Description
The exhibition 'Where Ink Becomes Light' commemorates 150 years since the birth of Ernest Bošnjak, pioneer of Yugoslav cinematography. Born in Sombor on January 1, 1876, he was the first Yugoslav cinematographer, director, and producer. After learning printing in Sombor and working in Budapest, Pest, Szeged, and Szabadka, he returned in 1906, founded a printing house and engraving workshop, brought a film projector to Sombor, and opened a cinema. In 1909, he filmed the first feature film showing girls playing in a park near the County. He received a state pension for his contributions to Yugoslav cinema and died in Sombor in 1963.