Umut Aral

Umut Aral (born 26 June 1976) is a Turkish film director, producer, and screenwriter. best known for the Netflix Original The Protector (Turkish TV series)., Love 101 (TV series) and his feature debut on esports 'Good Game: The Beginning'.
==Biography==
He attended Galatasaray High School and studied management at Boğaziçi University.
He is an established director in the commercial world, 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, Unilever, Nestlé Nutricia and QMobile, among many others.
He directed a docudrama for Galatasaray S.K. in European football.
In 2020 he directed 4 episodes for the final season of Netflix's Love 101 (TV series).
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.
Umut Aral is The Chairman of Board of Members of Mithat Alam Education Foundation and Mithat Alam Film Center - 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. 
His latest work List of Netflix original programming Yakamoz S-245 will be streamed globally on April 20th 2022. 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).
==Filmography==
Year 	Title 	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
2000 	thirtyfour 	 	 	 	Short Film
2006 	Crash 	 	 	 	Short Film
2017 	7 Faces 	 	 	 	BluTV SBS (Australian TV channel) HBOMax
2018 	Good Game: The Beginning	 	 	 	Feature Debut
2018-2020	The Protector 	 	 	 	Netflix Original
2021 	Love 101 	 	 	 	Netflix Original
2022 	Yakamoz S-245 	 	 	 	Netflix Original Spin-off of Into the Night (TV series))
==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
===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.
Category:1976 births
Category:Turkish film directors
Category:Turkish film producers
Category:Screenwriters
Category:People from Istanbul