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Crash (Carpısma), by Umut Aral. Turkey, 2005, 17 min, 35mm
Is it a coincidence that three criminals crash into each other, or is it fate? A hired gun, a con man and a thief cross paths at Central Station and start to work as a team. But their past won’t let them go too far away...
Shorts 1 - Sat, Nov 10, 2:00 P.M.
Filmmaker's Biography
Umut Aral was born in 1976, in Istanbul. After studying management at Bosphorus University, he received an M.F.A. in cinema and television from Marmara University. During his university years he joined Bosphorus University Actors and played leading roles, worked as director and playwright in more than six plays, and also put on two plays and a musical in Galatasaray High School. After finishing university he started work in the film industry as an assistant director and production manager. Since 2002 he has worked as a commercial film director for Atlantik Film. Crash is his second short film. The first, thirtyfour, was nominated for many national awards and selected for international film festivals in 2000.
Festivals and Awards
- L’Isola del Cinema Festival del Corto, Italy, Best Director and Best Actor, 2006
- CON-CAN Movie Festival, Japan, Global Audience Award, 2006
- Action/Cut Short Film Competition, United States, Best Foreign Film, 2006
- Boston Turkish Film Festival, Best Fiction and Special Audience Awards, 2006
- Metro Group National Short Film Competition, Turkey, Best Film, 2005
- Izmir International Short Film Festival, Turkey, Golden Cat for Best Film, 2005
- IF Istanbul Independent Film Festival, Jury Special Award, 2006
- Yildiz Short Film Festival, Turkey, Best Film and DreamTV Special Awards, 2006
- Kısa-ca National Short Film Festival, Turkey, Best Film 2006
- Hisar Short Film Festival, Istanbul, Hisar Selection (Best 10 Short Films of 2006)
- Kanaltürk Short Film Competition, Turkey, Special Mention, 2006
- Istanbul International Short Film Festival, 2006
- Istanbul International Film Festival, 2006
- Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, 2005
- Akbank Short Film Festival, Istanbul, 2006
- Ankara International Film Festival, 2006
- Bursa Silkroad International Film Festival, 2007
- Locarno International Film Festival, 2006
- International Short Film Festival in Drama, Greece, 2006
- Raindance Film Festival, U.K., 2006
- Asiana International Short Film Festival, Seoul, 2006
- Reggio Film Festival, 2005
- Tirana International Film Festival, 2006
- Anonimul International Independent Film Festival, Romania, 2006
- Sapporo Short Film Fest, 2006
- Borges en Curt International Short Film Festival, Spain, 2006
- International Short Film Festival Detmold, Germany, 2006
- Magma International Short Film Festival, Italy, 2006
- MedFilm Festival, Rome, 2006
- Tiburon International Film Festival, California, 2007
- New York Turkish Film Festival, 2006
- European Festival on Wheels , Turkey–Azerbeijan, 2006
- Indianapolis International Film Festival, 2007
- Türkei/Deutschland Film Festival, Germany, 2007
Credits
Cast: Ruhi Sarı, Gürkan Uygun, Ali Çekirdekçi, Selçuk Uluergüven, Inanç Ayar, Melisa Sözen, Ekin Akalın
Writer: Umut Aral
Producers: Umut Aral, Ömer Atay
Cinematographer: Gökhan Atılmıs
Editor: Umut Aral
Sound: Çagdas Karagöz, Seçkin Yıldız, Inanç Sanver
Music: Eray Altınbüken
Print Source
Umut Aral
Ustzeren sk. No. 2
80620 1. Levent Istanbul
Turkey
Tel: +90 212 278 3611
Fax: +90 212 278 1971
Email: umutaral@atlantikfilm.com
Website: www.umutaral.com/carpisma
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