Ömür Atay began his cinema education at the Faculty of Fine Arts of 9 Eylül University and completed it at the Film Direction Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts of Marmara University in Istanbul. He directed several short films while still a student at film school. Necropolis, a film he directed in 1998, won the first prize at Ifsak Short Film Competition. His short films have been screened at numerous national and international film festivals. In 2006, he directed the Little Red Riding Hood segment of Istanbul Tales, a feature-length film comprised of five intertwined tales.
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