Mennan Yapo
Mennan Yapo was born in Munich to Turkish parents, Yapo has been in the film business since 1988, working in various assistant jobs and as a publicist at first. From 1995, Yapo worked as a screenwriter and producer, as well as a supporting actor (in Peter Greenaway's The Pillow Book, 1996, and Wolfgang Becker's Good Bye Lenin!, 2003). 1999 marked Yapo's first outing as a director.
Mennan Yapo
- Name
- Mennan Yapo
- Born
- 1966
- Occupation
- Director, screenwriter, producer, actor.
- Birthplace
- Munich, Germany
- Awards
- Cognac Festival du Film Policier Special Jury Prize 2004 Lautlos
- Nationality
- Germany · West Germany
- Fields
- film direction · film acting · film production · film screenwriting
- Languages
- German · English
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His directing debut, the short subject Framed, was nominated for the Deutscher Filmpreis and shown at numerous international festivals. In 2002, Yapo started working on his first full-length directing work, the thriller Soundless which became a German box-office success in 2004. It also won international critical acclaim. Yapo's Hollywood directing debut, the drama film Premonition, starring Sandra Bullock, was released to cinemas in March 2007 and grossed $85 million worldwide.
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• Name — Mennan Yapo • Born — 1966 • Occupation — Director, screenwriter, producer, actor. • Birthplace — Munich, Germany • Years Active — 1996 - present • Awards — Cognac Festival du Film Policier Special Jury Prize 2004 Lautlos
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Director • 1999: Framed (short film) • 2004: Soundless • 2007: Premonition Producer • 1996: After Hours • 1999: Framed • 2001: Birth:day • 2013: Planet USA Actor • 1996: The Pillow Book, as "Café Typo" Manager • 2003: Good Bye, Lenin!, as Flea Market Vendor
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