Turkey director, screenwriter, editor, producer, cinematographer. Nuri Bilge Ceylan began by acting in a short film directed by his friend Mehmet Eryilmaz, towards the end of 1993, he began shooting the short film Koza (Cocoon), the film was screened at Cannes in May 1995 and became the first Turkish short to be selected for competition at the Cannes Film Festival.

He directed a number of films including: Kasaba (The Small Town), Mayis Sikintisi (Clouds of May), Uzak (Distant), İklimler (Climates), Üç Maymun (Three Monkeys), Once Upon a Time in Anatolia, Winter Sleep, Kuru Otlar Üstüne (About Dry Grasses).