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While studying at the Department of Tourism and Hotel Management of Bogazici University, he started drawing comics for the Turkish humor magazine Leman. In August 1995 he did his first stand-up comedy show in "Leman Culture Center" performing with no serious career intentions as a comedian. However, after the positive response of the audience, he continued his show to attract larger crowds in Besiktas Cultural Center where he has appeared in over a thousand stand-up comedy shows since, becoming so popular that tickets have sold for 250TL (approx. US$140).
His movie career started in 1998 with a co-starring role in the comedy Everything's Gonna Be Great (1998), directed by Ömer Vargi, and continued with a role in Vizontele (2001), directed by Yilmaz Erdogan and Ömer Faruk Sorak. He achieved his greatest success by starring in and writing big-budget science-fiction parody G.O.R.A. (2004), also directed by Ömer Faruk Sorak, which despite spending several years in production because of financial and other technical problems became a box-office hit and described by Rekin Teksoy as a strong sign that showed that popular cinema was successful in appealing to wide audiences. He maintained this success with a starring role in the comedy feature movie Magic Carpet Ride (2005) AKA 'Magic Carpet Ride', also directed by Yilmaz Erdogan, for which he won Best Supporting Actor at the 11th Sadri Alisik Awards, and his directorial debut with The Magician (2006), co-directed by Ali Taner Baltaci, for which he won Best Actor at the 34th Brussels International Independent Film Festival and 12th Sadri Alisik Awards. He has since repeated his box office success with a sequel to G.O.R.A. (2004) called A.R.O.G (2008), also co-directed by Ali Taner Baltaci, and comedy Western parody called Yahsi Bati - The Ottoman Cowboys (2009), directed by Ömer Faruk Sorak. That same year, he co-starred, alongside veteran actor Sener Sen, in the police drama Hunting Season (2010), written and directed by Yavuz Turgul, and made a special appearance in drama Zefir (2010), written and directed by Belma Bas. After two years he also acted in Ferzan Özpetek's A Magnificent Haunting (2012). After he filmed his last stand-up comedy show CM101MMXI Fundamentals (2013) directed by Murat Dündar, he announced that for the next few years he will stop his stand-up comedy shows to have a rest.
Along his professional career, he has won numerous awards and appeared in more than 4000 stand-up comedy shows, took part in 10 movies and contributed as a dubbing performer in 4 movies.- Actress
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Özge Özberk is a Turkish actress who has acted in many films, television series and plays. Özge Özberk was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1976. She studied theater at Istanbul University and Mujdat Gezen Arts Centre. She gained recognition with her role in the Turkish film, GORA. Her most recent roles are in the films 'Mavi Gözlü Dev' and in a historical drama series called 'Kirik Kanatlar'. As of 2013, she stars in the Turkish TV series Pis Yedili.- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Ozan Güven (born 19 May 1975) is a Turkish film, TV series and theatre actor.
His family is of Turkish origin who immigrated from Bulgaria. He was born in Germany and lived there until he was 9 years old. He can speak Turkish, German, English. He studied acting at the Izmir Municipal Conservatory and played at the renowned Sahika Tekand Theatre in Istanbul. He also studied Modern Dance at the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. With a remarkable sense of psychology and humour he forcefully performed a wide range of characters in various genres, including drama, crime thriller or satirical comedy. In addition to many TV series and critically successful art films such as Ali Özgentürk's Balalayka or Ümit Ünal's Dokuz (9), Ozan Güven also starred with his friend Cem Yilmaz in the science fiction comedy G.O.R.A, its sequel A.R.O.G as well as in the Western parody Yahsi Bati.
In 2005, he married director Türkan Derya. They have one child. They divorced in 2010.- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Raif Özkan Ugur (born October 17, 1953 in Istanbul) is a Turkish pop musician, member of the renowned band Mazhar-Fuat-Özkan and an actor.
He was born as the 5th child of his family. He graduated Resat Nuri Güntekin Primary School where he met and started playing mandolin. Afterwards, while he was studying in Fenerbahçe High School, he formed a band called Atomikler and covered popular songs of the time.
He started his career as a musician in the Serif Yüzbasioglu Orchestra as a bass guitarist. In 1971, Özkan joined Mazhar Alanson and Fuat Güner in the duo "Kaygisizlar" ("The Unworrieds") The band was dissolved in 1972. Between 1972 and 1975, Özkan played Anatolian rock music with Baris Manço in his band Kurtalan Ekspres, in "TER" of Erkin Koray, "Dostlar" of Edip Akbayram, "Kardaslar" of Seyhan Karabay and "Dadaslar" of Ersen. In 1976, he left Anatolian rock music genre and joined the quintet "Ipucu" led by the MFÖ trio. Özkan formed in 1978 the band "Grup Karma" with Galip Boransu and Cengiz Teoman. He is now playing in the group MFÖ (the three letters stand for the names of the three members: Mazhar Alanson, Fuat Güner, Özkan Ugur). While playing the bass guitar in MFÖ, he performs incredibly difficult vocals with his tenor timbre. He released "Aynada" ("In The Mirror" in Turkish) single from DMC in 2016.
He was also a judge in O Ses Türkiye (2011) (Turkish version of The Voice).
In first of his professional years, he tried to make a bass guitar. The bass guitar he is using is a Fender Jazz Bass which was given by Baris Manço. Also he had a fretless guitar which he makes the maintenance and repair himself every month. One of his interview he talk about value of his bass guitar : " I spent my life with it. I will never sell it even they give me billions of dollars."- Producer
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Graduate of Uskudar American Academy (1993) and Bilkent University International Relations Department (1997)
21 yrs industry experience & proficiency in content development, physical production, budgeting, film financing, slate management, international sales & acquisitions, international coproductions, content distribution and entertainment marketing.
Worked on execution & production of over 50 feature films, TV & OTT dramas as well as 320 foreign feature film acquisitions from US and European Studios. Executed international feature film coproductions with German, Italian and South Korean partners.
Nov 2022 - on: NETFLIX / Director - Head of Production Turkey
Feb - Oct. 2021: OGM Pictures / Managing Director & Producer Supervision of OTT Dramas, Free TV Dramas & Feature Films slate. Producer for Netflix Originals "The Gift S3" "Anotherself S1" and feature film "Struggle Alley" for Netflix.
2017 - 2019: BKM / Head of Production and Acquisitions Supervision of the company's annual feature film and drama slate development, execution, budgeting, physical production, international co-productions and acquisitions.
2019 - on: Lecturer for Production Certificate Programmes and masterclass workshops at Istanbul Film Academy & e-certificate programme for Eskisehir Anadolu University
2011 - 2016: Produced numerous feature films as a Freelance Line / Executive Producer.
2004 - 2011: FIDA FILM / Production and Acquisitions President & Member of the Executive Board Responsible for the company's feature film development, physical production, distribution and marketing; co-production ventures and business development on domestic & international level. Foreign film acquisitions from US and European studios and companies (Lionsgate, Summit, Newline, Mandate, QED, Lakeshore,etc)
2002 - 2004: FILMTURK / Business Development & Marketing Manager Responsible for domestic and international distribution and marketing of feature films.
1997-2002: Sales & Marketing & Business Development positions in insurance & telecom sectors. Experience in brand management, retail operations, sales techniques, quality control & franchising development.
