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Nuri Bilge Ceylan was born in Istanbul, Turkey, 1959. After graduating from Engineering Department of Bosphorus University, he studied Film Making for two years at Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul. Made his first short film, KOZA, in 1994 and his first feature film, KASABA, which was awarded the Caligari Prize at the Berlinale, in 1998. His second film, MAYIS SIKINTISI, was also nominated in the golden bear at the Berlinale, in 2000 and recent film, UZAK, was awarded two awards : Grand Prix du Jury, Best Actor in Cannes 2002.
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