Mu Tunç | |
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Born | Istanbul, Turkey | August 21, 1986
Education | Design |
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Years active | 2010–present |
Mu Tunç (born August 21, 1986) is a Turkish director, writer, film producer, and actor. [1] [2] His directing work includes feature films, [3] [4] digital web-series, [5] commercials, and music videos. [6] Tunç received international recognition [7] [8] [9] [10] in 2018 for directing the teen drama Arada, which has been seen as one of the first punk films of Turkey. [11] [12] [13]
He was born in Istanbul. His father, Altan Tunç, was a singer in the '70s. [14] His brother Orkun Tunç (ex. member of Turkish punk band Rashit) is a musician and music producer who is one of the pioneer members of the first punk hardcore bands in Istanbul. [3] He graduated from Design with an M.A. in Cinema. [15] [16]
Tunç began his career in digital advertisement and marketing before directing his feature films. After graduating from Design, Tunç started working on international digital agencies such as; McCann, and he led the creative process of several advertising and marketing campaigns, including brands like Coca-Cola, L'Oreal, MasterCard, Starbucks, and many other international brands. [17]
Tunç also concentrated in the field of brand management. In 2012, he worked on the global streaming service company MUBI as a brand director and assisted them in developing their "one-film-per-day" subscription model. [18] Tunç launched the LomoKino camera on Cannes Film Festival, which Apichatpong Weerasethakul shot an experimental short film titled Ashes with the camera. [19] [20] [21] In 2016, Tunç worked with high-end streetwear brand Les Benjamins and assisted them in constructing their brand identity. [22] He empowered them to present their Milan Menswear debut show Ottoman Punk in Milan Fashion Week together with former fashion editor of L'Uomo Vogue, Robert Rabensteiner. [23] Vogue called the presentation an "unexpected highlight of the season." [24]
Tunç began his directing career as an independent filmmaker in 2010 [25] with his online series called Diary of Mu. [26] [27] The project portrays naturalistic conversations that happen in real places with artists and creators from all around the world. Tunç started the project in Paris and shot a variety of artists such as; André Saraiva, [5] Roisin Murphy, Asia Argento, Melissa George, Francesco Carrozzoni, Tracey Emin, Dario Argento, and many more. [28] [29] [26]
Tunç made his feature film debut in 2018 with Arada, which he wrote and directed. [30] The story set in 90's Istanbul and chronicles a young punk who decides to move to California in pursuit of a successful music career and sets on a journey through Istanbul's underworlds in search of a ticket. [11] The film was based on Tunç's childhood years spent filming his brother's gigs and recording Istanbul's music subcultures. [3] [7] [31]
Arada opened nationwide on April 13, 2018, in 81 theaters [32] [33] [34] and premiered in international film festivals [35] [36] and museums. [37] [38] [39] [40] The film gained cult popularity by being one of the first punk films in Turkey. [11] [41] [3] [42] [13] According to Joseph Pomp; "Arada offers a full-blown survey of the tensions between globalist liberalism and traditional values that, to this day, constitute the pulse of Istanbul." [7]
Tunç directed a variety of music videos for acclaimed artists from New York to London to Reykjavik to Tel Aviv. He directed a music video for Randall Dunn's first solo studio album titled Beloved for the song "A True Home", featuring as guest vocal Zola Jesus which premiered on NPR in 2018. [6] [43] [44] [45]
In 2019, Tunç worked with American musician Alex Toth (known from Brooklyn band Rubblebucket) and shot a music video for his song "When I Awoke," which influenced by Tarkovsky's sci-fi film Stalker. [46] [47] [48] He worked with Israeli artist Liraz Charhi for her solo record and shot her music video for the song titled "Zan Bezan". [49] [50] [51]
In 2020, Tunç directed a music video for acclaimed Icelandic singer Gyða Valtýsdóttir for the song "Í Annarri Vídd" from her solo album Evolution which premiered on Vogue Italia. [29]
Tunç stated in his interviews that he influenced by; John Cassavetes, [15] Michael Mann, F. W. Murnau, Nicholas Ray, Luis Buñuel, Kevin Smith, Spike Lee, [31] and Richard Linklater and early 80's Los Angeles and Washington D.C. punk bands. [52] [53]
Mu Tunç | |
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Born | Istanbul, Turkey | August 21, 1986
Education | Design |
Occupations | |
Years active | 2010–present |
Mu Tunç (born August 21, 1986) is a Turkish director, writer, film producer, and actor. [1] [2] His directing work includes feature films, [3] [4] digital web-series, [5] commercials, and music videos. [6] Tunç received international recognition [7] [8] [9] [10] in 2018 for directing the teen drama Arada, which has been seen as one of the first punk films of Turkey. [11] [12] [13]
He was born in Istanbul. His father, Altan Tunç, was a singer in the '70s. [14] His brother Orkun Tunç (ex. member of Turkish punk band Rashit) is a musician and music producer who is one of the pioneer members of the first punk hardcore bands in Istanbul. [3] He graduated from Design with an M.A. in Cinema. [15] [16]
Tunç began his career in digital advertisement and marketing before directing his feature films. After graduating from Design, Tunç started working on international digital agencies such as; McCann, and he led the creative process of several advertising and marketing campaigns, including brands like Coca-Cola, L'Oreal, MasterCard, Starbucks, and many other international brands. [17]
Tunç also concentrated in the field of brand management. In 2012, he worked on the global streaming service company MUBI as a brand director and assisted them in developing their "one-film-per-day" subscription model. [18] Tunç launched the LomoKino camera on Cannes Film Festival, which Apichatpong Weerasethakul shot an experimental short film titled Ashes with the camera. [19] [20] [21] In 2016, Tunç worked with high-end streetwear brand Les Benjamins and assisted them in constructing their brand identity. [22] He empowered them to present their Milan Menswear debut show Ottoman Punk in Milan Fashion Week together with former fashion editor of L'Uomo Vogue, Robert Rabensteiner. [23] Vogue called the presentation an "unexpected highlight of the season." [24]
Tunç began his directing career as an independent filmmaker in 2010 [25] with his online series called Diary of Mu. [26] [27] The project portrays naturalistic conversations that happen in real places with artists and creators from all around the world. Tunç started the project in Paris and shot a variety of artists such as; André Saraiva, [5] Roisin Murphy, Asia Argento, Melissa George, Francesco Carrozzoni, Tracey Emin, Dario Argento, and many more. [28] [29] [26]
Tunç made his feature film debut in 2018 with Arada, which he wrote and directed. [30] The story set in 90's Istanbul and chronicles a young punk who decides to move to California in pursuit of a successful music career and sets on a journey through Istanbul's underworlds in search of a ticket. [11] The film was based on Tunç's childhood years spent filming his brother's gigs and recording Istanbul's music subcultures. [3] [7] [31]
Arada opened nationwide on April 13, 2018, in 81 theaters [32] [33] [34] and premiered in international film festivals [35] [36] and museums. [37] [38] [39] [40] The film gained cult popularity by being one of the first punk films in Turkey. [11] [41] [3] [42] [13] According to Joseph Pomp; "Arada offers a full-blown survey of the tensions between globalist liberalism and traditional values that, to this day, constitute the pulse of Istanbul." [7]
Tunç directed a variety of music videos for acclaimed artists from New York to London to Reykjavik to Tel Aviv. He directed a music video for Randall Dunn's first solo studio album titled Beloved for the song "A True Home", featuring as guest vocal Zola Jesus which premiered on NPR in 2018. [6] [43] [44] [45]
In 2019, Tunç worked with American musician Alex Toth (known from Brooklyn band Rubblebucket) and shot a music video for his song "When I Awoke," which influenced by Tarkovsky's sci-fi film Stalker. [46] [47] [48] He worked with Israeli artist Liraz Charhi for her solo record and shot her music video for the song titled "Zan Bezan". [49] [50] [51]
In 2020, Tunç directed a music video for acclaimed Icelandic singer Gyða Valtýsdóttir for the song "Í Annarri Vídd" from her solo album Evolution which premiered on Vogue Italia. [29]
Tunç stated in his interviews that he influenced by; John Cassavetes, [15] Michael Mann, F. W. Murnau, Nicholas Ray, Luis Buñuel, Kevin Smith, Spike Lee, [31] and Richard Linklater and early 80's Los Angeles and Washington D.C. punk bands. [52] [53]