Bilge Olgaç

Bilge Olgaç (10 January 1940 – 3 March 1994) was a Turkish film director.

Life Bilge Olgaç was born to a poor family in Vize, a town in Kırklareli Province on 10 January 1940. While still in vocational school in Istanbul, she married Vecdi Bender in 1956. She had a son by this marriage. They divorced. In 1994, she had moved to a new house in Beyoğlu, Istanbul. She died during a fire in this house on 3 March 1994.

Career She was writing short stories. Her husband, who was a film industry employee, introduced her to Memduh Ün, a film producer and a director. In 1962, Memduh Ün made a film out of one of her stories Kısmetin En Güzeli ("Best of the Fortune"). She also began working as an assistant of Memduh Ün. In 1965, she directed her first film Üçünüze de Mıhlarım ("I Shall Shoot Three of You"). She was the sole female film director at that time. She also wrote the script of many of her films. In 1970, she directed Linç ("Lynch"), which earned her fame and many awards. Between 1975 and 1984, she directed commercial films. In 1984, she returned to movie films by her new film Kaşık Düşmanı ("Ball and Chain"). In the same year, she also made Yavrularım ("My Little Ones"), which was a big success. Her later films are on women's issues in rural areas. Although she mostly made movie films in 1987, she also directed a television serial Elif Ana-Ayşe Kız ("Mommy Elif – Maid Ayşe").

Awards 1970: Linç International Adana Film Festival (Altın Koza) Best Director 1984: Kaşık Düşmanı International Antalya Film Festival (Altın Portakal) Best Screenplay 1985: Kaşık Düşmanı Créteil International Women's Film Festival Grand Prix