- Ömür Kınay
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Ömür Kınay Nationality Turkish Occupation Film Director Website http://www.omurkinay.net/ Ömür Kınay is a Turkish film director who has received the Golden Cocoon Award for her short film Kün.[1] Kınay was almost killed in the 1999 İzmit earthquake.[1]
Biography
Kınay lost her mother in the earthquake on August 17, 1999 and was badly hurt herself. She now uses a wheelchair.
Between 2005 and 2009 Kınay was a communication and design department sophomore student in Kültür University. Her 3 minutes and 20 second short film, Kün ("To Be"), about Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi and the seven counsels of Mevlana won three awards, including the Golden Cocoon Award.
References
Categories:- Turkish filmmakers
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