Background
Sadyk Sher-Niyaz was born on March 10, 1969, in the village of Chon-Kapka, Talas region, Kyrgyzstan.
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2007-2009. - High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors in Moskow (workshop Vladimir Khotinenko, Pavel Finn, Vladimir Fenchenko )
1994-2000 - Kyrgyz National University (KNU), Department of Law
1983-1987 - Frunze Engineering College, Technician.
Career
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. 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. 2007-2009. - High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors in Moskow (workshop Vladimir Khotinenko, Pavel Finn, Vladimir Fenchenko ) 2014 Sher Niyaz was nominated to the post of Minister of Culture 2010 - Minister of Culture and Information of the Kyrgyz Republic 2004-2007 – Elected to the Parliament Deputy Ombudsman (Akyikatchy).
Achievements
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His first feature film Kurmanjan Datka Queen of the Mountains 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. 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.
Membership
2005 - Member of the State Commission for the stabilization of the political situation in the Kyrgyz Republic.
