Reha Erdem

Reha Erdem graduated from the Cinema Department of Paris 8 University and received his M.A degree in Plastic Arts from the same school. His first feature film, A Ay (Oh Moon), was nominated for The European Film Academy Awards in 1990, received the Turkish Writers’ Association’s Best Film of the Year Award and was screened at numerous international festivals. Kaç Para Kaç (Run for Money), his second feature-length film, was selected as the official entry from Turkey for the Academy Awards in the Foreign Language Film category. Reha Erdem shot his third film Korkuyorum Anne (Mommy, I’m Scared) in 2004. The film was first screened at 23rd International İstanbul Film Festival and received the FIPRESCI Award, winning more awards at the subsequent film festivals in which it was screened. Erdem also has short films and directed a theater play, Les Bonnes (Maids) by Jean Genet at the İstanbul National Theater in 1991.

 

Filmography

1989     A Ay / Oh Moon
1995     Deniz Türküsü / Song of the Sea (short)
1999     Kaç Para Kaç / Run for Money
2004     Korkuyorum Anne / Mommy, I’m Scared
2006     Beş Vakit / Times and Winds
2006     Ekimde Hiçbir Kere / Anytime in October (short)