Dimitris Gaziadis

Biography

Dimitrios Gaziadis (1899-1959), according to other sources 1897-1961 or 1896-1960, was a Greek cinematographer, one of the first directors of Greek cinema and the founder of the film company "Dag Film" together with his brothers, Michalis and Kostas. He was the first cinematographer who officially undertook to animate the rear areas during the war.[6] He was originally from Constantinople.

He studied photography in Germany and for many years was a professor at the Imperial Film Academy in Munich and at the same time worked as a military cameraman in Berlin, where he was the founder of the film company "Dolik Film", even before "Emelka" and "Ufa" appeared. In World War I, Dimitrios Gaziadis,...