| Birth Place: | Izmir, |
| Birth Name: | Tayfun Belet |
| Occupation: | Filmmaker |
| Years Active: | 2006–present |
Tayfun Belet is a Turkish film director, screenwriter, producer and film editor.[1]
Belet was born into a family from Urfa/Siverek in Izmir. He attended high school at Fatma Saygun Anadolu Lisesi and continued on to Yaşar University on a full scholarship in the Radio, Cinema and Television department. He then continued his Masters at the same school and graduated from the Art and Design program. Belet is currently continuing his academic career as a teacher in the same department.
He was influenced by Yılmaz Güney's movies in his early years and started filming short films when he was in high school. In 2006, before he started his directing career, he worked as a director assistant for many directors. Belet, who has been responsible for 10 documentary-cinema films, has also worked on many commercials for popular brands.
He generally uses the themes of women, children and hope in his films, utilizing the traditional culture of the east and infusing it with the modern life of the west. Belet is internationally accepted as one of the main representers of Turkish documentary-cinema. His films have gathered viewers in over 30 countries. He has been a part of the jury in many film festivals and has advised many festival documentary-cinema films. For the music in his films, he has worked with Erkin Koray, Hüsnü Şenlendirici, Cengiz Onural, İncesaz, Jah Wobble and Ömer Oral. He has taken responsibility of editing and directing photography in his movies himself. Belet is also the owner of a company named Tabu Film Production.
| Year | Name | Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Anılarla Atatürk ("Remembering Atatürk") | ||
| 2009 | Kahve ("Coffee") | ||
| 2009 | Kalay ("Tin") | ||
| 2011 | İfrat ("Overkill") | Ahmadabad Film Festival, Official Selection. 2011 Cinemalaya Film Festival, Official Selection. 2011 International Kraków Film Festival, Kraków Dragon Award. 2011 International Didor Film Festival, Official Selection. 2011 International Abu Dhabi Film Festival, Official Selection. 2011 Jakarta Film Festival, Official Selection. 2011 International Dungog Film Festival, Official Selection. 2011 | |
| 2013 | Sterliçya ("Bird of Paradise") | Dld Summit, Special Screening. 2013 Dld, Gratitude Plaque. 2013 | |
| 2013 | Yüksek Yerin Halkı ("People of the High Place") | International Pergamon Festival, Special Screening. 2014 | |
| 2014 | Çırak ("The Apprentice")[2] | 6. TRT Documentary Awards, International Professional Category, Republic Of Turkey Ministry Of Culture Tourism, Special Prize. 2014 International Pergamon Festival, Special Screening. 2014 UNESCO, Success Award. 2014 SABC Ekurhuleni International Film Festival, Finalist. 2016 International Human District Film Festival, Official Selection. 2016 International Amsterdam Craft in Focus Film Festival, Official Selection. 2016 Matsalu Nature Film Festival, Finalist. 2016 | |
| 2014 | Havin ("Havin") | ||
| 2015 | Çekirdek ve Makara ("The Reel and the Sunflower Seeds") | 7. TRT Documentary Awards, International Professional Category, Finalist. 2015 | |
| 2016 | Akvaryumda Sessiz, Sakin ("Peace and Quiet in the Aquarium") | BUZZ CEE - International Buzau Film Festival, Finalist. 2016 International Balkan Film Food Festival, Official Selection. 2016 SABC International Ekurhuleni Film Festival, Finalist. 2016 International Baikal Film Festivali, Official Selection. 2016 International One Country One Film Festival, Official Selection. 2016 |