Perfect Day

Sacred Heart

Naples in Veils

Donne con le gonne

Anche i commercialisti hanno un'anima

Willy Signori e vengo da lontano

Son contento

Red Istanbul

The Pack

Maramao

Us Real Men, We Hard Men

Last Harem

The Lieutenant of the Carabinieri

The Man Who Didn't Want to Die

OcchioPinocchio

For Better And For Worse

Musicanti con la pianola

Aida

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Ignorant Angels