Tamer Levent

Tamer Levent (born 13 October 1950) is a Turkish actor, director, art director and writer. In 1971, he joined the Ankara State Conservatory and entered the Department of Theater. He graduated from the conservatory's Department of theater in 1977. He first worked as an actor and then as a director in State Theaters. He later served as general director of State Theaters and deputy general director. Through the plays that he directed, he received invitations to festivals in Russia, Canada, South Korea, Iran and North Cyprus. He is currently the director of the State Theaters and is the founder and first President of TOMEB, the Association of Theater Actors Professional Association (TOBAV).

Tamer Levent
Levent in 2008
Born (1950-10-13) 13 October 1950
Karşıyaka, İzmir, Turkey
OccupationActor
Years active1977–present
Spouse(s)
Seynan Sezgin
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(m. 1982)​
Children2
Websitetamerlevent.com

Early life and family
Levent during his first year in conservatory

Levent was born on 13 October 1950 in Karşıyaka, İzmir as the son of judge Zeki Levent and his wife, designer Meral Levent. He attended high school at İzmir Turkish College. In 1982, he was married to Seynan Sezgin, the producer and presenter of TRT 2's popular program Aksama Dogu. In 1984, their son Efe and in 1985 their daughter Hazel were born. On 25 March 1994, he was elected as the General Director of State Theaters. During his duty, which he carried out until 10 August 1994, he initiated the Yes to Art project, which made a great impression in Turkey. He made theoretical and practical studies in order to define and expand the theater culture. In 2003, Çorlu Municipality opened a new stage in his name (Çorlu Municipality Tamer Levent Scene) after which Levent began promoting drama education in Turkey and launched creative drama activities. He performed on the first Russian tour of the State Theaters with Ülkü Ayvaz's play Yeniden Yaratma.

Career
Ankara State Conservatory 1974–75 season students. Levent at the diction teacher Nüzhet Şenbay's class, with his friend Haluk Bilginer

He has taught Creative Acting at the Ankara University Faculty of Educational Sciences, Anadolu University, New York University's Department of Theater, the Berlin High School of Art's Theater Department, Bretton Hall College, and the University of Warwick. In Belgium, Luxembourg and Hungary, he participated in the committees and organizations where the principles of theater gatherings were organized together with the European Parliament and conducted a series of workshops. Levent made long-term workshops in France and Tunisia and turned the results into performances. He also performed a series of programs and dramas on radio and television. He made a live communication program with the audience at TRT Radyo-1 called Gecenin İçinden. He made documentaries in China and India. He has directed drama workshops in many countries around the world. In the adaptation of the play Bernarda Alba'nın Evi to the ballet, he was in charge of the direction. Levent is also the Representative of Turkey at the International Federation of Actors (FIA). He was a member of the board of IATA (International Association of Amateur Theaters). His articles were published in local and foreign journals. In addition to acting and directing, Tamer Levent is the President of the TOBAV (State Theater Opera and Ballet Employees Foundation).

" We say "Yes to Art" for a better and more understandable world! "

— Tamer Levent during the opening of the Çorlu Municipality Tamer Levent Stage on 1 April 2003

Theater and opera

As actor

As director
  • Bir Elin Nesi Var (children play) - Muharrem Buhara
  • Bütün Dünya Oyun Sahnesi - Tamer Levent
  • The House of Bernarda Alba - Federico Garcia Lorca (TV dance theater project with Binnaz Aydan's choreography)
  • Yeniden Yaratma-oyun-Ülkü Ayvaz, ilk SSCB turnesi
  • Önce İnsan - Yılmaz Karakoyunlu (Canada tour)
  • Masal Kadınları - Tamer Levent (South Korea, Iran tour)
  • Carmen - Georges Bizet, İzmir State Opera and Ballet
  • Man of La Mancha - Don Quixote, Mersin State Opera and Ballet
  • Yaşamaya Dair - Nâzım Hikmet (scenario), Ankara State Opera and Ballet (Ali Aykaç made the music for this one-man play and Tamer Levent played his role in the presence of the opera orchestra.)
  • Caligula - Albert Camus
  • Bakkhai - Euripides
  • Kalpaklılar - adapted by Tamer Levent based on a work by Samim Kocagöz
  • Ney Dans Prodüksiyonu - scenario by Tamer Levent (This show, where Tamer Levent was the director and art director, toured all over the world.)
  • Ferhat ile Şirin - Nazım Hikmet, Ankara
  • A Place with the Pigs - Athol Fugard, İzmir Theater
  • Midas'ın Kulakları - Güngör Dilmen, Konya State Tiyatrosu
  • Yalancının Resmi - Memet Baydur, Istanbul, Mask-Kara Theater
  • Ölümü Yaşamak - Orhan Asena, Diyarbakır - Diyarbakır State Theater
  • Ak Kartalın Oğlu Gılgameş - Orhan Asena, Diyarbakır State Theater, 2012 (The play was performed on stage for the opening of the Orhan Asena Stage.)

As writer
  • Bütün Dünya Bir Oyun Sahnesi
  • Ya Tutarsa
  • Karısına Göre Bir Halk Düşmanı
  • Anla Beni
  • Masal Kadınları

Films and TV series
  • Tatlı Rüyalar, 1997 - Ahmet Akbayır
  • Yazılar Filmatik - based on Yılmaz Onay'novel and filmed in 1998 with Altuğ Savaşal's script.
  • Sam Rüzgarı (Poland)
  • Gülpare
  • Yaralı Yürek
  • Vazgeç Gönlüm
  • Akşamdan Kalma, 2008 - Ali Haydar
  • Akşamdan Kalma 2, 2010 - Ali Haydar
  • Kılıç Günü - Celal Kızıltan
  • Akşamdan Kalma 3, 2012 - Ali Haydar
  • Tepenin Ardı - Emin Alper, 2012 It was selected the Best Film at the 2012 Berlin International Film Festival, Forum section (Caligari Film Prize).[1] It was also named the Best Film at the International Istanbul Film Festival.[2] At the 6th Asia Pacific Cinema Academy Awards (APSA), it was awarded as the Best Themed Film.[3]
  • Ayaz - Hakan Kurşun, 2012
  • Atlılar - Muharrem Gülmez, 2012
  • İzzet Kaptan ve Oğlu - Mesut Uçakan
  • Su ve Ateş, 2013 - Özcan Deniz
  • Yunus Diye Göründüm - Kürşat Kızbaz
  • Simindis Kundzuli (Mısır Adası) - 2014
  • Fatih, Kanal D, as Ali Kuşçu
  • Kış Uykusu, 2014 - Nuri Bilge Ceylan (It received the Palme d'Or at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and was chosen as the Best Film by FIPRESCI.[4] )
  • Bana Artık Hicran De, Kanal D, 2014
  • Corn Island, 2014, Georgian film in which he appeared as a soldier. It made it to the January Shortlist for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards.
  • Misafir - Mehmet Eryılmaz, 2015
  • Aşk Yeniden, Fox TV, 2015
  • 125 Years Memory - Süleyman Bey, 2015
  • Cesur ve Güzel, Star TV, 2016
  • İstanbullu Gelin, Kanal D, 2017
  • Çiçero, 2019
  • Maria ile Mustafa, ATV, 2020
  • Menajerimi Ara, Star TV, 2021

International judging panel memberships
Levent (far right) with the other Judges of the 7th Asia Pacific Cinema Academy Awards (APSA)
  • 7th Asia Pacific Cinema Academy Awards (APSA) - judge[5][6]
  • Ankara Short Film Festival - judge (2014 with EU cooperation)

Adaptations
  • Efruz Bey - Ömer Seyfettin, Sıfırdan Publications
  • Ben ki Abdülcanbaz, Sıfırdan Publications

Books
  • Niçin Tiyatro (articles), Gündoğan Publications
  • Ya Tutarsa (play), Mitos - Boyut Publications

Awards
  • 45th Ankara Arts Association Theater Awards 2009, "Best Actor" award[7]
  • 6th Asia Pacific Cinema Academy awards (APSA); He was selected as the best actor nominee with two other country nominees for his role in the movie Tepenin Ardı.[8]
  • He was chosen as the best actor at the 24th Ankara Film Festival for his role in the film Tepenin Ardı.[9]
  • At the 3rd Malatya Film Festival, he was selected as the best actor with his co-stars, Mehmet Özgür, Reha Özcan, Berk Hakman, and Furkan Berk Kiran.[10]
  • 81st Language Festival Honorary Award 2013 Language Association[11]
  • 20th Sadri Alışık Theater and Cinema Actor Awards Selection Committee Special Award (Kış Uykusu)
  • 4th New Magazine Theater Awards 2016 Honor Award[12]
  • 2016 İsmet Küntay Honor Award[13]
  • TAKSAV 21st International Ankara Theater Festival "Festival Honorary Award" 2016 [14]

References
  1. Tepenin Ardı, Berlin Film Festivali’nde Caligari Ödülü’nü Kazandı
  2. Altın Lale en iyi film ödülü Tepenin Ardı'na
  3. Tepenin Ardı 6.Asya Pasifik Sinema Akademi ödüllerinde (APSA) En İyi Konulu Film seçildi
  4. Kış Uykusu, 2014 Cannes Film Festivali Altın Palmiye ödülünü kazandı
  5. APSA resmi sayfası
  6. Milliyet gazetesi haber
  7. 45.Ankara Sanat Kurumu Tiyatro Ödülleri
  8. Tamer Levent 6.Asya Pasifik Sinema Akademi ödüllerinde (APSA); Tepenin Ardı isimli sinema filminde oynadığı rol ile en iyi erkek oyuncu adayı seçildi
  9. Tamer Levent 24.Ankara Film Festivali'nde Tepenin Ardı isimli sinema filminde oynadığı rol ile en iyi erkek oyuncu seçildi
  10. Tamer Levent 3. Malatya Film Festivali'nde en iyi erkek oyuncu ödülünü rol arkadaşları ile paylaştı
  11. Dil Derneği 81. Dil Bayramı
  12. Yeni Dergi 4.Tiyatro Ödülleri - Onur Ödülü
  13. 41. İsmet Küntay Tiyatro Ödülleri - Onur Ödülü
  14. 21. Festival Onur Ödülü Tamer Levent'e verildi.
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