Onat Kutlar

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Photograph by Ara Güler, Istanbul
Photograph by Ara Güler, Istanbul

Mehmet Arif Onat Kutlar (January 25, 1936January 11, 1995), also known as Onat Kutlar, was a prominent Turkish writer and poet, founder of the Turkish Sinematek and one of the founders of the Istanbul International Film Festival.

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[edit] Biography

Onat Kutlar was born in Alanya, Turkey in 1936. He was the grandson of Arif Pasha, an Ottoman governor of the Taif district and the son of Ali Riza Bey, a penal judge of the young Turkish Republic and later a farmer, and Meliha Hanim. He grew up in the city of Gaziantep. He studied law at Istanbul University and philosophy in Paris. His book, Ishak (1959), comprised of nine short stories, most of which are written from the point of view of a child and are often surrealistic and mystical was the recipient of the 1960 "Turkish Language Association Short Story Award". According to the literary critic Fethi Naci, these represent a very early example of magical realism genre. In 1994, he was awarded with L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and in 1975 Cultural Medal of Poland for his work in the Turkish Sinematek. He died of injuries sustained in a terrorist attack in Istanbul on January 11, 1995. Currently, the FIPRESCI Prize in the National Competition of the Istanbul International Film Festival is named after him to commemorate his contributions to the Turkish cinema.

[edit] Bibliography

Poetry
  • Peralı Bir Aşk Için Divan (Divan for a Pera Love), 1981
  • Unutulmuş Kent (Forgotten City), 1986 translated into French as La Ville Oubliée published by Royaumont
Essays and short stories
  • Yeter ki Kararmasin (Just Let It Not Get Dark), 1984
  • Sinema Bir Senliktir (The Cinema Is a Feast), 1985
  • Bahar Isyancidir (Spring is Rebellious), 1986
  • Gundemdeki Sanatci, 1995
  • Gundemdeki Konu, 1995
Collection of short stories
  • Ishak
Screenplays
  • Yer Çekimli Aşklar (1995) (screenplay)
  • Hakkari'de Bir Mevsim (1983) based on the novel 'O' by Ferit Edgu, aka A Season in Hakkari (International: English title), aka Eine Saison in Hakkari (German) directed by Erden Kiral
  • Hazal (1979) directed by Ali Özgentürk
  • Yusuf ile Kenan (1979) directed by Ömer Kavur

[edit] Filmography

Producer
  • Robert's Movie (1992) (producer)
  • Kuyucakli Yusuf
  • Menekse Koyu (1991) (executive producer), aka Violbukten
  • Turkuaz (Documentary)
  • Simurg (Documentary)
Actor
  • Yilmaz Güney: Adana-Paris (1995)

[edit] Awards

Ishak (1959)

  1. Turkish Language Association Short Story Award (1960)

Hakkari'de Bir Mevsim (1983)

  1. C.I.C.A.E. Award - Honorable Mention
  2. FIPRESCI Prize Competition
  3. Interfilm Award - Otto Dibelius Film Award Competition
  4. Silver Berlin Bear Special Jury Prize Berlin Film Festival
  5. Nominated Golden Berlin Bear

Hazal (1980)

  1. San Sebastián International Film Festival--Best New Director Ali Özgentürk
  2. Prades Film Festival First Prize
  3. Manheim Film Festival Golden Ducat Award
  4. Mannheim Film Festival Ecumenical Jury Award
  5. Mannheim Film Festival Audience Award

Yusuf ile Kenan (1979)

  1. Milano Film Festival

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