Ömer Lütfi Akad
Ömer Lütfi Akad (born September 2, 1916 in Istanbul ; † November 19, 2011 there ) was an important Turkish film director and screenwriter . He was the bearer of the highest cultural awards in the country.
Life
Akad first attended the Lycée Français Saint Michel and then the renowned Galatasaray high school . He studied finance at Marmara University and completed military service. He then worked in the Ottoman Bank , later as the financial officer of the production company Lale Film. In the 1940s he published several articles on cinema and theater and worked as a consultant for Sema Films. He also taught at the Mimar Sinan University .
Akad made more than 100 films between 1948 and 1974 and is considered an outstanding filmmaker in his country; he began to reform Turkish cinema. His best-known films include Hudutların kanunu (1966), Düğün (1973) and Gelin (1973).
Awards
- 1967: Golden Orange Award (in the Best National Film category) at the Antalya Film Festival for Hudutlarin kanunu
- 1968: Second prize at the Antalya Film Festival for Vesikalı Yarim
- 1974: Golden Orange Award (in the Best National Film category) at the Antalya Film Festival for Düğün
- 1988: Culture Prize from the Turkish Ministry of Culture
- 1997: Culture Prize of the President of Turkey
Filmography (selection)
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Web links
- Lutfi Akad in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ömer Lütfi Akad at SinemaTürk
Individual evidence
- ^ Metin Heper, Nur Bilge Criss: Historical Dictionary of Turkey . 3rd edition, Scarecrow Press, Plymouth 2009, ISBN 978-0-8108-6065-0 , p. 8.
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| SURNAME | Akad, Ömer Lütfi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish film director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 2, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Istanbul |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 19, 2011 |
| Place of death | Istanbul |