Zeki Demirkubuz


Photograph by Muammer Yanmaz

Born in Isparta in 1964, Demirkubuz is a graduate of the İstanbul University Department of Communications. He began his career as an assistant to director Zeki Ökten. He made his first film, C Blok (Block-C) in 1994. After this first film, Demirkubuz continued to work as an auteur and independent filmmaker writing his own original screenplays. Demirkubuz first garnered the attention of film critics and international audiences with Masumiyet (Innocence), which was followed by Üçüncü Sayfa (The Third Page). The Third Page was screened at numerous festivals in Turkey and Europe including Locarno and Rotterdam. His later films, Yazgı (Fate) and İtiraf (Confession), were both screened at “Un Certain Regard” at Cannes Film Festival and are the first two features in “Tales of Darkness,” a trilogy which concluded with Bekleme Odası (The Waiting Room) in 2003. Kader (Destiny), the prequel to Innocence, is Demirkubuz’s latest feature.

 

Filmography

1994     C Blok / Block-C
1997     Masumiyet / Innocence
1999     Üçüncü Sayfa / The Third Page
2001     Yazgı / Fate
2001     İtiraf / Confession
2003     Bekleme Odası / The Waiting Room
2006     Kader / Destiny