| Cemil Ağacıkoğlu | |
| Birth Date: | 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Istanbul |
| Nationality: | Turkey |
| Occupation: | Photographer, film director, screenwriter |
Cemil Ağacıkoğlu is a photographer, writer and film director from Turkey. His credits include five feature films, 8 personal exhibitions, numerous international awards in photography and directing.[1] [2] [3]
Born in 1959 in Istanbul, he came into directing after a successful career as a photographer.[4] In 1990, he started as a photographer and in 1995 won the title “Artist of FIAP” and in 1998 — “Excellency of FIAP” in 1998. In 1997, he directed his first short film titled Cover.[5]
His first feature, September (Eylül), was released in 2011 and was selected for the Montreal and BFI.[4] [6] His second feature film Apologies (Özür Dilerim) followed the next year.[7]
In 2016, he released his third feature — The Field. The movie premiered at the Istanbul Film Festival and was screened at the 22nd Sarajevo Film Festival.[8]
In 2021 Ağacıkoğlu released his fourth feature, The Cage.[4] The movie tells a story of a retired police officer Hasan, who starts working in a motel in the alleys of Istanbul after losing his job.[9] The movie was screened at several international film festivals and won a special jury prize at the 18th Adana Golden Boll Film Festival.[6] [10]
His fifth feature The Reeds was shown at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival in the Centerpiece program.[11] [12] [13]