- Can Togay
Can Togay [ʤɑn Togɑj] , also known as Can Togay János [ʤɑn Togɑj Ja:nos] at times, (
Budapest ,August 27 1955 – ) is a Hungarianfilm director , screenwriter,actor ,poet .Biography
Can Togay was born the son of Turkish parents. He spent his childhood in
Germany . In 1969, he joined thePéter Halász troupe. Between 1973 and 1978, he studied on the German and English faculty ofEötvös Loránd University , followed by two years of post-graduate work on German-French comparative linguistics underJean Marie Zemb of theSorbonne Nouvelle in Paris. He finished in 1980. In 1984, he graduated from the faculty of direction of the Színház- és Filmművészeti Főiskola (Highschool of Theatrical and Video Arts) in Budapest as the student ofZoltán Fábri . In 1991 he moved toFinland for four years.He has played important roles in several films alongside well known actors such as
Isabelle Huppert ,Hanna Schygulla ,Zuhal Olcay ,Tom Berenger and others.In 1978, he had poems published in the Mozgó Világ (Moving World). In 2004, his first collection of poems was released by the publisher Aranykor Kiadó (Golden Age Publisher). He came up with the idea of the
holocaust memorial "Cipők a Duna-parton" (Shoes on the Danube Promenade ) in Budapest, and was also a co-maker of it withGyula Pauer .Since
January 1 2008 , he is the head of theCollegium Hungaricum Berlin , the Hungarian Institute for Science and Culture in the German capital.He is married, and the father of three children.
Works
Awards
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Balázs Béla-award
* München, High School Film Festival, Award for Best High School Program, Special Mention – The Day of the Devil
* Manuscrit de Vercorin screenplay award 95 – A Winter in The Back of Beyond
* Budapesti Filmszemle 1999, Award for Best Actor (Eperjes Károly) – A Winter in The Back of Beyond
* Szocsi 00 international competition – Surcharge of the Jury – A Winter in The Back of Beyond
* Alexandria Filmfesztivál 1994, Best Male Actor – An Autumn Story
* Movie Actor of the Year – Award of the Turkish Movie Actors' Association – An Autumn StoryReferences
External links
* at
Internet Movie Database
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