Sadyk Sher-Niyaz

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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]

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Sadyk-Sher Niyaz

Biography

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

Political activity

State awards and titles


Filmography [26]

FilmYear
Pars (Son"s Duty) 2007Producer and Writer
The Salt 2011Producer
Kurmanjan Datka: Queen of the Mountains 2014Director and Writer [27]

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