Sadyk Sher-Niyaz (/səˈdɪk ˌʃɛər niˈæz/ sə-DIK SHAIR nee-YAZ; Kyrgyz: Садык Шер-Нияз [sɑˈdɯχ ˌʃer niˈjɑs]) is a Kyrgyz director and producer, best known for his work on the film Kurmanjan Datka: Queen of the Mountains.[1]

Sadyk-Sher Niyaz

Biography

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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

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Political activity

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State awards and titles

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  • 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]

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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

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  1. ^ "Sadyk Sher-Niyaz, Queen of the Mountains". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Sadyk Sher-Niyaz". Who Is Who. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Female Warrior Stars in Kyrgyz Blockbuster Epic". Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  4. ^ Aguilar, Carlos. "Changing History: Sadyk Sher-Niyaz on 'Kurmanjan Datka: Queen of the Mountains". IndieWire.
  5. ^ Finn, Peter. "In Central Asia, a Revival of an Ancient Form of Rap". The Washington Post. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  6. ^ a b "People of Kyrgyzstan Personal History, Sadyk Sher-Niyaz". AKIpress. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  7. ^ "Production of Movie about Kurmanjan Datka Queen of the Mountains in Kyrgyzstan". Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Kyrgyzstan to Host International Short Film Festival of CIS, Baltic States, and Georgia". 29 November 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  9. ^ a b "Sadyk Sher-Niyaz". Knews.kg. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  10. ^ "National Cinema". Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  11. ^ "Opening Ceremony of Ak Ilbirs". 28 September 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  12. ^ "First Time Film Awards for Kyrgyzstan". 23 May 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  13. ^ "TheWrap Partners With Asian World Film Festival for Inaugural Year". The Wrap. TheWrap. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  14. ^ "Sadyk Sher Niyaz". AKIpress.
  15. ^ "Sadyk Sher-Niyaz". 16 February 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  16. ^ https://24.kg/english/174937_Sadyk_Sher-Niyaz_withdraws_as_candidate_after_meeting_with_Sadyr_Japarov/
  17. ^ https://24.kg/english/174937_Sadyk_Sher-Niyaz_withdraws_as_candidate_after_meeting_with_Sadyr_Japarov/
  18. ^ "5 Nominated for Minister of Culture". Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  19. ^ "Kyrgyz Embassy in Seoul". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  20. ^ https://www.for.kg/news-703348-en.html
  21. ^ https://nagrada.srs.kg/Site/Awarded/20360
  22. ^ https://nagrada.srs.kg/Site/Awarded/20360
  23. ^ https://nagrada.srs.kg/Site/Awarded/20360
  24. ^ https://www.turksoy.org/en-US/news/gold-medal-of-turksoy-to-the-famous-kyrgyz-film-director-sadyk-shey-niyaz
  25. ^ https://www.for.kg/news-623110-en.html
  26. ^ February 2015 "Sadyk Sher-Niyaz". {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  27. ^ "Kyrgyzstan Latest Former Soviet Republic to Make Epic Historical Movie". Hollywoodreporter.com. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2015.