Ferzan Ozpetek

Ferzan Ozpetek (b. 1959, Istanbul) left to study art history and film direction in Italy at the age of 19. As assistant director he worked on films by Italian filmmakers such as Maurizio Ponzi, Massimo Troisi and Ricky Tognazzi. In 1997 he debuted with the film Hamam, which was screened at Cannes in the section Directors' Fortnight and enjoyed critical acclaim both in Italy and abroad. Two years later, the Cannes programme Un Certain Regard included another of… (more)