Umut Productions

Umut Egitimci

Producer

Established by Umut Egitimci, the company aims to create bridges among cultures through Film, TV & Theatre productions.

After producing several radio shows and TV programs in Istanbul, Umut went to New York City where she took classes on Film & Video at The New School University.

While contributing to Turkish media from USA, she produced off-off Broadway shows (I, Anatolia & 1001 New York Nights) and developed movies for TV. Her play production Wall was staged at 15th International Istanbul Theater Festival.

Graduated from the Istanbul University, School of Business, Umut has a second bachelor’s degree in Sociology.

She completed her master’s thesis on comedy in the Cinema Department of Istanbul Commerce University and now doing her PhD in Cinema. Based in Istanbul, Umut continues to develop TV & Film projects with Umut Productions. The Cemil Show, a feature film that she co-produced had its world premiere at the 50th Rotterdam Film Festival.

Filmography

Student Seduction –Asst to Exec. Producer / 2003, Lifetime TV
The Magical Call of Oryantal -Producer & Director / 2007, Doc.
I Had A Dream- Co-Producer /2019, Documentary
The Cemil Show – Co-Producer/ 2021, Feature Film
Felicity of Fallacy - Writer&Producer /2020, Mockumentary (in development)