| Tomris Giritlioğlu | |
| Birth Place: | Kadınhanı, Turkey |
| Occupation: | Film director Producer |
| Years Active: | 1989–2024 |
Tomris Giritlioğlu (1957 – 23 September 2024) was a Turkish film director and producer,[1] who directed the 1999 film Mrs. Salkım's Diamonds.[2]
Giritlioğlu was born in 1957 in Kadınhanı, Konya, and educated at TED Ankara College and the Department of English Language and Literature at Hacettepe University.[1]
After graduating, Giritlioğlu began working for Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), initially as a translator before becoming assistant producer in the Departments of Children's Programmes and Educational and Cultural Programmes.[1] She then transferred to the Documentary Department, where she directed her first films, before moving to TRT's Drama Department as a general coordinator in 1988.[1] She retired from TRT in 2002 and began working as a freelance filmmaker.[1]
Giritlioğlu married TRT News Department Head Aycan Giritlioğlu in 1977. The couple had one son, Ilgaz.
She died from cancer on 23 September 2024, at the age of 67.[3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Ahmet Muhip Dranas | Director | Documentary | |
| 1986 | Tabletten Kasete | Director | Documentary | |
| 1988, | İşte Beyoğlu | Director | Documentary | |
| 1989 | Kantodan Tangoya | Director/Screenwriter | Fipresci prize, First Film Festival International Competition | |
| 1991 | Suyun Öte Yanı (The Other Side of Water) | Director | Best Director, Jury prize, Istanbul Film Festival; Second Film prize, Best Director jury prize, Best Actress, Ankara Film Festival; Jury prize, Nantes Film Festival | |
| 1993 | Yaz Yağmuru (Summer Rain) | Director/Screenwriter | Second Film prize, Film Festival Cologne; Second Film prize, SİYAD; Best Art Director, Ankara Film Festival | |
| 1995 | 80. Adım (The 80th Step) | Director | Best Director, Turkish Film of the Year, Istanbul Film Festival;[4] Jury prize, Ankara Film Festival; Best Actress, Film Festival Cologne | |
| 1997 | Kördüğüm | Director | ||
| 1999 | Salkım Hanımın Taneleri (Mrs. Salkim's Diamonds) | Director | Best Film, Best Actor, Best Music, Best Editing, Bes Art Director, International Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festival; Mahmut Tali Öngören Special Award, Ankara Film Festival | |
| 2002 | Aşk Meydan Savaşı | Producer | ||
| 2005 | Aşka Sürgün | Producer | ||
| 2006 | Esir Kalpler | Producer | ||
| 2007 | Asi | Producer | ||
| 2008 | Güz Sancısı (Pains of Autumn) | Director | ||
| 2009 | Bu Kalp Seni Unutur Mu? | Producer | ||
| 2009 | Kasaba | Producer |