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Selcuk Cara
BVR - Bundesverband der Film- und Fernsehregisseure e.V.
(Directors Guild of Germany)
Education
Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität / Frankfurt am Main
1989-1993 Philosophy
Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst / Frankfurt am Main
1992-1995 Acting
1992-1999 Opera
2009
PhD Arts Student
FH Dortmund
2014 Master Szenography / Film
Masterclass:
Christopher Doyle, Vadim Yusov, Vittorio Storaro, Mike Figgis, Oliver Stapleton,
Werner Schroeter, Michael Lindsay-Hoog, Mitia Okorn, Christopher Soos, Roberto
Schaeffer, Steven Okazaki
Seminar:
Gus Van Sant, Vimos Zsigmond, Piotr Szulkin, Michael Ambramowicz, Reuben
Garrett, James Plannette, Paul Cameron, Yuri Neyman, Giora Bejach, Lol Crawley,
Stuart Dryburgh, Robert Fraisse, Eduard Grau, Adam Holender, Rob Hardy, Alan
Heim
Workshop:
Ed Lachman, Wolfgang Thaler, Mihai Malaimare jr., Wojtek Mrowczynski,
John Mathieson, Daniel Perl, Arthur Reinhart, Karl Walter-Lindenlaub, Adam
Kwiatek, Dennis Hopper
Projects with:
Vincenzo Cerami, Frank Castorf, Stefan Ruzowitzky, Werner Schroeter, Katharina
Thalbach, Karl Markovics
Filmography:
2014
„MEIN LETZTES KONZERT / MY LAST CONCERT“
FH Dortmund - 14 min. / shortfilm (director/writer/editor/producer)
2012
„DAS WIEGENLIED“ / „LULLABY“
FH Dortmund - 14 min./ shortfilm (director/writer/editor/producer)
2012
„HYMNEN AN DIE NACHT“
FH Dortmund - 12 min./ shortfilm (director/writer/editor)
2011
„ZEIT UND FRIEDFERTIGKEIT“
FH Dortmund - 13 min./ shortfilm (director/writer/editor)
Awards:
„MEIN LETZTES KONZERT / MY LAST CONCERT“
WINNER GRAND PRIZE - CINEMATOGRAPHY - Panavision Award-FLICKERSRhode Island Film Festival, USA 2014
“Mein letztes Konzert” received the rating “highly recommended” by the FBW –
film evaluation board, 2014 (Prädikat "besonders wertvoll").
“Mein letztes Konzert” received the rating "shortfilm of the month"by the FBW –
film evaluation board, 2015
Official Selection "Montreal World Film Festival", Canada
Official Selection "Sunscreen Film Festival - Florida", USA
Official Selection "Tally Shorts Film Festival", USA
Official Selection "Flickers – Rhode Island Film Festival", USA
Official Selection "Big as Texas Short FilmFestival", USA
Official Selection "Roving Eye International Filmfestival", USA
Official Selection "New York City International Film Festival", USA
Official Selection "UK Film Festival London", UK
Official Selection "InHouse Film Festival", UK
Official Selection "31st European Film Festival of Lille", France
Official Selection "Navi Mumbai International Film Festival", India
Official Selection "36. Film festival Max Ophüls Filmpreis", Germany
Official Selection "Nicaragua International Film Festival", Nicaragua
Official Selection "Festival Internacional de Cine de Hermosillo", Mexico
Official Selection "Neisse Film Festival", Germany
Official Selection "Changing Perspective Film Festival", Istanbul, Turkey
Official Selection "InHouse Film Festival", UK
Official Selection "Filmfest Türkei – Deutschland", Germany
Official Selection "CAMERIMAGE - festival of the art of cinematography",
Poland
Official Selection "Michael Ballhaus Cinematography Award - First Steps",
Germany
„HYMNEN AN DIE NACHT“
• 2014: Official Selection Level Ground Filmfestival Pasadena, USA
• 2014: Official Selection Pride Mostra Filmfestival, Cap Verde
• 2014: Official Selection Everybody's perfect 3 Filmfestival Genf, Schweiz
• 2014: Official Selection Perlen Filmfestival Hannover, Deutschland
• 2013: Official Selection Outtakes Film Festival, Neuseeland
• 2013: Official Selection 7º For Rainbow – Festival de Cinema e Cultura,
Brasilien
• 2013: Official Selection Florence Festival Internazionale Di Cinema LGBT,
Italien
• 2013: Official Selection El lugar sin limetes, Festival de Cine, Ecuador
• 2013: Official Selection Rio Festival Gay de Cinema 2013, Brasilien
„DAS WIEGENLIED“ / „LULLABY“
• 2015: Official Selection Deutsch-Französisches Filmfestival Metz, Frankreich
• 2014: Official Selection Delhi International Filmfestival, Indien
• 2012: Official Selection CamerImage - International Filmfestival of the art of
cinematography, Polen

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