Metin Erksan

Metin Erksan (b. 1929, Çanakkale) worked as a cinema critic on various newspapers and magazines. He graduated from the Department of Art History at Istanbul University. In 1952, he directed his first film, The Dark World (Asik Veysel' in hayati) written by Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu. He directed social realistic films such as Dry Summer (Susuz Yaz, 1964), Time to Love (Sevmek zamani, 1965) and The Well. He won a Golden Bear with Dry Summer at the Berlin Film Festival in 1964 and became a pioneer in the promotion of Turkish cinema abroad. Dry Summer has struggled with censorship, particularly due to the sensuous depiction of the three main characters. The film also faced problems with its screening at Cannes and Venice.

MFF Karlovy Vary