In 1993, Orkun Göntem, was born in Bursa, a small town close to Istanbul. After studying middle and high school in Bursa, he moved to Istanbul for studying Cinema and Television at University of Istanbul. He started his filmmaking career in 2013, with a small production company (Krokodil Production), which he founded with a group of friends. He started working as a cinematographer in some short films and advertising films. Some of his important works are İçten Sesler Korosu, a digital platform mini-series, which he worked as a cinematographer and director (episode 3 and 5). He is the first cinematographer in Turkey, shot a two seasoned digital platform series, the Naked, entirely on iPhone 11 and 12.
He is currently in the post-production process of his first feature film, Away.