Ümit Ünal


Ümit Ünal is a Turkish 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 ten feature films including Istanbul Tales, Ara, Gölgesizler, Ses, Nar, Serial Cook, Love, Spells and All That and Playroom.
He has published five books.
As an artist/illustrator his credits include two personal exhibitions and four illustrated books.
He currently works as a freelance director/writer, living in Glasgow since 2020.

Filmography

As director

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
  • ''Bana Göre Kıyamet ''

Exhibitions

  • Mahlukat Bahçesi
  • Kuşlar, Yüzler ve Diğer Şeyler
  • Fotoğraflar ''