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Ümit Ünal

Ümit Ünal

Actor, Writer, Director

Born April 14, 1965 in Izmir, Turkey

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He was born on April 14, 1965. He graduated from 9 Eylül University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Cinema-TV Department in 1985. The short films he made during the school received various awards. His first script, My Aunt, won the First Prize in the 1986 Milliyet Newspaper Script Competition and was filmed by Halit Refiğ. Eight scenarios were filmed between 1986-93.

He wrote and directed his first film 9 in 2001. 9, 2003 Turkey's candidate for Best Foreign Language Film Oscar was selected and received awards at various festivals. In 2004, he directed the film Anlat Istanbul, which he wrote the script, together with 4 different directors. The film Ara, which was released, written and directed in 2008, received the 27th International Istanbul Film Festival's Special Jury Prize and the 15th Golden Boll Film Festival awards for best script and best editing. In 2008, he scripted and directed Hasan Ali Toptaş's novel called Gölgesizler. In 2010, he directed the movie Sound, which was written by Uygar Şirin. Unal most recently directed the movie Nar, which he wrote in 2011.

Four of his books have been published.

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14 wins and 21 nominations

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Filmography

Actor

4

Type

Year

Innocence Poster

Innocence Short Film2015Latif

Lost in Karastan Poster

Lost in Karastan Feature Film2014Saro

Milyarder Poster

Milyarder Feature Film1987

My Aunt Feature Film1986Umur

Writer

20

Type

Year

The Playroom Poster

The Playroom Feature Film2024

Oregon Feature Film2023

Love, Spells and All That Poster

Love, Spells and All That Feature Film2019

Sofra Sirlari Poster

Sofra Sirlari Feature Film2017

The Pomegranate Poster

The Pomegranate Feature Film2011

En Mutlu Oldugum Yer Poster

En Mutlu Oldugum Yer Feature Film2010

Kaptan Feza Poster

Kaptan Feza Feature Film2010

The Shadowless Poster

The Shadowless Feature Film2009

Ara Feature Film2008

Istanbul Tales Poster

Istanbul Tales Feature Film2005

9 Feature Film2002

A Passing Summer's Rain Feature Film1994

Amerikali Poster

Amerikali Feature Film1993

Berlin in Berlin Poster

Berlin in Berlin Feature Film1993

Tatli Betüs Poster

Tatli Betüs TV Series1993

Piano Piano Kid Poster

Piano Piano Kid Feature Film1991

Devil, My Friend Poster

Devil, My Friend Feature Film1988

Milyarder Poster

Milyarder Feature Film1987

My Dreams, My Love and You Poster

My Dreams, My Love and You Feature Film1987

My Aunt Feature Film1986

Director

12

Type

Year

The Playroom Poster

The Playroom Feature Film2024

Love, Spells and All That Poster

Love, Spells and All That Feature Film2019

Sofra Sirlari Poster

Sofra Sirlari Feature Film2017

Çiplak Gerçek Poster

Çiplak Gerçek Mini-Series2012

The Pomegranate Poster

The Pomegranate Feature Film2011

Kaptan Feza Poster

Kaptan Feza Feature Film2010

The Voice Poster

The Voice Feature Film2010

The Shadowless Poster

The Shadowless Feature Film2009

Ara Feature Film2008

Istanbul Tales Poster

Istanbul Tales Feature Film2005

9 Feature Film2002

Biz Size Asik Olduk Poster

Biz Size Asik Olduk TV Series2002

Producer

3

Love, Spells and All That Poster

Love, Spells and All That Feature Film2019

Ara Feature Film2008

9 Feature Film2002

Thanks

2

The Chocolate Wrapper Poster

The Chocolate Wrapper Short Film2014

Moto Guzzi Poster

Moto Guzzi Short Film2010

2nd Unit / Asst Director

1

My Aunt Feature Film1986

Composer

1

The Playroom Poster

The Playroom Feature Film2024

Production Designer

1

9 Feature Film2002

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