Mikhail Krasnyansky

Mikhail Porfiryevich Krasnyansky was born in Tashkent in 1908 (some reference books give 1907). From 1926 he worked at the Uzbekfilm studio, first as an assistant cameraman, then as a second cameraman and director of photography.

His first film as director of photography was «Alisher Navoi» (1947), and «Tahir and Zuhra» (1945) is also credited to him. He later shot «Furkat» (1960), «Trudny put'» (1964) and «Bygone Days» (1969), and was the regular cameraman of the satirical film magazine «Nashtar».

He received the medal «For Distinguished Labour» in 1959 and the title Honoured Art Worker of the Uzbek SSR in 1965; in 1970 he shared the Hamza State Prize of the Uzbek SSR with the other makers of «Bygone Days». He died in Tashkent on 6 April 1986.