Umut Subaşı was born in Ankara in 1990. He studied Film Design at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Dokuz Eylül University in Izmir. His award-winning short films include “I Don’t Believe In You But Then There Is Gravity” (Best Short Film at Istanbul Film Festival and at the SIYAD Turkish Film Critics Association Awards). In 2023, Umut’s debut feature “Almost Entirely a Slight Disaster” had its world premiere at International Film Festival Rotterdam and its North American premiere at New Directors/New Films.
Umut Subaşı 1990 yılında Ankara’da doğdu. Lisans eğitimini Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Güzel Sanatlar Fakültesi Film Tasarımı Bölümü’nde tamamladı. İstanbul Film Festivali ve SİYAD Ödülleri’nde En İyi Kısa Film Ödülü’nü kazanan “Sana İnanmıyorum Ama Yerçekimi Var”ın da aralarında bulunduğu dört kısa film yönetti. İlk uzun metrajlı filmi “Sanki Her Şey Biraz Felaket” dünya prömiyerini 2023 yılında Rotterdam Film Festivali’nde, Kuzey Amerika prömiyerini New Directors/New Films’te yaptı.
Selections & Awards
Almost Entirely a Slight Disaster
Sanki Her Şey Biraz Felaket
52nd International Film Festival Rotterdam, Bright Future, World Premiere, 2023
52nd New Directors/New Films, North American Premiere, 2023
42nd Istanbul Film Festival, Special Mention, 2023
24th Jeonju International Film Festival, International Competition, 2023
2nd Ayvalik International Film Festival, A New Screenwriter Award, 2023
38th Valencia International Film Festival – Cinema Jove, International Competition, 2023
30th Adana Golden Boll Film Festival, Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, SIYAD Best Film, 2023
19th La Plata International Independent Film Festival – FestiFreak, Official Selection, 2023
47th São Paulo International Film Festival, New Directors Competition, 2023
37th Braunschweig International Film Festival, International Competition, 2023
34th Ankara Film Festival, Best Debut Film Award, 2023
1st TAIFAS Film Festival Timisoara, Official Selection, 2023
3rd MedCineIzmir Meeting of Mediterranean Cinemas, Official Selection, 2023
54th International Film Festival of India – Goa, Debut Feature Film Competition, 2023
10th Vancouver Turkish Film Festival, Official Selection, 2023
10th Zeugma Film Festival, Official Selection, 2023
23rd Cinemamed Film Festival, RêVolution Jury – Special Mention, Youth Jury – Special Mention, 2023
28th Filmfestival Türkei Deutschland Nürnberg, In Competition, 2024
18th Filmreihe Tüpisch Türkisch, Official Selection, 2024
21st Festival du Cinéma de Turquie à Paris, Official Selection, 2024
35th Türkische Filmtage München, Official Selection, 2024
25th Sadri Alışık Acting Awards, Safa Önal Special Award (İbrahim Arıcı, Melis Sevinç, Melisa Bostancıoğlu, Mert Can Sevimli), 2024
24th Türkisches Filmfestival Frankfurt, In Competition, 2024
I Don’t Believe In You But Then There Is Gravity
Sana İnanmıyorum Ama Yerçekimi Var
37th Istanbul Film Festival, Best Short Film Award, 2018
51st SIYAD Film Critics Association Awards, Best Short Film Award, 2019
29th Ankara International Film Festival, Second Place Award, 2018
15th Akbank Short Film Festival, Special Mention, 2019
19th Izmir Short Film Festival, Special Jury Prize, 2018
18th Boston Turkish Film Festival, Special Mention, 2018
9th Sinepark Short Film Festival, Best Comedy Film Award, 2019
5th Seattle Turkish Film Festival, Second Place Award, 2018
4th Marmaris Short Film Festival, Best Fiction Film Award, 2018
22nd Bermuda International Film Festival, In Competition, 2019
6th Doha Film Institute Ajyal Film Festival, In Competition, 2018
9th Sun Valley Film Festival, In Competition, 2020
Powderless
Pudrasız
47th SIYAD Film Critics Association Awards, Best Short Film Nominee, 2015
8th Inonu Uni. Short Film Festival, Special Jury Prize, 2015
7th Rotary Short Film Festival, Special Mention, 2015
35th IFSAK Short Film Festival, In Competition, 2015
25th Ankara International Film Festival, In Competition, 2014
15th International Izmir Short Film Festival, In Competition, 2014
Use of Ellipsis
Ü.N.K
4th Malatya International Film Festival, Special Jury Prize, 2013
6th Rotary Short Film Festival, Best Experimental Short Film Award, 2014
Marmaris Short Film Festival, Best Experimental Short Film Award, 2014
9th Yildiz Short Film Festival, Third Prize Winner, 2013
20th Adana Golden Boll Film Festival, In Competition, 2013
24th Ankara International Film Festival, Official Selection, 2013
Lack
Eksik
20th Adana Golden Boll Film Festival, Best Fiction Student Film Award, 2013
25th Istanbul Short Film Festival, In Competition, 2013
6th Montreal Turkish Film Festival, In Competition, 2014