Directing
Feb 28, 1953
Van, Turkey
Sinan Çetin
Directing
Biography
Sinan Çetin 1953 yılında Van'da dünyaya geldi, sanatçı 1970’li yıllarda resim ve fotoğraf alanında amatör çalışmalar yaptı. Sinemaya 1975 yılında Zeki Ökten’in çektiği Hanzo adlı filmde asistanlık yaparak başladı. Daha sonra yönetmen Şerif Gören ve Atıf Yılmaz ile birlikte çalıştı. 1977 yılında Hacettepe Üniversitesi Sanat tarihi bölümünden mezun oldu. Aynı yıl Baskın ve ardından Halı Türküsü adlı belgeselleri yönetti. 1980 yılında ilk uzun metrajlı filmi Bir Günün Hikayesi ni çekti ve bu film 1982 Antalya Film Festivali'nde En iyi yönetmen ödülüne layık görüldü. Daha sonra peş peşe Çiçek Abbas, 14 Numara, Çirkinler de Sever, Berlin in Berlin gibi ödüllü filmleri yönetti. Bu arada reklam filmleri ve müzik klipleride yöneten Sinan Çetin, düzene karşı eleştirisini dile getirdiği Propaganda,Komiser Şekspir gibi liberal filmler ile büyük bir gişe hasılatı sağladı. Sinan Çetin’in kendi filmlerini çektiği Plato film adlı bir şirketi bulunmaktadır. Ayrıca Ayn Rand ve Karl Popper gibi filozofların eserlerini yayınladığı bir yayınevi sahibidir. Sinan Çetin bu yayınevini yakın dostu Atilla Yayla'nın da desteğiyle liberal düşünceyi yaymak amacıyla kurmuştur. Sinan Çetin evlidir ve 4 çocuğu bulunmaktadır.
Feature Films (8)
The film tells the story of Sırrı Derman, who thinks he'll act in a commercial with Paris Hilton. Sırrı Derman, who played in an advertisement directed by Sinan Çetin years ago, learns that Çetin cast him in an commercial he'll shoot with Paris Hilton. The director's assistant made a wrong call and called Sırrı Derman instead of the famous actor Sırrı Ferman. Sırrı Derman thinks that he casted for shooting an commercial with Paris Hilton, and this is a sign that he is destined to marry Paris Hilton. The arrival of both Sırrı to the area where the shootings will take place causes confusion.
Paris'in Sırrı
Based on a true story set in 1948, customs officer Mehti is faced with the duty of formally setting up the border between Turkey and Syria, dividing his hometown. He is unaware of the pain that will eminently unfold, as families, languages, cultures and lovers are both ripped apart and clash head on in a village once united.
Propaganda
Some time ago, Robert took some photos of military action which are now endangering his life. He is on the run from those who would find their publication damaging and is headed for Syria, where he believes he will be safe. While in Istanbul, he meets a pop singer, a woman half his age who gives him the erotic charge of his life. He begins taking film of their bedroom encounters and says some pretty excessive things about how marvelous she is to him. Meanwhile, his local friends don't trust or like him enough to help him stay in Istanbul, and it seems that he will have to continue onward in his journey to safety.
Robert's Movie
A film director dreams of 2 young people in love. But the girl's father interferes with the director's dream and tries to prevent this love. The director resists the entanglement and does not change the story.
Gökyüzü
Kuddusi Yurdum, a minibus driver, competes in a TV quiz show to win a grand prize for his family. After narrowly missing the final question, they accept a consolation trip to Barbunya Island, where unexpected and funny adventures await.
When Luck Breaks the Door
İpek, a woman from Istanbul at a turning point in her life, embarks on a journey to seek change. During her travels, she meets Şahin, a hitchhiker, and together they encounter various individuals, including a writer, a musician, and a photographer, each with their own life stories.
Road of Dreams
The film tells the story of two old friends, Ahmet and Kemal, who work together to solve a murder. Ahmet, nicknamed "Baba," makes a living as an accountant. His son Ali, who works as a laborer at the same factory, is a union member. The factory manager pressures Ahmet to convince his son to leave the union. During a strike that breaks out at the factory, Ali is killed. Ahmet seeks help from Kemal, a businessman and his army buddy, to find his son's killer. Throughout this process, both Kemal and Ahmet begin to question their own lives.
Darbe
Hanzo, who was lost as a baby and raised by bears in the wild forest, behaving like them, is captured one day by a group that comes to the village for excavation.
Hanzo
Television & Series (7)
The life and times of rather traditional Sutcuoglu family and their comedic struggles to adapt the high-profile contemporary life of Nisantasi.
The European Side
Komedi Dükkanı is a Turkish entertainment television program that was broadcast between 2007 and 2011.