Şerif Gören

Famous director Şerif Gören fell and hit his head at home last night. Gören, who is the director of the first Turkish film to win an award at the Cannes Film Festival, 'Yol', was taken to Taksim First Aid Hospital. Şerif Gören, whose health condition is serious, was intubated

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Şerif Gören, who has produced award-winning films in Turkish cinema such as 'Yılanların Öcü', 'Derman', 'Umut' and 'Yol', was born on October 14, 1944 in the city of Xanthi, Greece.

Şerif Gören, who came to Turkey with a scholarship in 1956 and studied at Istanbul Boys High School, took his first step into cinema with Erman Film Studio, where he started working as an editor in 1962. He gained the fast editing approach that is the distinctive feature of his films while he was working as an editor here.

Şerif Gören, who first worked as an assistant director in Mehmet Aslan's 'Hakanların Savaşı' in 1968 and developed himself in this field, worked with directors such as Remzi Jöntürk, Atıf Yılmaz, Yılmaz Güney, Natuk Baytan, and Osman Seden.

Şerif Gören took over the directorship of 'Endişe' in 1974, after Yılmaz Güney was arrested during the first days of shooting. Gören, who won the 'Best Director' award at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival with this first film, achieved great success by winning the 'Golden Palme' award at the Cannes Film Festival with 'Yol', the script of which was written by Yılmaz Güney.

Şerif Gören, one of the most productive directors of Turkish cinema, has directed commercial films and documentaries as well as films that generally have a social realism approach. Gören mostly deals with subjects such as urban life and the relationship between nature and humans in his films.

MAIN AWARDS: “The Best Director Award”, 12th Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festival, 1975;   “The Third Best Movie”, 20th Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festival, 1982; “The Second Best Movie”, 20th Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festival, 1983; Sinema Yazarları, 1984; “Critics’ Award”, France, 1983; “Achievement in Cinema Award”, Turkish Ministry of Culture, 1986; “The Second Best Movie”, 23rd Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festival, 1986; Turkish Ministry of Culture, 1994; “Lifelong Honorary Award”, 36th  Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festival, 1999.

WORKS:

MOVIES: Piyade Osman (1970), Endişe (1974), Köprü (1975), İki Arkadaş (1976), Taksi Şoförü (1976), Deprem (1976), İstasyon (1977), Nehir (1977), Derviş Bey (1978), Evlidir Ne Yapsa Yeridir (1978), Gelincik (1978), Derdim Dünyadan Büyük (1978), Almanya Acı Vatan (1979), Aşkı Ben Mi Yarattım (1979), Kır Gönlünün Zincirini (1980), Feryada Gücüm Yok (1981), Herhangi Bir Kadın (1981), Yol (1981), Tomruk (1982), Alişan (1982), Güneşin Tutulduğu Gün (1983), Derman (1983), Firar (1984), Gizli Duygular (1984), Güneş Doğarken (1984), Kan (1985), Kurbağalar (1985), Yılanların Öcü (1985), Sen Türkülerini Söyle (1986), Umut Sokağı (1986), Âdem İle Havva (1986) Beyoğlu'nun Arka Sokakları (1986), Katırcılar (1987), On Kadın (1987), Sen De Yüreğinde Sevgiye Yer Aç (1987), Polizei (1988), Abuk Sabuk Bir Film (1990), Fanatik (1990), Amerikalı (1993), Bana Babamı Anlat (2000), Kırık Ayna (2002), Serseri Âşıklar (2003).

DOCUMENTARIES: Kırmızı Yeşil, Patates soğan, Kimlik.