Tamer GARİP

Communıcatıon

Fılm Makıng – Turkısh

Öğretim Görevlisi

Biography

Tamer GARIP was born in Nicosia ,Cyprus on May 10, 1962. The Head of Communications and Founder of Filmmaking Department of Near East University . He teaches “Filmmaking Courses ” they are “Directing I (FLM 101), Directing II (FLM 206)” at the Near East University. Tamer Garip has directed his 2nd feauture film Dr.Dilara , which was premiered at Cannes Film Festival in May 2016.His first feauture film was Codename Venus (Kod Adi Venus) premiered at Cannes in 2012 and shown in Cinemas in Turkey and Cyprus in 2013. Tamer graduated from Brighton University , Business Studies degree and he studied at “Panico Film School (London Film Academy)” in London. He began a Masters course in “Film Studies” in Westminster University, London but did not complete . In 1991, Tamer was declared as the Pioneer of Interactive Advertising while working on TV ads for Saatchi & Saatchi, BMP, TBWA on accounts such as Levis 501 , Nissan, and many other blue chip companies in London. In 1996,He won the best CD-ROM producer award and produced Future Vision Exhibition at Manchester for Barclays Bank Plc. He also produced the first e-commerce internet banking for (Transpay) Barclays Bank Plc . In 1999, he won the Most Innovative Technology Award and The 2nd Best Design Agency Award by Yell Awards of UK, presented by Jonathan Ross. In 2001,he was elected as one of the most influential people in the internet industry and selected as one of the top 12 internet designers of UK by The Internet Magazine. With the assistance of BBC* and Sky TV*, he set up the School of Creative Technologies in London and taught film making techniques to over 100 students in London during 2002-2004. He was appointed as the CEO of “Levent Group” * of Companies (one of the largest companies in TRNC) and also he was the Trustee of Cyprus International University from 2006 until 2011. During this time he transformed “Levent Group” and the Cyprus International University into one of the fastest growing organisations.He produced and directed 3 very popular TV shows and wrote a book called “Think of a Country that…” Feature Films: Code Name: Venus(2012) , Dr. Dilara (2016) - Director/Writer/Producer

Work Experience

Todate 2015

Film Director at Near East University. He teaches “Filmmaking Courses ” - Directing I (FLM 101), Directing II (FLM 206)

Near East University, Filmmaking Department, Faculty of Communication
Todate 2011

Head of Communication and Founder Of Filmmaking Department.

Near East University, Faculty of Communication
2011 2006

CEO Levent Group

Levent Group, TRNC
2011 2006

Trustee of Cyprus International University . During this time he transformed “Levent Group” and the Cyprus International University into one of the fastest growing organisations.

Cyprus International University, Northern Cyprus
2004 2002

The most influential people in the internet industry School of Creative Technologies 2002 – 2004 (2 years)London, United Kingdom In 2001,he was elected as one of the most influential people in the internet industry and selected as one of the top 12 internet designers of UK by The Internet Magazine. With the assistance of BBC* and Sky TV*, he set up the School of Creative Technologies in London and taught film making techniques to over 100 students in London during 2002-2004.

School of Creative Technologies, London, United Kingdom

Education & Training

Ph.D. ..

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Master...

Master’s Degree, Film Studie

Westminster University
Bachelor1984

Bachelor’s Degree, Business Studies

Brighton University

Honors, Awards and Grants

1999

The 2nd Best Design Agency Award

The 2nd Best Design Agency Award by Yell Awards of UK, presented by Jonathan Ross. 1999
1996

The Best CD-ROM Producer

The Best CD-ROM Producer 1996 In 1991, Tamer was declared as the Pioneer of Interactive Advertising while working on TV ads for Saatchi & Saatchi, BMP, TBWA on accounts such as Levis 501 , Nissan, and many other blue chip companies in London. He produced Future Vision Exhibition at Manchester for Barclays Bank Plc. He also produced the first e-commerce internet banking for (Transpay) Barclays Bank Plc .
2001

Most Innovative use of Technology

Most Innovative use of Technology 2001 This award is given to the person who has applied the latest technology to the best use by YELL Awards UK
1999

The Most Innovative Technology Award

Research Summary

He produced and directed 3 very popular TV shows and wrote a book called ‘Think of a Country that…” Tamer GARIP, the scenarist, director and producer of the movie “Code Name Venus”, and also his second a new cinema movie called Dr. Dilara, which is a project of the Faculty of Communication that produced by Near East University. Feature Film: Code Name: Venus 2012 Code Name : Venus The Untold Story of The Tragedy In Cyprus Venus came to find the truth about her parents disappearance on her childhood home of Cyprus years ago. What begins as a personal journey starts a secret odyssey that will lead her closer and closer to unearthing Cyprus's tragic and hidden history. But in a land so deeply occupied divided, how far will Venus go for a country that is not her own Feature Film: Dr. Dilara 2016 Dr. Dilara, which is the second great project after the movie Code Name Venus that was screened at Cannes Film Festival and at cinemas in Turkey-Cyprus in 2012, is also a Cyprus issue-driven movie in terms of its production, director, players and storyline. Dr. Dilara is a tragedy and thriller movie. Its storyline is based on the mysterious history of Cyprus and it features the fight of Dilara, who is the only daughter of a Cypriot family that decides to return to Cyprus with her 4 year-old-daughter upon the death of her husband after living in Italy for long years. After being employed as an academic by Near East University, Dr. Dilara finds herself in hell while feeling in heaven during the research process of her study on the documentary regarding mass graves in Cyprus. Underlining that film making requires a long preparation process, Tamer Garip expresses his views: “Producing a film takes three years; it may sometimes require even a longer period. Making a film is a long-run process”. Tamer GARIP underlines that 200 bit-players and students, assistants working behind the camera and secretaries along with the leading character take part in every stage of the filmmaking process. Students of Near East University are gaining a professional experience.

Interests

Research Projects

Feature Film: Code Name: Venus 2012 The Untold Story of The Tragedy In Cyprus Venus came to find the truth about her parents disappearance on her childhood home of Cyprus years ago. What begins as a personal journey starts a secret odyssey that will lead her closer and closer to unearthing Cyprus's tragic and hidden history. But in a land so deeply occupied divided, how far will Venus go for a country that is not her own?
Feature Film: Dr. Dilara 2016 Dr. Dilara Bessano is a Turkish Cypriot, who was born and grew up in Cyprus. She went to Italy to study and there she got married with a writer and researcher, Antonio Bessano. Dr. Dilara is at the end of her 20’s and has a 4-year-old daughter, Asia. Dilara’s life changed drastically when her husband committed suicide on his birthday. Dilara and her daughter Asia moved back to Cyprus after this tragic incident.She started to work as an instructor at the Faculty of Communication at Near East University. While she is working on the documentary that she was working together with her husband entitled “Mass Graves in Cyprus,” she finds herself and her daughter in some issues that make her life more difficult.
NEFF will first take place on the university campus on May 26, 2017. We have determined the main theme of the NEU Film Festival which we will perform this year as ‘happiness’. All secondary and high school students will be able to attend the festival. The Near East Film Festival will take place on May 26, 2017. NEFF will be organized by the Near East University Film Production Department, YDU Promotion and Public Relations Center and Dean of Students. The main aim of the festival is to encourage young people studying in North Cyprus to experience cinematographic art as a means of communication. The festival will be classified in two groups as Short Fiction (Fiction and Experimental) and Documentary Films. Movies will be uploaded via Vimeo and URL addresses will be sent.The deadline for submitting films is May 15, 2017. It was founded in 2013 by Tamer Garip, the Founding President of the Film Production Department.The main objective of the filmmaking division, which has students from 10 different countries, is contributing to the cinematographic arts and establishing the Cinema industry in Northern Cyprus.