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Béla Zsitkovszky

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Béla Zsitkovszky
Born3 April 1868
Died16 September 1930 (aged 62)
Other namesGyula Antal Zágon
Occupation(s)Film director
Cinematographer
Years active1901 - 1918

Béla Zsitkovszky (3 April 1868 - 16 September 1930) was a Hungarian cinematographer and film director. Zsitkovszky was a film pioneer notable for producing the country's first ever film The Dance (A táncz) in 1901. Zsitkovszky was a cinema projectionist who was commissioned to make a film. He shot it entirely on location as Budapest lacked a film studio.[1] In 1901 he opened the first Hungarian film laboratory.[2]

Selected filmography

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Cinematographer

References

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  1. ^ Cunningham p.8
  2. ^ Cunningham p.8

Bibliography

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  • Cunningham, John. Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex. Wallflower Press, 2004.
  • Kulik, Karol. Alexander Korda: The Man Who Could Work Miracles. Virgin Books, 1990.
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