Derviş Zaim

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Derviş Zaim (born 1964 in Famagusta, Cyprus now that place in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus) is a Turkish Cypriot novelist and filmmaker. His name is romanized Dervis Zaim or Dervish Zaim. In 1995, his first novel won the prestigious "Yunus Nadi" literary prize in Turkey.

[edit] Biography

Derviş Zaim was born in 1964 in Famagusta, Cyprus. He graduated from Warwick University in England. He attended a course in independent film production in London, organized by the Hollywood Film Institute.

In 1995, his first novel won the prestigious "Yunus Nadi" literary prize in Turkey.

In 1996, Tabutta Rövaşata ("Somersault in a Coffin") was his debut as director and screenwriter; it featured a soundtrack by Baba Zula and Yansımalar.

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[edit] Filmography

• 1996 - Tabutta Rövaşata ("Somersault in a Coffin") – director, screenwriter
• 2000 - Filler ve Çimen ("Elephants and Grass") – director, screenwriter, producer
• 2003 - Çamur ("Mud") – director, screenwriter, producer
• 2006 - Cenneti Beklerken ("Waiting for Heaven") – director, screenwriter, producer
• 2007 - Nokta – director, screenwriter, producer

[edit] External links

• Derviş Zaim at the Internet Movie Database

Awards
Preceded by Aykut Tankuter-Artun Yeres	Golden Orange Award for Best Screenplay 1996 for Tabutta Rövaşata	Succeeded by Barış Pirhasan
Preceded by Nuri Bilge Ceylan	Golden Orange Award for Best Director 2000 for Filler ve Çimen	Succeeded by Zeki Demirkubuz

v • d • e Golden Orange Award for Best Screenplay Vedat Türkali (1965) · Erol Keskin-Haldun Dormen (1966) · Erol Günaydın-Erol Keskin (1967) · Türkan Duru (1968) · Türkan Duru (1969) · Sadık Şendil (1970) · Bülent Oran (1971) · Sadık Şendil (1972) · Hamdi Değirmencioğlu (1973) · Sadık Şendil (1974) · Yılmaz Güney (1975) · Umur Bugay (1976) · Vedat Türkali (1977) · Umur Bugay (1978) · Tuncel Kurtiz-Nurettin Sezer (1981) · Yavuz Turgul (1982) · Fehmi Yaşar (1983) · Bilge Olgaç (1984) · Muammer Özer (1985) · Yavuz Turgul (1986) · Yavuz Turgul (1987) · Feride Çiçekoğlu (1989) · Süheyla Acar Kalyoncu (1990) · Orhan Pamuk (1991) · Macit Koper (1992) · Yavuz Turgul (1993) · Nuray Oğuz (1994) · Aykut Tankuter-Artun Yeres (1995) · Derviş Zaim (1996) · Barış Pirhasan (1997) · Turgut Yasalar (1998) · Zeki Demirkubuz (1999) · Fatih Altınöz (2000) · Handan İpekçi (2001) · Nuri Bilge Ceylan (2002) · Ömer Kavur-Macit Koper (2003) · Uğur Yücel (2004) · Nilüfer Güngörmüş-Reha Erdem (2005) · Önder Çakar (2006) · Semih Kaplanoğlu-Orçun Köksal (2007)

v • d • e Golden Orange Award for Best Director Halit Refiğ (1964) · Atıf Yılmaz (1965) · Memduh Ün (1966) · Yılmaz Duru (1967) · Yılmaz Duru (1968) · Ertem Eğilmez (1970) · Muzaffer Aslan (1971) · Atıf Yılmaz (1972) · Nejat Saydam (1973) · Ömer Lütfi Akad (1974) · Şerif Gören (1975) · Atıf Yılmaz (1976) · Zeki Ökten (1977) · Atıf Yılmaz (1978) · Erden Kıral (1981) · Ömer Kavur (1982) · Zeki Ökten (1983) · Atıf Yılmaz (1984) · Sinan Çetin (1985) · Atıf Yılmaz (1986) · Ömer Kavur (1987) · Ömer Kavur (1988) · Halit Refiğ (1989) · Halit Refiğ (1990) · Yavuz Özkan (1991) · Tunç Okan (1992) · Erden Kıral (1993) · Yavuz Özkan (1994) · Canan Gerede (1995) · Tunç Başaran (1996) · Ferzan Özpetek (1997) · Ömer Kavur (1998) · Nuri Bilge Ceylan (1999) · Derviş Zaim (2000) · Zeki Demirkubuz (2001) · Nuri Bilge Ceylan (2002) · Ömer Kavur (2003) · Uğur Yücel (2004) · Kutluğ Ataman (2005) · Nuri Bilge Ceylan (2006) · Fatih Akın (2007)