Ümit Ünal

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1965-04-14 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

Izmir, Turkey

Ümit Ünal

Biography

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 Ar...

Acting

1986

My Aunt

as Umur

2015

Masumiyet

as Latif

2014

Production

2021

I Still Hear

as Writer

2021

I Still Hear

as Director

2002

9

as Director

2010

The Voice

as Director

2009

The Shadowless

as Director

1993

Amerikalı

as Writer

1991

2011

The Pomegranate

as Director

2011

1986

Billionaire

as Writer

1986

My Aunt

as Screenplay

2023

Oregon

as Screenplay

1986

My Aunt

as Writer

2002

9

as Writer

2002

9

as Producer

1993

2018

Serial Cook

as Director

2018

Serial Cook

as Writer

2005

2024

The Playroom

as Writer

2024

The Playroom

as Director

1994

Yaz Yağmuru

as Screenplay

2008

Ara

as Director

2008

Ara

as Writer

2005

İstanbul Tales

as Director

1988

2010

Kaptan Feza

as Director

2010

Kaptan Feza

as Writer

2024

The Playroom

as Music

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