# Tamer Levent

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{{Short description|Turkish actor}}
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| caption            = Levent in 2008
| birth_date         = 1950<!---VIAF gives the year only--->
| birth_place        = [Karşıyaka](/source/Kar%C5%9F%C4%B1yaka), [İzmir](/source/%C4%B0zmir_Province), Turkey
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| occupation         = Actor
| years_active       = 1977–present
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| spouse             = {{marriage|Seynan Sezgin|1982}}
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'''Tamer Levent''' (born 1950) is a [Turkish](/source/Turkish_people) actor, director, art director and writer. In 1971, he joined the [Ankara State Conservatory](/source/Ankara_State_Conservatory) and entered the Department of Theater: he graduated in 1977.{{cn|date=November 2023}} He first worked as an actor and then as a director in [State Theaters](/source/Turkish_State_Theatres).{{cn|date=November 2023}} He later served as general director of State Theaters and deputy general director.{{cn|date=November 2023}}

thumb|Levent during his first year in conservatory
[[File:Eski konservatuvar 026.jpg|thumb| [Ankara State Conservatory](/source/Ankara_State_Conservatory) 1974–75 season students. Levent at the [diction](/source/diction) teacher Nüzhet Şenbay's class, with his friend [Haluk Bilginer](/source/Haluk_Bilginer)]]

== Film and television ==

* ''[Tepenin Ardı](/source/Tepenin_Ard%C4%B1)'' - [Emin Alper](/source/Emin_Alper), 2012 It was selected the Best Film at the 2012 [Berlin International Film Festival](/source/Berlin_International_Film_Festival), Forum section (Caligari Film Prize).<ref>[http://www.berlinale.de/en/das_festival/preise_und_juries/preise_unabh_ngigen_jurys/index.html#aufklappmodul_artikel_6 Tepenin Ardı, Berlin Film Festivali’nde Caligari Ödülü’nü Kazandı]</ref> It was also named the Best Film at the [International Istanbul Film Festival](/source/International_Istanbul_Film_Festival).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://t24.com.tr/haber/altin-lale-en-iyi-film-odulu-tepenin-ardina/201667 |title=Altın Lale en iyi film ödülü Tepenin Ardı'na |access-date=2019-09-30 |archive-date=2012-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120416164720/http://t24.com.tr/haber/altin-lale-en-iyi-film-odulu-tepenin-ardina/201667 |url-status=dead }}</ref> At the 6th Asia Pacific Cinema Academy Awards (APSA), it was awarded as the Best Themed Film.<ref>[http://www.asiapacificscreenacademy.com/2012/11/winners-of-the-sixth-annual-asia-pacific-screen-awards-announced/ Tepenin Ardı 6.Asya Pasifik Sinema Akademi ödüllerinde (APSA) En İyi Konulu Film seçildi]</ref>
* ''[Kış Uykusu](/source/Winter_Sleep_(film))'', 2014 - [Nuri Bilge Ceylan](/source/Nuri_Bilge_Ceylan) (It received the [Palme d'Or](/source/Palme_d'Or) at the 2014 [Cannes Film Festival](/source/Cannes_Film_Festival) and was chosen as the Best Film by [FIPRESCI](/source/FIPRESCI)).<ref>[http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/100012204/year/2014.html Kış Uykusu, 2014 Cannes Film Festivali Altın Palmiye ödülünü kazandı]</ref>

== International judging panel memberships ==
thumb|Levent (far right) with the other Judges of the 7th Asia Pacific Cinema Academy Awards (APSA)

* 7th Asia Pacific Cinema Academy Awards (APSA) - judge<ref>[http://www.asiapacificscreenacademy.com/2013/10/international-jury-announced-for-7th-apsa/ APSA resmi sayfası]</ref><ref>[http://sanat.milliyet.com.tr/asya-nin-oscar-larina-turk-juri/sinema/detay/1794908/default.htm Milliyet gazetesi haber]</ref>

== Books ==
* ''Niçin Tiyatro'' (articles), Gündoğan Publications
* ''Ya Tutarsa'' (play), Mitos - Boyut Publications

== Awards ==

* 45th Ankara Arts Association Theater Awards 2009, "Best Actor" award<ref>[http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/index.php?hn=70476 45.Ankara Sanat Kurumu Tiyatro Ödülleri]</ref>
* 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.<ref>[http://www.asiapacificscreenacademy.com/nomsarchive/tamer-levent/ Tamer Levent 6.Asya Pasifik Sinema Akademi ödüllerinde (APSA); Tepenin Ardı isimli sinema filminde oynadığı rol ile en iyi erkek oyuncu adayı seçildi]</ref>
* He was chosen as the best actor at the 24th Ankara Film Festival for his role in the film Tepenin Ardı.<ref>[http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/id/25430844/ Tamer Levent 24.Ankara Film Festivali'nde Tepenin Ardı isimli sinema filminde oynadığı rol ile en iyi erkek oyuncu seçildi]</ref>
* At the 3rd Malatya Film Festival, he was selected as the best actor with his co-stars, [Mehmet Özgür](/source/Mehmet_%C3%96zg%C3%BCr), [Reha Özcan](/source/Reha_%C3%96zcan), [Berk Hakman](/source/Berk_Hakman), and [Furkan Berk Kiran](/source/Furkan_Berk_Kiran).<ref>[http://blog.milliyet.com.tr/3-malatya-film-festivali--kristal-kayisilar--tepenin-ardi-nda-toplandi/Blog/?BlogNo=387951 Tamer Levent 3. Malatya Film Festivali'nde en iyi erkek oyuncu ödülünü rol arkadaşları ile paylaştı]</ref>
* 81st Language Festival Honorary Award 2013 Language Association<ref>[http://www.dildernegi.org.tr/TR/BelgeGoster.aspx?F6E10F8892433CFFAAF6AA849816B2EF46574CE98544FC74 Dil Derneği 81. Dil Bayramı]</ref>
* 20th [Sadri Alışık Theater and Cinema Actor Awards](/source/Sadri_Al%C4%B1%C5%9F%C4%B1k_Awards) Selection Committee Special Award (''Kış Uykusu'')
* 4th New Magazine Theater Awards 2016 Honor Award<ref>[http://www.yenitiyatrodergisi.com/haberler/yeni-tiyatro-dergisi-4-emek-ve-basari-odulleri-sahiplerini-buldu Yeni Dergi 4.Tiyatro Ödülleri - Onur Ödülü]</ref>
* 2016 İsmet Küntay Honor Award<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tiyatrodunyasi.com/2016/05/41-ismet-kuntay-tiyatro-odulleri-aciklandi-81031 |title=41. İsmet Küntay Tiyatro Ödülleri - Onur Ödülü |access-date=2019-09-30 |archive-date=2016-11-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125045942/http://www.tiyatrodunyasi.com/2016/05/41-ismet-kuntay-tiyatro-odulleri-aciklandi-81031 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* TAKSAV 21st International Ankara Theater Festival "Festival Honorary Award" 2016 <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ankaratiyatrofestivali.org/?p=7361 |title=21. Festival Onur Ödülü Tamer Levent'e verildi. |access-date=2019-09-30 |archive-date=2016-11-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121095152/http://www.ankaratiyatrofestivali.org/?p=7361 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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Category:Ankara State Conservatory alumni

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