Directing
Arun Ayduğan
Born 2010-07-13 · Çanakkale, Türkiye
Arun Ayduğan | Award-winning Turkish director, screenwriter, actor, and theater director. Born on July 13, 2010. He is the creator of the one-man show 'Mozart was also a Child'—which he wrote, directed, and performed, receiving invitations from two art festivals—and the writer-actor of 'Waiting for Hamlet'. In the 2026/27 theater season, he expanded his vision by directing Anton Chekhov's classical works.In cinema, his first major independent project, 'The Trilogy of the Mind', earned official screenings at the Lift-Off Film Festival and the Filmroads International Student Film Festival. His latest highly ambitious work, 'Fallen From Olympus', was shot entirely in Homeric Greek and secured global recognition, including official selections at the Lift-Off Film Festivals (London & New York), INNOVART, and the Four River Film Festival, where it was nominated for 5 major awards. He is also the recipient of an Honorable Mention at the Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival. To date, he has directed 11 short films, written numerous screenplays, and is currently developing his upcoming project, 'The Last Days of Napoleon or L'exile', continuing to explore bold independent narratives.
Acting credits
Behind the camera
NRFollowing the Trojan War, a soldier facing death encounters Thanatos and is drawn into a mythological confrontation about life, fate, and the meaninglessness of war.
Fallen From Olympus
2026
NRFollowing the Trojan War, a soldier facing death encounters Thanatos and is drawn into a mythological confrontation about life, fate, and the meaninglessness of war.
Fallen From Olympus
2026
NRFollowing the Trojan War, a soldier facing death encounters Thanatos and is drawn into a mythological confrontation about life, fate, and the meaninglessness of war.
Fallen From Olympus
2026
NRIt is a farewell story that focuses on the absolute loneliness Napoleon Bonaparte experienced during the final days of his life after being exiled to the island of Saint Helena, and his deep longing for his homeland.
The Last Days of Napoléon
2028
NRIt is a farewell story that focuses on the absolute loneliness Napoleon Bonaparte experienced during the final days of his life after being exiled to the island of Saint Helena, and his deep longing for his homeland.
The Last Days of Napoléon
2028
10.0A writer confronts his own mind through a journey of observation, listening, and writing.
The Mind Trilogy
2025
10.0A writer confronts his own mind through a journey of observation, listening, and writing.
The Mind Trilogy
2025
10.0A writer confronts his own mind through a journey of observation, listening, and writing.
The Mind Trilogy
2025
Unable to write for a long time, William Shakespeare embarks on a desperate search for inspiration. But everything he encounters forces him to confront his own legacy and creative burnout.
A Few of Shakespeare's Days of Despair
2026
Unable to write for a long time, William Shakespeare embarks on a desperate search for inspiration. But everything he encounters forces him to confront his own legacy and creative burnout.
A Few of Shakespeare's Days of Despair
2026