Ümit Ünal
Ümit Ünal, is a film director, screenwriter and author. He is the scriptwriter for eight Turkish feature films including Teyzem , Hayallerim, Askim ve Sen . His first feature film as a director is 9 which won many awards in various film festivals and was the Official Turkish Entry for the 2003 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He wrote and directed seven feature films including Istanbul Tales, Ara, Gölgesizler, Ses and Nar.
He has published four books.
He currently works as a freelance director/writer, living in Istanbul.Filmography
As director
- 9
- *2002 Istanbul International Film Festival - Best Turkish Film of the Year, Best Actress
- *2002 Ankara Film Festival - Best Screenplay, Best Actor - Fikret Kuşkan
- *2002 14. Ankara Film Festival - Onat Kutlar Best Script, Promising Director
- Istanbul Tales
- *2005 Istanbul International Film Festival - Best Turkish Film of the Year, Best Actress
- *2005 Adana Golden Boll International Film Festival - Best Film, Best Editing, Best Director of Photography
- *2005 MedFilm Festival-Rome - Artistic Expression Award
- *2006 Bangkok International Film Festival - Jury's Special Mention of Excellence
- Ara
- *2008 Istanbul International Film Festival - Special Prize of the Jury, Best Actor
- *2008 Adana Golden Boll International Film Festival - Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Actress
- Shadowless
- Kaptan Feza
- SES
- NAR
- *2011 Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival - Special Jury Award
As writer
- Teyzem
- Milyarder
- Hayallerim, Aşkım ve Sen
- Arkadaşım Şeytan
- Piano Piano Bacaksız
- Berlin in Berlin
- Amerikalı
- Yaz Yagmuru
Published books
- Amerikan Güzeli
- Aşkın Alfabesi
- Kuyruk
- Işık Gölge Oyunları