Known For
Directing
Born
Feb 03, 1959
Place of Birth
Istanbul, Turkey
Credits
44 titles
Ferzan Özpetek
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
For Better And For Worse
Director
Diamonds
Ferzan
Musicanti con la pianola
Himself
Istanbul Trilogy: Meze
Writer
Istanbul Trilogy: Music
Director
Istanbul Trilogy: Muhabbet
Director
Nuovo Olimpo
Director
Buon compleanno Massimo
Sé stesso
The Ignorant Angels
Director
L'uomo che inventò il futuro
Director
The Goddess of Fortune
Writer
Stranger in My Pocket
Producer
Naples in Veils
Director
Red Istanbul
Novel
Fasten Your Seatbelts
Director
A Magnificent Haunting
Screenplay
Aida
Stage Director
Voi siete qui
Self
Francesco Nuti… e vengo da lontano
Self
Loose Cannons
Director
L'Aquila 2009: Five Directors in the Rubble
Director
A Perfect Day
Director
Saturn in Opposition
Director
Sacred Heart
Story
Facing Windows
Director
His Secret Life
Screenplay
Last Harem
Director
Steam: The Turkish Bath
Director
OcchioPinocchio
First Assistant Director
The Pack
Casting
Anche i commercialisti hanno un'anima
Assistant Director
Donne con le gonne
First Assistant Director
Ultrà
Assistant Director
Willy Signori e vengo da lontano
First Assistant Director
Mortacci
First Assistant Director
The Man Who Didn't Want to Die
Assistant Director
The Big Fox
First Assistant Director
Maramao
Assistant Director
Us Real Men, We Hard Men
First Assistant Director
The Lieutenant of the Carabinieri
First Assistant Director
Son contento
Il madonnaro
Peccato
Ferzan Özpetek
Ignorant Angels
Creator
Bir İstanbul Üçlemesi: Meze-Müzik-Muhabbet
Director