Sadyk Sher-Niyaz is a director, producer, and public figure from the Kyrgyz Republic, best known for his work on the film Kurmanjan Datka: Queen of the Mountains[1]
Biography edit
Sadyk Sher-Niyaz was born on March 10, 1969, in the village of Chon-Kapka, Talas region, Kyrgyzstan. An ethnic Kyrgyz, Sher-Niyaz is married, the father of three children.[2] At the age of 38 he left Kyrgyzstan to attend High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors in Moscow.[3] His first feature film, Kurmanjan Datka: Queen of the Mountains, was the Kyrgyz submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards.[4]
Sher-Niyaz is the founder of several organizations, including Aitysh Public Fund,[5] "Kalemger" Literary Club,[6] and Film Production Company Aitysh Film.[7] In 2011, he started the Kyrgyzstan-Land of Short Films.[8] Later in 2011, Sher-Niyaz became the Chairman of the Union of Cinematographers of Kyrgyzstan; he was re-elected to the position in January 2015.[9] In 2012, he became one of the founders of the Ak Ilbirs Awards[10][11][12] Later in 2011, Sher-Niyaz became the Chairman of the Union of Cinematographers of Kyrgyzstan, and was again re-elected to the position January 2015.[9]
In late 2014, Sher-Niyaz founded the Asian World Film Festival in Los Angeles, California. According to The Wrap, Sher-Niyaz created the Festival to help other Asian filmmakers in their Oscar campaigns: ″'I created the Asian World Film Festival to fill a void that I noticed was missing in America. There is a wealth of underrated filmmakers from our region that deserve recognition and this festival was designed to champion and promote them,' festival chairman and creator Sadyk Sher-Niyaz said.″[13]
Education edit
- 2007–2009. - High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors in Moscow (workshop Vladimir Khotinenko, Pavel Finn, Vladimir Fenchenko )[14]
- 1994-2000 - Kyrgyz National University (KNU), Department of Law
- 1983-1987 - Frunze Engineering College, Technician[15]
Political activity edit
- 2021- First Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to France (with residence), Permanent Delegate of Kyrgyzstan to UNESCO
- 2021 Participated in the presidential elections (withdrew his candidacy after [16]|negotiations with Sadyr Japarov, who later became the President of the Kyrgyz Republic)[17]
- 2015-2020 deputy of the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan
- 2014 Sher Niyaz was nominated to the post of Minister of Culture[18]
- 2010 - Minister of Culture and Information of the Kyrgyz Republic[19]
- 2005 - Member of the State Commission for the stabilization of the political situation in the Kyrgyz Republic
- 2004-2007 – Elected to the Parliament Deputy Ombudsman (Akyikatchy)[6]
State awards and titles edit
- Order of Manas I degree (2023) (Kyrgyzstan)[citation needed]
- Order of Friendship II degree (2021) (Kazakhstan)[20]
- The Dank (Glory) medal (2015) (Kyrgyzstan)[21]
- State Prize of the Kyrgyz Republic named after Toktogul in the field of literature, art and architecture for historical epic film Kurmanjan Datka (2017) (Kyrgyzstan)
- Honored Worker of Culture of the Kyrgyz Republic (2011) (Kyrgyzstan) [22]
- Certificate of Honor of the Kyrgyz Republic (2006) (Kyrgyzstan)[23]
- Gold Medal of TÜRKSOY for precious contribution to art and culture in the Turkic World (2022)[24]
- The Honorary Citizen of the city of Culver City, Los Angeles (2019) (USA).[25]
- The Honorary Citizen of the Manas region (2015) (Kyrgyzstan)
Filmography[26] edit
| Film | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Pars (Son"s Duty) | 2007 | Producer and Writer |
| The Salt | 2011 | Producer |
| Kurmanjan Datka: Queen of the Mountains | 2014 | Director and Writer[27] |
References edit
- ^ "Sadyk Sher-Niyaz, Queen of the Mountains". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "Sadyk Sher-Niyaz". Who Is Who. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "Female Warrior Stars in Kyrgyz Blockbuster Epic". Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ Aguilar, Carlos. "Changing History: Sadyk Sher-Niyaz on 'Kurmanjan Datka: Queen of the Mountains". IndieWire.
- ^ Finn, Peter. "In Central Asia, a Revival of an Ancient Form of Rap". The Washington Post. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ a b "People of Kyrgyzstan Personal History, Sadyk Sher-Niyaz". AKIpress. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "Production of Movie about Kurmanjan Datka Queen of the Mountains in Kyrgyzstan". Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "Kyrgyzstan to Host International Short Film Festival of CIS, Baltic States, and Georgia". 29 November 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Sadyk Sher-Niyaz". Knews.kg. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "National Cinema". Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "Opening Ceremony of Ak Ilbirs". 28 September 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "First Time Film Awards for Kyrgyzstan". 23 May 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "TheWrap Partners With Asian World Film Festival for Inaugural Year". The Wrap. TheWrap. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ "Sadyk Sher Niyaz". AKIpress.
- ^ "Sadyk Sher-Niyaz". 16 February 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ https://24.kg/english/174937_Sadyk_Sher-Niyaz_withdraws_as_candidate_after_meeting_with_Sadyr_Japarov/
- ^ https://24.kg/english/174937_Sadyk_Sher-Niyaz_withdraws_as_candidate_after_meeting_with_Sadyr_Japarov/
- ^ "5 Nominated for Minister of Culture". Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "Kyrgyz Embassy in Seoul". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
- ^ https://www.for.kg/news-703348-en.html
- ^ https://nagrada.srs.kg/Site/Awarded/20360
- ^ https://nagrada.srs.kg/Site/Awarded/20360
- ^ https://nagrada.srs.kg/Site/Awarded/20360
- ^ https://www.turksoy.org/en-US/news/gold-medal-of-turksoy-to-the-famous-kyrgyz-film-director-sadyk-shey-niyaz
- ^ https://www.for.kg/news-623110-en.html
- ^ February 2015 "Sadyk Sher-Niyaz".
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