Mehmet has been nominated for Best Film, Best Director, Best Script for the film When Walnut Leaves Turn Yellow. The film has got a total of 7 nominations.

He is an Independent Kurdish director based in Istanbul. Graduated from The Marmara University Communication Faculty in Istanbul in 2005. He has studied Italian Cinema for a semester in Rome/Italy in 2006. He has been working in Tv Industry, Documentaries and Films in Istanbul/Turkey. He has written and directed 3 films so far.

WHEN THE WALNUT LEAVES TURN YELLOW 2024
THE DANCE OF ALI AND MOTHER ZIN -2021 COLORLESS DREAM -2018

Mehmet Ali Konar in his three films, effectively and gently combines harsh realism with magic in about ever-vulnerable Kurdish People, also delivering heartwarming small family stories.

Mehmet Ali Konar has received more than 30 National and International prestigious Awards from different International Film Festival with his three films, such as Best International Film Award, Best Kurdish Film Award, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Fipresci Award and Turkish Film Critics Association Awards.