In Memoriam | Üstün Karabol (1937 - 2024)

Mavi Boncuk |

Üstün Karabol, one of the founders[1] of [2] Umut Sanat company and the owner of Feriye Cinema, who made quality films such as "İstanbul Kanatlarımın Altında | Istanbul Under My Wings" and "Dar Alanda Kısa Paslaşmalar | Short Passes in a Tight Area" in the nineties, died of a heart attack in the hospital where he was treated today.

Üstün Karabol's funeral will be sent off on Sunday, February 4, 2024, from Istanbul Anadolu Hisarı Fatih Sultan Mosque, after the noon prayer...

Deniz Yavuz posting [3]

[1] His daughter Nida Karabol Akdeniz was born in Istanbul in 1967. Further to studying at Istanbul Italian High School, she graduated from Istanbul University, Faculty of Sociology. She began her producer career with "Istanbul Beneath My Wings" in 1995 and also produced "Offside" in 2000. She produced Pelin Esmer's award winning documentary "Oyun/The Play" and feature length films "10 to 11" and "Wathctower". She has worked at the board of directors of Turkish Producers Association (SESAM) from 1996 to 2007. She was the Chairman of Movie Producers Professional Association (SE-YAP) between 2007 and 2011. She is a partner and managing director of Umut Sanat Company.

[2] Founded in 1974 as a copyright and film distribution company, Umut Sanat is a group of companies which is active in the production of works of art and in animation. As a result of its experience from past years, Umut Sanat invested in areas that have prospects in the entertainment industry.

[3] Üstün Karabol was born on January 24, 1938. Üstün Karabol, who graduated from the Faculty of Pharmacy, imported and distributed films with Umut Sanat, of which he was one of the founders, in 1974. During the same period, he was the Turkish representative of the French film company Gaumont.

As the Copyright Agency, he also carried out work in the field of television programs and film - video. His efforts for the development and recognition of the art of cinema in Turkey since the 1960s, his contributions to the introduction of European cinema into the commercial circulation network in our country, his support for the advancement of animation cinema, which could not develop in Turkey, and his vast experience of having worked in every field of cinema.

Üstün Karabol, who has gained a respected place in the world of cinema, was deemed worthy of the Labor Award given by cinema writers in 2007. Üstün Karabol, who is the producer of the films named 'Short Passages in a Narrow Space' and 'Istanbul Under My Wings', also carried out activities with qualified services in the field of Tourism.

He operated Ortaköy Feriye with investments in both the field of culture and arts and the service sector. Üstün Karabol, who died in Istanbul on Friday, February 2, 2024, was 86 years old. ​