İlker Canikligil

Directing

İlker Canikligil

Born 1972-05-26 · Istanbul, Turkey

Ilker Canikligil is a Turkish film director, writer and editor. He graduated from St. Joseph High School in 1991. In 1992, he started studying at Marmara University Cinema TV Department. He started his career by shooting 3 short films (Nobetci 1992, Agac 1994, Ucmak Istiyorum 1995). After graduation, he worked in the commercial film industry for a while and also continued to master and artistic qualification programs.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

The Box poster
6.3

This short film is shot as a part of a film directing workshop at IFA with a student only crew in eight hours.

The Box

2017

The Box poster
6.3

This short film is shot as a part of a film directing workshop at IFA with a student only crew in eight hours.

The Box

2017

The Box poster
6.3

This short film is shot as a part of a film directing workshop at IFA with a student only crew in eight hours.

The Box

2017

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Tree

1994

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Tree

1994

Allegretto poster
5.6

A housewife has an unexpected guest at night but things are not as they seem. This independent, uber low budget short mystery thriller with twists can also be seen from a feminist perspective about women issues in Turkey.

Allegretto

2017

Allegretto poster
5.6

A housewife has an unexpected guest at night but things are not as they seem. This independent, uber low budget short mystery thriller with twists can also be seen from a feminist perspective about women issues in Turkey.

Allegretto

2017

Wine and Eggs poster
6.0

A woman watches out the window of in the house. The excitement that she had when her husband's knock the door shows us that days end would be different than other days.

Wine and Eggs

2017

Cum grano salis (Studio Drum) poster
NR

6 young directors from 6 countries in 3 days in front of the Golden Drum participants created, shot and edited each their own short film on a topic »Cum grano salis«. The topic was revealed to each director only 6 hours before the shooting begins. They all have the same working conditions, the same technical equipment and two actors available. That's the way they can equally demonstrate their creative fantasy and professional ingenuity.

Cum grano salis (Studio Drum)

2007

Cum grano salis (Studio Drum) poster
NR

6 young directors from 6 countries in 3 days in front of the Golden Drum participants created, shot and edited each their own short film on a topic »Cum grano salis«. The topic was revealed to each director only 6 hours before the shooting begins. They all have the same working conditions, the same technical equipment and two actors available. That's the way they can equally demonstrate their creative fantasy and professional ingenuity.

Cum grano salis (Studio Drum)

2007

I Want to Fly poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

I Want to Fly

1995

Simulacra poster
7.3

The film was completed during the huge economical crisis in 2001 in Turkey. Heavily inspired by films like Pi and Matrix, I tried to tell the story of a man who is about to lose his sense, perception and connection with reality. The film is one of the two shorts from Turkey awarded in Clermont Ferrand to this day.

Simulacra

2001

Simulacra poster
7.3

The film was completed during the huge economical crisis in 2001 in Turkey. Heavily inspired by films like Pi and Matrix, I tried to tell the story of a man who is about to lose his sense, perception and connection with reality. The film is one of the two shorts from Turkey awarded in Clermont Ferrand to this day.

Simulacra

2001

The Rain in Spain poster
6.3

'The Rain in Spain' tells the story of a sex robot in near future. The title is a reference the iconic movie 'My Fair Lady'

The Rain in Spain

2018

The Rain in Spain poster
6.3

'The Rain in Spain' tells the story of a sex robot in near future. The title is a reference the iconic movie 'My Fair Lady'

The Rain in Spain

2018

The Rain in Spain poster
6.3

'The Rain in Spain' tells the story of a sex robot in near future. The title is a reference the iconic movie 'My Fair Lady'

The Rain in Spain

2018

No artwork available
NR

A short film by İlker Canikligil.

The Cat Eye

1998