Mehmet Tanrısever

Mehmet Tanrısever (born 1953 in Konya, Turkey) is a Turkish filmmaker and businessman, who is best known as the founder of Feza Film, which produced his films (1989), (1992) and Free Man (2011).^[1]

Originally an industrialist by profession, Mehmet Tanrısever became a producer in 1989 with the establishment of Feza Film, stating that, "I first started filmmaking because I wanted to express an idea". When (1989), the first film he produced, broke box-office records, he was compelled to make the move into directing. (1992), his debut as director, won 'Second Best Film' at the 45th International Salerno Film Festival and the 11th , where he also won the and 'Best Debut Director' awards.

Following this, he took a break from filmmaking, stating that, "My industrial life was kind of hectic, but I was never detached from movies. There was always this gnawing feeling inside of me. After seeing movies with audiences of 3 to 4 million in recent years, I started getting upset with myself, wondering why conservative people can't make good movies. So, I liquidated my business and spent time making movies". He returned to the screens as co-writer, producer and director of Free Man (2011).

He is married with 3 children.

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External links[]

• Mehmet Tanrisever at IMDb

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