Arun Ayduğan

Biography

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.