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Kutlug Ataman (born 1961 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish contemporary artist and filmmaker, whose pieces in photography and video art have won him much critical praise.
Biography
Openly gay himself, Ataman's work often explores sexual identity and
gender. In 1997 he filmed Turkish opera diva Semiha Berksoy, and his
piece Women Who Wear Wigs featured four Turkish women - a revolutionary
whose face remained obscured, well-known journalist and breast cancer
survivor Nevval Sevindi, an anonymous devout Muslim student, and an
activist and transsexual prostitute.
He was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1961 and graduated in 1985 with a BA
in Film from the University of California. He completed his MFA in
1988. As of 2004 he lives and works in Istanbul, London and Barcelona.
Ataman was shortlisted for the Turner Prize in 2004 for his
contribution to the Istanbul Biennial 2003, and for various exhibitions
in 2003-2004. He received the "Best Director" award for the film İki
Genç Kız at the 2005 Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival.
Ataman is currently working on "The Coat", a feature film he has
written and will direct, for Scala Productions. Although the project
has run in to many difficulties and lost several partners along the
way, the film is scheduled to begin production in early 2007.
Filmography
- Karanlık Sular (1993)
- Lola + Bilidikid (1999)
- The 4 Seasons of Veronica Read (2002) (V)
- İki Genç Kız (2005)
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