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Ferzan Ozpetek
Ferzan Özpetek was born in İstanbul and moved to Italy in 1978 to study at La Sapienza University in Rome. He worked with Julian Beck and the Living Theatre, and started his cinema career as an assistant director on Italian films, notably with director Maurizio Ponzi. He made his feature directorial debut with Il Bagno Turco (Steam) and followed that with Harem Suaré. His next film, Le Fate Ignoranti (His Secret Life), garnered notice on the international film scene, winning the award for Best Feature at the 2002 New York Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. La Finestra di Fronte (Facing Windows) won the David di Donatello Award for Best Film, and Özpetek was awarded the Scholars Jury Award for his direction. Özpetek also won awards from the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Best Original Story Award with Gianni Romoli) and the Karlovy Very International Film Festival in the Czech Republic (Best Director Award). |
Filmography 1997 Il Bagno Turco / Hamam / Steam |
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