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 Ozpetek's films in its programme, Harem Suare. In 2001 the director competed for Berlin's Golden Bear award with the film Le fate ignoranti. Two years after that, he enjoyed huge success in Karlovy Vary, where his film Facing Window won Best Direction, Best Actress and the Crystal Globe. Ozpetek's latest offering Saturno contro follows the film Cuore sacro, starring Slovak actress resident in Italy, Barbora Bobulová.

MFF Karlovy Vary