Fuat Uzkınay ( tour. Fuat Uzkınay ; born 1888, Istanbul , Ottoman Empire , died March 29, 1956, Istanbul , Turkey ) - the first Turkish cinematographer.
| Fuat Uzkynay | |
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| Fuat Uzkınay | |
| Date of Birth | 1888 |
| Place of Birth | Istanbul , Ottoman Empire |
| Date of death | March 29, 1956 |
| Place of death | Istanbul , Turkey |
| Citizenship |  Turkey |
| Profession | film director . |
| Career | 1918 - 1942 |
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Biography
After graduating from school in Istanbul, he studied physics and chemistry at Istanbul University . When he became a school principal, interest in cinema increased among the Ottomans . Uzkynay began to teach cinema at school. Due to the fact that there were many foreign cinemas in Istanbul, Uzkınay campaigned to build a fully Turkish cinema, which opened on March 19, 1914. The name of this cinema “The National Cinema” later changed to “Ali Efendi sineması”. At the same time, he continued to study the projector from Sigmund Weinberg, the first person to introduce cinema in the country.
Becoming a military man, on November 14, 1914, he withdrew the destruction of the Russian memorial church in San Stefano near Constantinople . This 150 mm film became known as the first documentary of Turkish cinema. A year later, on the orders of General Enver Pasha, he founded the Central Military Film Department. Sigmund Weinberg became the head of the department, and the Uzkynay became his assistant. The following year he changed his post.
After studying in Germany, in spite of many difficulties, he finished the first feature film, The Marriage of Himmet Aga , in 1918. In 1954 he retired.
Selected Filmography
Director's work
- 1942 : Izmir Victory - İzmir Zaferi / İstiklal
- 1923 : On the road of victory - Zafer Yollarında
- 1918 : Himmet’s Wedding - Himmet Ağa'nın İzdivacı
- 1916 : Leblebici Horhor Ağa
- 1914 : Destruction of Russian monument in San Stefano - Ayastefanos'taki Rus Abidesinin Yıkılışı
Producer work
- 1921 : Bican Efendi Mektep Hocası
- 1921: Bican Efendi'nin Rüyası
- 1919 : Binnaz
- 1919: Mürebbiye
- 1918 : Himmet Ağa'nın İzdivacı
- 1917 : Bican Efendi Vekilharç
Camera work
- 1922 : Boğaziçi Esrarı / Nur Baba
- 1921 : Bican Efendi Mektep Hocası
- 1921: Bican Efendi'nin Rüyası
- 1919 : Binnaz
- 1919: Mürebbiye
- 1919: Tombul Aşığın Dört Sevgilisi
- 1918 : Himmet Ağa'nın İzdivacı
- 1917 : Bican Efendi Vekilharç
- 1914 : Ayastefanos'taki Rus Abidesinin Yıkılışı
Screenwriter
- 1923 : Zafer Yollarında
Notes
Links
- Fuat Uzkynay (Eng.) On the Internet Movie Database