PRODUCER-DIRECTOR-SCRIPTWRITER
R.YILMAZ ATADENİZ
Place of Birth: Arnavutköy
Date of Birth: 1932
Films;
- Çare Sende Allahım
- Talihsizler, Küskünüm
- Afacan, Donanmanın Gülü
- Cilalı İbo
- Maceralar Kralı
- Julverin İki Sene Mektep Tatili
- 7 Kocalı Hürmüz
- Yılmayan Şeytan
- Maskeli Beşler
- Kafkas Kartalı
- Kadıhan
- Yemende Bir Avuç Türk
- Kader Arkadaşım
- Kanije Kalesi
- Akıncılar
- Sarı Necmiye
- Turhanoğlu Çal Hasan
Born in Arnavutkoy, Istanbul in 1932. He was graduated from Science department in Kabataş Boys’ High School, but he had to leave Department of Engineering in Robert College after sudden death of his elder brother, Orhan ATADENIZ, then he started working in Erman Film Studios. Making a name for himself in fiction as did his elder brother, ATADENIZ started directing “Yüz Karası” and “Yedi Kocalı Hürmüz” in 1963 and put his signature on 98 movies of 35mm and approximately 120 TV series and documentaries.
He was the director who made the most movies with Yılmaz GÜNEY, the ugly king (Çirkin Kral). In these eleven movies in total, he didn’t put his name on three of them (Kasımpaşalı, Kasımpaşalı Recep, Tilki Selim). He directed all scenes of adventure. His main movies are: Çare Sende Allahım, Talihsizler, Küskünüm, Afacan, Donanmanın Gülü, Cilalı İbo, Maceralar Kralı, Julverin İki sene mektep tatili, 7 Kocalı Hürmüz ,Yılmayan şeytan, Maskeli Beşler, Kafkas Kartalı, Kadıhan, Yemende Bir Avuç Türk, Kader Arkadaşım, Kanije Kalesi, Akıncılar,Sarı Necmiye, Turhanoğlu Çal Hasan.
Orhan Atadeniz, the montage doyen, R. Yılmaz Atadeniz and his son Orhan Atadeniz are the ones who worked in fiction profession for three generations. Establishing his own firm ATADENIZ Film in 1967, Yılmaz ATADENIZ, the director of many fantastic movies as ZORRO, RİGO, KİLİNK, KIZILMASKE, MASKELİ ŞEYTAN and CASUS KIRAN, became the founder of other organizations and unions established on behalf of cinema. He also founded the Sine-Sen (Sine-Kamder) and chaired for two periods and worked in Board of Directors of Film Makers Union since 1988. He was also in foremanship in 2nd Ankara Film Festival in 1989 and Altın Koza Film Festival in 1992.
He became the chairman of Board of Directors of Se-Sam in January, 2007, where he is presently working. Being the producer of “Sır Çocukları”, he was awarded with Dr. Avni Tolunay Jury Exclusive Award and Public Jury Exclusive Award in 39th Antalya Film Festival in 2002; Exclusive Award of 14th Ankara International Film Festival; the best cinema film award in 10th Golden Objective Awards of Magazine Journalists Union in 2002 and the best film award in 2nd Köyceğiz National Caunos Golden Lion Film Festival in 2003. Besides, he also casted documentaries of Patara, Istanbul Archeological Museum, Sami Hazinses, Salih Tozan, İzzet Günay and Tokat Ballıca Cave. In 2008, he was also awarded with Honour Award in 45th Antalya Film Festival. Furthermore, it was published as a book of 45th Antalya Film Festival by Burçak Evren and Türsak.
He made Muhsin Ertuğrul Documentary ın 20114 and last one He made feature film name is İkimize Bir Dünya is Sait Faik Abasıyanık novel scenario Safa Önal.