Bilge Ebiri
Bilge Ebiri | |
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| Born | York, England |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
| Employer | New York |
Bilge Ebiri (/ˈbɪlɡə ɛˈbɪəri/; born 1973) is a British-American journalist, film critic, and filmmaker. His first feature film, New Guy, was released in 2004.
Early life and education
[edit]Ebiri is of Turkish descent.
Ebiri studied at Yale University, majoring in film studies, and graduated in 1995.[1] His thesis film, Bad Neighborhood, won the Lamar Prize for Achievement in Film.[2]
Career
[edit]After graduation, Ebiri worked as an assistant director for director Nikita Mikhalkov on The Barber of Siberia.[3]
In 2003, Ebiri wrote, directed, and co-produced the low-budget feature film New Guy. It was released in 2004, received favorable reviews in The New York Times and Variety, and had a successful theatrical run in New York City. Time Out called it "broadly predictable and increasingly one note, but passable sadistic fun."[4] It was released on DVD in 2005 by Vanguard Cinema.[5]
Ebiri was the lead critic at The Village Voice for two years beginning in 2016 before returning to New York magazine and Vulture as film critic and editor in 2019.[6][7]
Filmography
[edit]- Bad Neighborhood (1995)
- Infernal Racket (1996)
- New Guy (2003)
- Purse Snatcher (2006)
- Görünmeyen (2011)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Film Studies Major Alumni | Film and Media Studies Program". Yale. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ↑ "Facebook | Yale Student Film Festival". Facebook. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
...winning the Lamar Prize for Achievement in Film for his thesis film Bad Neighborhood.
- ↑ "The Barber of Siberia (1998) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb". IMDB. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ↑ "New Guy". Time Out. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
- ↑ "Amazon.com: New Guy [DVD]". Amazon. Archived from the original on 6 April 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ↑ Adams, Sam (February 25, 2016). "Bilge Ebiri Will Be the Village Voice's New Film Critic". IndieWire. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
- ↑ Janowitz, Neil (2019-09-10). "Vulture Announces Bilge Ebiri and Alison Willmore as Film Critics". New York Press Room. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
External links
[edit]- Official blog on Blogger
- Bilge Ebiri at IMDb
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