Atil Inac
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Ileri Atil Cayan Inac aka Atil Inac (born 27 March 1975) is a Turkish film writer and director.
(Istanbul), Philosophy Department. He continued his academic studies at Claremont Graduate University
- Philosophy Department, specializing in philosophy of language.
He worked as a producer for TRT
(Turkish Radio Television) in 3 radio shows which were broadcast nationwide in Turkey. Inac's amateur studies in jazz music led him to produce and host jazz-oriented radio shows on Acik Radyo
, a prominent, private Turkish radio station. He also wrote articles on and did interviews with jazz musicians and jazz composers.
Inac completed his feature debut Zincirbozan in 2007. It was a controversial, political depictation of the 1980 military coup d'état in Turkey.
Director's second feature Kolpaçino
was a blockbuster comedy which was distributed both nationally and internationally.
A Step into the Darkness
/ (Buyuk Oyun) was his third film which was partially shot in post-war Iraq. The film went to numerous international film festivals.
He co-directed the feature drama The Partner (Ortak) in association with his director brother Ulas Inac: the story of a young, struggling actor who decides to change the course of his life, and starts pimping a young college girl to earn his living. They set one rule only: not to fall in love with each other. The film is in post-production and the release date is not yet announced.
Kolpaçino
(2009)
Yasar ne Yasar ne Yasamaz (2008)
A Step into the Darkness
(2010)
Atil Inac on Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2074173/resume
A Step into the Darkness on IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1363362/
Kolpacino on IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1523486/
Early life
Born into a filmmaker family, his mother a screenwriter, and father a producer, Inac went to the United States for high school education. Upon graduation, he studied philosophy at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Later, Inac earned his degree in Boğaziçi UniversityBogaziçi University
Boğaziçi University is a public university located on the European side of the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul, Turkey. It has five faculties and two schools offering undergraduate degrees, and six institutes offering graduate degrees...
(Istanbul), Philosophy Department. He continued his academic studies at Claremont Graduate University
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont Graduate University is a private, all-graduate research university located in Claremont, California, a city east of downtown Los Angeles...
- Philosophy Department, specializing in philosophy of language.
He worked as a producer for TRT
Turkish Radio and Television Corporation
The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, also known as TRT , is the national public broadcaster of Turkey and was founded in 1964. Around 70% of TRT's funding comes from a tax levied on electricity bills and a sales tax on television and radio receivers...
(Turkish Radio Television) in 3 radio shows which were broadcast nationwide in Turkey. Inac's amateur studies in jazz music led him to produce and host jazz-oriented radio shows on Acik Radyo
Acik Radyo
Açık Radyo 94.9 , is an independent radio station broadcasting from Istanbul, Turkey to the metropolitan Istanbul area and its environs with an output comprising news, music, and talk...
, a prominent, private Turkish radio station. He also wrote articles on and did interviews with jazz musicians and jazz composers.
Filmmaking
During his graduate studies, he worked for Pittard Sullivan Branding Firm in Los Angeles as branding development consultant. Upon his return to Istanbul, Atil Inac started writing and directing TV series and sit-coms for most of the major television networks in Turkey between 2003-2007.Inac completed his feature debut Zincirbozan in 2007. It was a controversial, political depictation of the 1980 military coup d'état in Turkey.
Director's second feature Kolpaçino
Kolpaçino
Kolpaçino is a 2009 Turkish comedy film, directed by Atıl İnaç, which stars Şafak Sezer as a rich kid who sets up an illegal casino in his parents home to help his friend pay off a mob boss...
was a blockbuster comedy which was distributed both nationally and internationally.
A Step into the Darkness
A Step into the Darkness
A Step into the Darkness is a 2009 Turkish drama film, directed by Atıl İnaç, starring Suzan Genç as an Iraqi refugee who travels to Turkey in search of her missing brother after losing her entire family when soldiers raid their village...
/ (Buyuk Oyun) was his third film which was partially shot in post-war Iraq. The film went to numerous international film festivals.
He co-directed the feature drama The Partner (Ortak) in association with his director brother Ulas Inac: the story of a young, struggling actor who decides to change the course of his life, and starts pimping a young college girl to earn his living. They set one rule only: not to fall in love with each other. The film is in post-production and the release date is not yet announced.
Filmography
Zincirbozan (2007)Kolpaçino
Kolpaçino
Kolpaçino is a 2009 Turkish comedy film, directed by Atıl İnaç, which stars Şafak Sezer as a rich kid who sets up an illegal casino in his parents home to help his friend pay off a mob boss...
(2009)
Yasar ne Yasar ne Yasamaz (2008)
A Step into the Darkness
A Step into the Darkness
A Step into the Darkness is a 2009 Turkish drama film, directed by Atıl İnaç, starring Suzan Genç as an Iraqi refugee who travels to Turkey in search of her missing brother after losing her entire family when soldiers raid their village...
(2010)
External links
- Company Website http://www.lacivertfilm.com
Atil Inac on Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2074173/resume
A Step into the Darkness on IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1363362/
Kolpacino on IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1523486/