# Meta Akkus

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{{short description|French film Director}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Meta Akkus
| image              = Meta 1 1.jpg
| caption            =
| birth_date         =
| birth_place        = [Turkey](/source/Turkey)
| height             = 1.7 m
| alma_mater         = [Central St Martins](/source/Central_St_Martins)
| occupation         = {{flatlist|
* Film Director
* Producer
* Writer}}
| years_active       = 1998–present
| website            = https://metaakkus.net/
}}

'''Meta Akkus''' is a French–Turkish film director, screenwriter, author, and producer. She is best known for her fantasy family film Make A Wish ([Bir Dilek Tut](/source/%3Atr%3ABir_Dilek_Tut))<ref>{{cite web | title=Ein News Desk. |url=https://www.einnews.com/amp/pr_news/518128840/director-meta-akkus-signs-on-for-us-projects |website=einnews.com |accessdate=28 May 2020}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Meta Akkus, born in [Turkey](/source/Turkey), grew up in Paris, France.<ref>{{cite web |title=Akkus to weave Fateful Pattern |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/138097/ |website=cineuropa.org |date=9 March 2010 |publisher=by Naman Ramachandran |accessdate=14 April 2020}}</ref> She went to Middle School Béranger, located in [Le Marais](/source/Le_Marais). There she joined the school's theater and studied acting for the next seven years, performing in different classical plays.<ref name=Indigo/>

In the last year of middle school, Akkus was assigned, by her history teacher, to direct a documentary about [World War II](/source/World_War_II) students that were deported to concentration camps from her school, Beranger, in 1940.<ref name=milliyet/>

At the age of 17, Akkus dropped out of Henri-Bergson high school in Paris, put her acting on hold, to write and direct her first play, "Le Temps N'Existe Pas".<ref name="nouvart">{{cite web |title=Meta Akkus interview, second book "Abrakadabra", Bir Dilek Tut. |url=https://www.nouvart.net/meta-akkus-hayatimda-beni-yonlendiren-tek-sey-ilham-oldu/ |website=nouvart.net |accessdate=14 April 2020 |date=14 September 2018}}</ref>

Akkus directs her first short film, La Solitude{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}, at the age of 18. This led her to move to London, to study and work in films.<ref name="unifrance">{{cite web |title=Meta Akkus unifrance Link, La Peur. |url=https://www.unifrance.org/annuaires/personne/334471/meta-akkus# |website=unifrance.org |accessdate=14 April 2020}}</ref><ref name=sabah1>{{cite web |title=SABAH – Paris'te genç bir yönetmen |url=https://arsiv.sabah.com.tr/2004/04/02/cp/gnc105-20040327-101.html |website=arsiv.sabah.com.tr}}</ref>

== Film career ==
In London, Akkus attended directing classes at Panico Film, she then continued at [Central St Martins](/source/Central_St_Martins). She worked as a runner on the set of the James Bond film, [The World Is Not Enough](/source/The_World_Is_Not_Enough), directed by [Michael Apted](/source/Michael_Apted)<ref name=Indigo>{{cite web |last1=Held |first1=Deniz Alan |title=Meta Akkuş ve Aşktan Ötürü: Genç bir kadının biriktirdikleri |url=https://indigodergisi.com/2017/10/meta-akkus-asktan-oturu/ |website=İndigo Dergisi |language=tr |date=23 October 2017}}</ref>

Her next assignment as an assistant director working on various productions including an advertising campaign for Micron PC, directed by [Terry Gilliam](/source/Terry_Gilliam), for [Radical Media](/source/Radical_Media).

She learned how to edit films at Swordfish Editing in [Soho](/source/Soho), working as an assistant editor for over a year, where she produced, directed, and edited her second short film, Unsatisfaction{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} on 35mm. This short was bought by [Canal+](/source/Canal%2B_(French_TV_channel)) for television broadcast.

BBD Productions, Paris signed her as one of their three exclusive commercial directors, the other two being [Luc Besson](/source/Luc_Besson) and [Jean-Paul Goude](/source/Jean-Paul_Goude). At BBD, Akkus directed many commercials and music videos around the world, for such global Luxury Brands as [Chanel](/source/Chanel), Lux, Evian, [Mini Cooper](/source/Mini_Cooper), Paşabahçe, [BP](/source/BP), and [Pınar](/source/P%C4%B1nar).{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

Meta Akkus participated in the 5th International Izmir Short Film Festival in November 2004 with her short films La Peur, Zero Tues and Unsatisfaction.<ref>{{cite web |title=Film Festivalleri, 5th International Izmir Short Film Festival |url=http://www.kameraarkasi.org/festivaller/izmir_05.html |website=www.kameraarkasi.org |accessdate=24 April 2020}}</ref>

In [Cape Town](/source/Cape_Town), Akkus directed advertisements for [Group Saur](/source/%3Afr%3AGroupe_Saur), where she created a whole African village and showed people carrying water from every corner of the Earth to Africa.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kameraarkasi.org/yonetmenler/metaakkus.html |date=2010|title= Meta Akkus info and interview|website=kameraarkasi.org (milliyet.com.tr) Yiğit KARAAHMET |accessdate=28 March 2020}}</ref>

In 2009–2010, Akkus directed the interview scenes in the documentary, Turkish Passport, about [World War II](/source/World_War_II), [Turkish-Jewish](/source/Turkish-Jewish) survivors.<ref name=milliyet>{{cite web |title=Hayatlarını kurtaran Türk diplomatları unutmadılar (Son Tren) |url=https://www.milliyet.com.tr/dunya/hayatlarini-kurtaran-turk-diplomatlari-unutmadilar-995701 |website=milliyet.com.tr |accessdate=14 April 2020 |date=25 September 2008}}</ref>

Akkus started and directed a music video for a [Copenhagen](/source/Copenhagen) based pop trio band [Who Made Who](/source/Who_Made_Who) for their song.

She is the author of two published books, in Turkey, ''Aşktan Ötürü'' and ''Abrakadabra''.<ref name=Indigo /><ref name="nouvart"/>

Akkus directed four music videos for the Turkish rock singer, "Kiraç"{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}. For whom, she wrote and directed a short film for his song "Senden Başka" a story about a boy's love for his mother, which airs on Turkish Television Channels every year on [Mother's Day](/source/Mother's_Day).<ref name=sabah1/>

Meta Akkus wrote, produced, and directed her first feature film "Make A Wish" ([Bir Dilek Tut](/source/%3Atr%3ABir_Dilek_Tut)) in 2022. Make A Wish, a magical coming-of-age film, for family audiences, telling the story of a 12-year-old boy "Berke" who uncovers the secret of how to make his wishes come true .<ref name="nouvart"/> She started pre-production in [Istanbul](/source/Istanbul). She shot it in [Mardin](/source/Mardin), an ancient Roman town near the Turkish border with [Syria](/source/Syria).<ref>{{cite web |url= https://mardinsoz.com/haber/mardinde-bir-dilek-tut-filmi-cekimleri-basladi-14685.html |title= News "Mardin´de 'Bir Dilek Tut' Filmi çekimleri başladı" |date= 1 July 2018 |website= mardinsoz.com |accessdate= 29 March 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.mardinarena.com/haber-mardin-de-bir-dilek-tut-filmi-cekimleri-basladi.-45430.html |title= News "Mardin´de 'Bir Dilek Tut' Filmi çekimleri başladı." |date= 1 July 2018 |website= mardinarena.com |accessdate= 29 March 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.artukluhaber.net/haber-bir-dilek-tut-filminin-cekimlerine-mardin-de-baslandI-37253.html |title= News "Bir Dilek Tut Filminin Çekimlerine Mardin'de Başlandı." |date= 30 June 2018 |website= artukluhaber.net |accessdate= 29 March 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.haber7.com/foto-galeri/54348-yapimcilarin-gozde-sehri-mardin/p1 |title= Mardin, Bir Dilek Tut movie shooting news, photo 1–14. |date= 2 September 2018 |website= haber7.com  |accessdate= 29 March 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.ntv.com.tr/sanat/bir-dilek-tut-filmi-motor-dedi,QIz-hgAvT0C3X1olQ2qoZA |title= News "Bir Dilek Tut filmi 'motor' dedi." |date= 4 July 2018 |website= ntv.com.tr  |accessdate= 29 March 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://beyazgazete.com/video/webtv/guncel-1/bir-dilek-tut-filmi-motor-dedi-563570.html |title= News "Bir Dilek Tut filmi 'motor' dedi." |date= 4 July 2018 |website=beyazgazete.com |accessdate= 29 March 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.trthaber.com/haber/kultur-sanat/mardin-yapimcilarin-gozde-sehri-oldu-374268.html/amp |title= 'Mardin yapımcıların gözde şehri oldu' Bir Dilek Tut movie shooting news and photos. |date= 9 July 2018 |website=trthaber.com |accessdate= 29 March 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.istanbulhaber.com.tr/bir-dilek-tut-filmi-motor-dedi-haber-987986.htm |title= News "Bir Dilek Tut filmi 'motor' dedi. |date= 4 July 2018 |website=istanbulhaber.com |accessdate= 29 March 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.mynet.com/amp/tarihi-sehir-mardin-yapimcilarin-gozdesi-oldu-sinema-44230 |title= News 'Tarihi şehir Mardin yapımcıların gözdesi oldu' |date= 11 July 2018 |website=mynet.com |accessdate= 29 March 2020 }}</ref> Her film "Make a Wish" Bir Dilek Tut is a semi-finalist at Flickers’ [Rhode Island International Film Festival](/source/Rhode_Island_International_Film_Festival) (RIIFF).<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/kelebek/hayat/bir-dilek-tut-adim-adim-oscara-gidiyor-42111717 |title= News "Bir Dilek Tut Oscar'a gidiyor. |date= 3 August 2022 |website=Hurriyet.com.tr |accessdate= 3 August 2022 }}</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== Feature films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Director
!Producer
!Writer
!Notes
|-
|2022
| [Make A Wish](/source/%3Atr%3ABir_Dilek_Tut)<ref name=fragmanlarBDT>{{cite web |url= https://www.fragmanlar.com/bir-dilek-tut-fragmani |title= Make A Wish (Bir Dilek Tut) fragman link. |date= 2 September 2018 |website=fragmanlar.com |accessdate= 29 March 2020 }}</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Co-written with Avni Tuna Dilligil Starring [Altan Erkekli](/source/Altan_Erkekli)<br />[Vildan Atasever](/source/Vildan_Atasever)<br />İhsan Berk AydınCinematographer Joan Bordera<ref>{{cite web |title=Joan Bordera official |url=https://www.joanbordera.com/ |website=Joan Bordera |accessdate=14 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=MAKE A WISH / Feature Film |url=https://www.joanbordera.com/make-a-wish |website=Joan Bordera |accessdate=14 April 2020}}</ref>
|}

=== Short films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Director
!Writer
!Notes
|-
|1998
|''La Solitude''|| {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|Produced. Starring Zoe Coussoneau.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
|-
|2003
|''[Unsatisfaction](/source/Unsatisfaction_(2003_short_film))''|| {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|Starring Helen Le Bohec Cinematographer Philipp Blaubach
|-
|2005
|''[La Peur](/source/La_Peur_(2005_short_film))''<ref name=unifrance/>|| {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|Starring Karina BeutheAudrey Caillaud,<ref>{{cite web |title=Audrey Caillaud |url=https://www.unifrance.org/annuaires/personne/334475/audrey-caillaud |website=www.unifrance.org |accessdate=14 April 2020 |language=fr}}</ref> Cinematographer Jean Poisson
|-
|2006
|''[La Muette](/source/La_Muette_(2006_short_film))''|| {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|Starring Zoe Duchesne& Jean Christophe Gra Cinematographer Vincent Mathias
|}

=== Commercials ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Director
!Writer
!Company
!Notes
|-
|2004
|''Group Saur''|| {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|Group Saur
|Note shot in Cape Town
|-
|2006|| {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|Chanel
|Starring Zoe Duchesne{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} Cinematographer Jean Poisson
|-
|rowspan="2" |2007
|''CK'' || {{yes}}
|CK
|Starring Zoe Duchesne, Romulo Pires{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
|-
|''Lux Soap]''|| {{yes}}
|
|Lux Soap
|Vincent Mathias
|-
|2008
|''Mini BMW''|| {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|Mini BMW
|Starring Meta Akkus & Jan Schunke
|-
|2015
|''Pasabahce Omnia''|| {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|Pasabahce
|
|}

== Further reading ==
* [https://www.kitapyurdu.com/kitap/asktan-oturu/383186.html&manufacturer_id=185004 Aşktan Ötürü (2016)].<ref name=Indigo /><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.haberturk.com/kultur-sanat/haber/1177078-meta-akkus-yazarliga-soyundu |title= News "Meta Akkuş yazarlığa soyundu.". |date= 6 January 2016 |website=haberturk.com |accessdate= 29 March 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/kelebek/magazin/fotograf-cekimi-icin-londraya-gitti-klipte-oynadi-4005262 |title= News "Fotoğraf çekimi için Londra'ya gitti klipte oynadı." |date= 10 February 2016 |website=hurriyet.com.tr |accessdate= 29 March 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.magazinci.com/icerikler/sinema/unlu-yonetmenden-yazarliga-ilk-adim_51419.htm |title= The first step to writing |date= 18 January 2016 |website=magazinci.com |accessdate= 29 March 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ali |first1=Eyüpoğlu |title=Okunması gereken Kitaplar |url=https://www.milliyet.com.tr/cadde/ali-eyuboglu/senaryolari-calindi-onlar-da-filmini-yapti-2204779 |website=milliyet.com.tr |accessdate=14 April 2020 |date=6 March 2016}}</ref> Meta Akkuş.RETRO BASIM YAYIN.volume 160. release date:2016-02-22. {{ISBN|((6058677043))}}
* [https://www.kitapyurdu.com/kitap/abrakadabra/466260.html&manufacturer_id=185004 Abrakadabra (2018)].<ref name="nouvart"/><ref>{{cite web |url= https://indigodergisi.com/2018/08/meta-akkus-abrakadabra/  |title= News "Meta Akkuş'un ikinci kitabı: Abrakadabra"  |date= 12 August 2018 |website=indigodergisi.com |accessdate= 29 March 2020 }}</ref> Meta Akkuş.THE BEST FILMS PRODUCTIONS.volume 116. release date:2018-06-19. {{ISBN|((6058144903))}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://metaakkus.net/}}

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