Ümit Ünal

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Ümit Ünal is a Turkish film director, screenwriter and author. Born in 1965 in Turkey, he is the screenplay writer for eight Turkish feature films including Teyzem (My Aunt) (1986), Hayallerim, Askim ve Sen (My Dreams, My Love and You) (1987). He has published one book of stories and two novels. He has been working as a TV commercials director since 1996. His first feature film as a director is 9 (Nine, 2002). 9 won many awards in various Film Festivals and was the Official Turkish Entry for the 2003 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He currently works as a freelance director/writer, living in Istanbul and London.

1 Filmography
- 1.1 As Director
- 1.2 As Writer
2 Published books
3 External Links

[edit] Filmography

[edit] As Director

9 (Nine) (2001)

2002 Istanbul Film Festival- Best Turkish Film, Best Actress- Serra Yilmaz 2002 Ankara Film Festival - Best Screenplay, Best Actor- Fikret Kuskan

Anlat Istanbul (Istanbul Tales) (2004)

2005 İstanbul Film Festival - Best Turkish Film, Best Actress-Yelda Reynaud 2005 Altın Koza Film Festival - Best Film, Best Editing, Best Director of Photography 2005 Med Film Festival-Rome - Artistic Expression (Original Idea) Award 2006 Bangkok Film Festival - Jury's Special Mention of Excellence

Ara (2007)

[edit] As Writer

Teyzem (My Aunt) (1986) (Director: Halit Refiğ) (Milliyet Newspaper Screenplay Competition, First Prize)
Milyarder (The Billionaire) (1987) (Director: Kartal Tibet)
Hayallerim, Aşkım ve Sen (My Dreams, My Love and You) (1987) (Director: Atıf Yılmaz)
Arkadaşım Şeytan (The Devil My Friend) (1988) (Director: Atıf Yılmaz)
Piano Piano Bacaksız (Piano Piano Shorty) (1989) (Director: Tunç Başaran)
Berlin in Berlin (1992) (Director: Sinan Çetin)
Amerikalı (The American) (1993) (Director: Şerif Gören)
Yaz Yagmuru (Summer Rain) (1993) (Director: Tomris Giritlioğlu)