Ümit Ünal
Turkish film director and writer · Turkey · On the map · Directors · Born 1965 · age 61
Ümit Ünal is a Turkish film director, screenwriter and author. He is the scriptwriter for eight Turkish feature films including Teyzem (1986), Hayallerim, Askim ve Sen (1987).
Ümit Ünal is read about 16 times a day, in 8 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 21 September 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
The PlayroomFilm, Director, Writer2023
OregonFilm, Writer2018
Serial CookFilm, Director, Writer2015
MasumiyetFilm, Latif2014
Lost in KarastanFilm, Saro2010
Kaptan FezaFilm, Director, Writer2009
The ShadowlessFilm, Director, Writer2008
AraFilm, Director, Writer2005
İstanbul TalesFilm, Director, Writer2002
We Fell In Love With YouSeries, Director1994Yaz YağmuruFilm, Writer1993
Tatlı BetüşSeries, Writer
AmerikalıFilm, 1993Writer1991
Piano Piano KidFilm, Writer1987
My Dreams, My Love, and YouFilm, Writer1986
BillionaireFilm, Writer1965Born14 April 1965People around Ümit
Close ties
Serra Yılmaz Ümit directed The Voice and The Pomegranate
Nejat İşler Ümit directed Istanbul Tales and The Playroom
Mehmet Günsür Ümit directed The Voice and Istanbul Tales
Atıf Yılmaz Directed My Dreams, My Love, and You (1987)
Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan Ümit directed Istanbul Tales (2005)
Hülya Avşar Ümit directed Serial Cook (2017)
Şener Şen Also in Billionaire and Amerikalı
Altan Erkekli Ümit directed Istanbul Tales (2005)
Halit Refiğ Directed My Aunt (1986)
Hakan Karahan Also in The Shadowless and Kaptan Feza
Nurgül Yeşilçay Ümit directed Istanbul Tales (2005)
Selma Ergeç Ümit directed The Voice (2010)
Vahide Perçin Ümit directed Istanbul Tales (2005)
Şerif Gören Directed Amerikalı (1993)
Kartal Tibet Directed Billionaire (1986)
Erkan Can Ümit directed Istanbul Tales (2005)
İsmail Hacıoğlu Ümit directed Istanbul Tales (2005)
Müjde Ar Ümit wrote Teyzem (1986), also in My Aunt (1986)
İdil Üner Ümit directed Istanbul Tales (2005)
Güven Kıraç Ümit directed Istanbul Tales (2005)
Fikret Kuşkan Also in 9 and İstanbul Tales
Tunç Başaran Directed Piano Piano Kid (1991)
Müşfik Kenter Also in My Dreams, My Love, and You (1987)
Suna Selen Also in Piano Piano Kid and Ara
Filmography 22
40 credits on file
Television 2
Media & music
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About this person
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 (Shadowless), Ses, Nar, Serial Cook, Love, Spells and All That and Playroom (Evcilik).
