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 master's degree at the same school and graduated from the Art and Design Program. Belet continued his academic career as a teacher in the same department.
In 2006, prior to his directing career, he served as an assistant director. Belet has worked on 10 documentary-cinema films and a variety of commercials.[2]
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. He has been a part of the jury at film festivals. For the music in his films, he has worked with Erkin Koray, Hüsnü Şenlendirici, Cengiz Onural, İncesaz, Jah Wobble and Ömer Oral. Belet is also the owner of a company named Tabu Film Production.[3]
| 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")[4] | 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 |