Umut Aral
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| Born | 26 June 1976 Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Nationality | Turkish | ||
| Citizenship | Turkey | ||
| Education | Management | ||
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Umut Aral (born 26 June 1976) is a Turkish film director, producer, and screenwriter.[1] best known for the Netflix Original The Protector (Turkish TV series).[2][3][4][5], Love 101 (TV series) [6][7] and his feature debut on esports 'Good Game: The Beginning'[8][9][10].
Biography
He attended Galatasaray High School and studied management at Boğaziçi University.
He is an established director in the commercial world[11], winning numerous awards and being screened throughout the world with his work for clients such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Mercedes-Benz, McDonald's, Nivea, Vodafone[12], Unilever[13], Nestlé[14] Nutricia[15] and QMobile[16], among many others.
He directed a docudrama for Galatasaray S.K. in European football.[17]
In 2020 he directed 4 episodes for the final season of Netflix's Love 101 (TV series)[18].
Aral has been a speaker and educator, invited as a guest speaker to global organizations like Young Presidents' Organization and by universities to run workshops on filmmaking[19].
Umut Aral is The Chairman of Board of Members of Mithat Alam Education Foundation and Mithat Alam Film Center[20] - a cinematheque, a prestigious cultural center in Istanbul. The Center hosts world cinema icons like Ian McKellen, Sean Connery, Claire Denis and Gus Van Sant for private seminars and screenings. [21][22]
His latest work List of Netflix original programming Yakamoz S-245 will be streamed globally on April 20th 2022[23][24]. Yakamoz S-245 is the spin-off of the well known Netflix Belgian Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction sci fi drama show Into the Night (TV series)[25].
Filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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| 2000 | thirtyfour | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short Film |
| 2006 | Crash[26] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short Film |
| 2017 | 7 Faces[27][28] | Yes | No | No | BluTV SBS (Australian TV channel) HBOMax |
| 2018 | Good Game: The Beginning[29] | Yes | No | No | Feature Debut |
| 2018-2020 | The Protector | Yes | No | No | Netflix Original |
| 2021 | Love 101 | Yes | No | No | Netflix Original |
| 2022 | Yakamoz S-245 | Yes | No | No | Netflix Original Spin-off of Into the Night (TV series))[30] |
Awards
Good Game: The Beginning (2018)
Awards include Best Feature Film Award in Beirut International Film Festival Children & Family Film Festival, Special Jury Remi Award (Family /Children Section) in WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival, Young Audience Award (Teen Arena) in Sarajevo Film Festival, Award of Excellence Special Mention (Children / Family Programming) in Accolade Global Film Competition[31]
Crash (2006)
Awards include Best Director Award in L’Isola del Cinema Festival Del Corto, Global Audience Award in CON-CAN Movie Festival, Best Foreign Film Award in Action/Cut Short Film Competition, Best Fiction & Special Audience Awards in Boston Turkish Film Festival, Best Film Award in Metro Group National Short Film Competition, Best Film Golden Cat Award in Izmir International Short Film Festival, Jury Special Award in 10th !f Istanbul AFM International Independent Film Festival and official selections in Locarno Festival, Drama International Short Film Festival, Raindance Film Festival.
thirtyfour (2000)
Awards include Best Short Film Award in İFSAK Short Film Festival, Best Short Film Award in Cine5 National Short Film Competition and Best Short Film Award in Marmara University Short Film Competition.
References
- ↑ "Meet Umut Aral: A pioneer filmmaker". North America TEN.
- ↑ "Netflix'in ilk Türk yapımı dizisi Hakan: Muhafız yabancılardan nasıl tepki aldı?". BBC.
- ↑ "Netflix Issues First Top 10 List in the U.K., With 'Our Planet' and 'The Perfect Date' on Top". Variety.
- ↑ "Netflix Unveils Its Most-Watched International Series & Films In America". Deadline.
- ↑ "Netflix Top 10: From 'The Protector', and 'Sacred Games' to 'Money Heist', the top non-English shows on Netflix". Meaww.
- ↑ "Why 'Love 101' is an Underrated Netflix Teen Gem". Collider.
- ↑ "Love 101 season 2 review – more Turkish teen drama". ReadySteadyCut.
- ↑ "Interview with Umut Aral on Good Game: The Beginning". Espornext.
- ↑ "Interview with Umut Aral on Good Game: The Beginning". Diken.
- ↑ "Here comes the very first movie on esports". BrandAge.
- ↑ "Interview with Umut Aral". Campaign TR.
- ↑ "Vodafone Arena Film Directed by Umut Aral". Soccerbible.
- ↑ "One step will change the world upside down". Mediacat.
- ↑ "Letters to Nesquik". Mediacat.
- ↑ "Definition of Being a Mother by Aptamil Nutricia". Mediacat.
- ↑ "Turkish actress Esra Bilgic gains popularity in Pakistan". Gulf News.
- ↑ "Screening of a short docudrama on Galatasaray SK's history". Galatasaray SK.
- ↑ "Netflix's Love 101 Season 2 Lives Worth Living". North America TEN.
- ↑ "Social Media & Brand Week '19 Speaker Umut Aral". Eastern Mediterranean University.
- ↑ "Home for Cinephile Students". Cumhuriyet Newspaper.
- ↑ "Ian McKellen's MasterClass in Bosphorus University as a part of Istanbul Film Festival hosted by Mithat Alam Film Center". Bosphorus University.
- ↑ "List of Guests". Mithat Alam Film Center.
- ↑ "YAKAMOZ S-245: ESTREIA E TRAILER DA 1.ª TEMPORADA". Series Da TV.
- ↑ "Apocalyptische Netflix-serie 'Yakamoz S-245' aangekondigd". Serie Totaal.
- ↑ "Into The Night, the Netflix TV series will have a Turkish spin-off". Open Tapes.
- ↑ "Far Out Meets: Umut Aral, the director behind the critically acclaimed short film 'Crash'". Far Out Magazine.
- ↑ "Dark Series set in Istanbul (7 Faces)". Sydney Morning Herald.
- ↑ "Review of 7 Faces: Music of Life". Filmloverss.com.
- ↑ "Interview with Umut Aral on ESports and League of Legends". XOXO Digital.
- ↑ "First Still Images from Yakamoz S-245". Gazete Duvar.
- ↑ "Winners May 2019". Accolade Global Film Competition.
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