Birnazarov, Temir

Temir Birnazarov was born on August 22, 1965 in the city of Naryn ^[1] . He was brought up and lived with his grandparents, who had a huge influence on the choice of profession.

He began his studies at a school in the city of Naryn, after the death of his grandfather he returned to his parents in the village, and after that he was transferred to one of the schools in the city of Frunze, where he learned Russian ^[1] . In Frunze also attended sports school, was engaged in boxing. After leaving school in 1983 he entered the service in the Soviet Army , served in Siberia ^[1] .

After returning from the army in 1985, Temir Birnazarov tried to enter VGIK , but was late for recruitment. Also in 1985, he began his career as an assistant operator at the Rostov newsreel studio under the leadership of Igor Andreevich Kolesnichenko ^[1] . He entered the Kiev Theater Institute as a director of theater, television and film, but was not accepted. From 1987 to 1988 he worked in the Naryn Regional Music and Drama Theater. In 1988 he entered the Almaty State Theater and Art Institute. T. Zhurgenova , to the directing department.

Having completed his studies in 1993, Temir Birnazarov begins his career at the Kirghizfilm National Film Studio. In 2001, he founded the Tazar Film Company, and in 2006, together with the well-known public figure Sadyk Sher-Niyaz, he founded the Aitysh Film Film Studio. Since 2010, Temir Birnazarov has been conducting directorial courses at the Tazar Film Company.

Documentary Films

• 1996 - Devil's Bridge (10 min)
• 1998 - Zhaiyk (20 min)
• 2002 - Earrings (25 min)
• 2003 - Ordo (10 min)
• 2004 - “The Sun Will Come Back” (25 min)

Feature films

• 1993 “Don't Cry a Rhino!” (30 min)
• 2007 “Parz” (Duty of a son) (23 min)
• 2008 “Unknown Route” (100 min)
• 2012 “Let's start all over again!”
• 2013 “Kumar” ^{[2] [3]} (“Passion”, “Affection”)
• 2017 “ Night accident ”

“Don't Cry a Rhino!”

• FIPRESSY Prize IFF Clermont Ferrand, France
• Diploma at the IFF Vila De Conde, Portugal
• Special Youth Prize, IFF Clermont Ferrand, France
• Silver Amphora IFF, IFF Montecatini, Italy

Parz

• Award for Best Asian Film, International Film Festival, Tehran, 2008
• Special Prize, IFF Eurasia, Astana, 2008
• Special Prize of the IFF of the city of Naossa, 2008

Unknown Route

• Special Prize International Film Festival Eurasia, Astana, 2008
• Grand Prix of IFF Didor of Dushanbe, 2008
• Best debut, Issyk Kul FF of the SCO countries, 2008
• Best Film of the Year, Ministry of Culture of Kyrgyzstan
• “Nika” prize nominee as the best Foreign Film

Kumar

• Special prize “For the courage of a civic and aesthetic position in the cinema”, Kinoshok International Film Festival, Anapa, Russia ^[4]
• Nominated for the Russian National Cinema Prize "Nika"
• Nominated for the Kyrgyz National Cinema Prize "Ak Ilbirs", Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
• Award for Best Actor ^[5]
• Award for Best Actress ^[5]
• Prize "Best Sound Engineer" ^[5]

Devil's Bridge

• Special Prize at IFF Yamagata-97, Japan
• Sophistication Prize at the IFF Clermont Ferrand, France
• Special Prize IFF Montecatini, Italy

Zhaiyk

• First Prize of the Kurak Festival Soros Foundation Kyrgyzstan

Earrings

• Prize for the best work on the topic “Human-Environmental Relations”

• Temirbek Birnazarov on the Internet Movie Database
• Kyrgyz Cinema: Temir Birnazarov
• People of Kyrgyzstan. Personal story. Interview with Temir Birnazarov.
• Interview by Temir Birnazarov: “Corruption intensified in Kyrgyzfilm , August 17, 2010
• Interview by Temir Birnazarov: “It's never too late to fix everything!” , February 6, 2012