Ruhi Karadag
- Producer
- Director
Ruhi Karadag was born in Pazarcik (Turkey) in 1966. He graduated from Hacettepe University, Geological Engineering Department. His first photographs and articles were published in Nokta and Aktuel magazines. He worked for various newspapers, and after that started to work as a television journalist in 1994 and directed many TV programs and documentaries.
Karadag has been documenting Turkey's last 30 years of political and socio-economic past verbally and visually particularly focusing on human rights, the Kurdish question, rights and social movements, state violence and massacres.
In 2005, he established his own film company. He accomplished his masterpiece '' Simurgh '' in 2013 which started to shoot in 2000. He is currently working as a director and producer in London, UK.
Filmography 2013 - '' Simurg '' (Simurgh) 2011 - '' Senaxwan '' ( The Follower) 2004 - '' Bizim Cocuklar '' (My Gang) 2000 - '' Gayrimuayyen'' (Indefinite) 1998 - '' Golge Oyunu '' (Shadow Game) 1998 - '' Bir Sey Yapmali '' (Do Something)
Publications 2015 - '' Yarali Yonca '' (Broken Clover)
Exhibitions '' Anatolian Woman '' - 1994, Cologne. '' Musa Anter and Murdered Journalists '' - 1993, Istanbul. '' Child Workers '' - 1991, Ankara.
Awards SIMURGH Film - 31th Istanbul Fim Festival, ''Human Rights in Cinema'' Competitor Council of Europe Film Award (FACE), 2013. SIMURGH Film - 12th International Izmir Film Festival Jury's Special Award, 2013. SIMURGH Film - 2th International Film Festival SIYAD( Cinema Writers Association) Best Film Award, 2013. SIMURGH Film - 18th International Adana Golden Ball Film Festival Adana Audience Award, 2012. SHADOW GAME Documentary - Sedat Simavi Awards, Best Film Award in Television Category, 1998.
Karadag has been documenting Turkey's last 30 years of political and socio-economic past verbally and visually particularly focusing on human rights, the Kurdish question, rights and social movements, state violence and massacres.
In 2005, he established his own film company. He accomplished his masterpiece '' Simurgh '' in 2013 which started to shoot in 2000. He is currently working as a director and producer in London, UK.
Filmography 2013 - '' Simurg '' (Simurgh) 2011 - '' Senaxwan '' ( The Follower) 2004 - '' Bizim Cocuklar '' (My Gang) 2000 - '' Gayrimuayyen'' (Indefinite) 1998 - '' Golge Oyunu '' (Shadow Game) 1998 - '' Bir Sey Yapmali '' (Do Something)
Publications 2015 - '' Yarali Yonca '' (Broken Clover)
Exhibitions '' Anatolian Woman '' - 1994, Cologne. '' Musa Anter and Murdered Journalists '' - 1993, Istanbul. '' Child Workers '' - 1991, Ankara.
Awards SIMURGH Film - 31th Istanbul Fim Festival, ''Human Rights in Cinema'' Competitor Council of Europe Film Award (FACE), 2013. SIMURGH Film - 12th International Izmir Film Festival Jury's Special Award, 2013. SIMURGH Film - 2th International Film Festival SIYAD( Cinema Writers Association) Best Film Award, 2013. SIMURGH Film - 18th International Adana Golden Ball Film Festival Adana Audience Award, 2012. SHADOW GAME Documentary - Sedat Simavi Awards, Best Film Award in Television Category, 1998.