Sadyk Sher-Niyaz


Sadyk Sher-Niyaz is a director, producer, and public figure from the Kyrgyz Republic, most well known for his work on the film

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. At the age of 38 he left Kyrgyzstan to attend High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors in Moscow. His first feature film was the Kyrgyz Submission to the 87th Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film Category.
Sher-Niyaz is the founder of several organizations including, Aitysh Public Fund. "Kalemger" Literary Club, and Film Production Company Aitysh Film, In 2011 he started International Film Festival Kyrgyzstan-Land of Short Films In 2012 he became one of the founders of the Ak Ilbirs Awards
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.
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.

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