Tolomush Okeyev
Tölömüsh Okeyevich Okeyev (11 September 1935 – 18 December 2001) was a Kyrgyz screenwriter and film director born in Bökönbaev. In 1973, he was a member of the jury at the 8th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1975 film, The Red Apple, was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival while his 1984 film, The Descendant of the Snow Leopard, was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement.
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Tolomush Okeyev
- Name
- Tolomush Okeyev
- Born
- 11 September 1935
- Birthplace
- Bökönbaev, Kirghiz ASSR, Soviet Union
- Died
- 18 December 2001
- Place of death
- Ankara, Turkey
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter
- Nationality
- Soviet Union · Kyrgyzstan
- Education
- Top Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors · Saint Petersburg State University of Cinema and Television
- Honours
- People's Artist of the USSR · Order of the Red Banner of Labour · Zasłużony Działacz Kultury · People’s Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR
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Tölömüsh Okeyevich Okeyev (11 September 1935 – 18 December 2001) was a Kyrgyz screenwriter and film director born in Bökönbaev. In 1973, he was a member of the jury at the 8th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1975 film, The Red Apple, was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival while his 1984 film, The Descendant of the Snow Leopard, was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement.
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Tolomush Okeyev (1935–2001) was a film director and screenwriter, a national of Kyrgyzstan and the Soviet Union. The film director was born in Bokonbayevo and died in Ankara.
Tolomush Okeyev was educated at Saint Petersburg State University of Cinema and Television and Top Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors. The film director was a member of Association of Filmmakers of the USSR. Honours include Order of the Red Banner of Labour, People’s Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR and People's Artist of the USSR, among others.
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In 1999, he was a member of the jury at the 21st Moscow International Film Festival.
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• Native Name — Төлөмүш Океев • Name — Tolomush Okeyev • Born — 11 September 1935 • Birthplace — Bökönbaev, Kirghiz ASSR, Soviet Union • Died — 18 December 2001 • Place of death — Ankara, Turkey • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter • Years Active — 1962–1995
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Tolomush Okeyev is recorded as having received People's Artist of the USSR, Order of the Red Banner of Labour and Zasłużony Działacz Kultury.
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Tolomush Okeyev died in 2001 at Ankara.
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Bokonbayevo.
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Tolomush Okeyev is recorded as having studied at Top Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors and Saint Petersburg State University of Cinema and Television.
Directed films
Directed films
• Genghis Khan (1992) • Miracle of Love (Сүйүүнүн Көркү, 1986) • The Descendant of the Snow Leopard (Ак илбирсти тукуму, 1984) • Skulptor Olga Manuylova (1982) • Golden Autumn (Алтын Күз, 1980) • Ulan (1977) • The Red Apple (1975) • The Ferocious One (1974) • The Worship of Fire (1971-2; sometimes Bow Down to the Fire), a biography of Urkuya Salieva • Smarter Birds (1970) • The Heritage (1969) • The Skies of Our Childhood (1966) • There Are Horses (1965)
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• Spotted Dog Running at the Edge of the Sea (1990)
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Tolomush Okeyev received People's Artist of the USSR, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Zasłużony Działacz Kultury and People’s Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR.
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- 1.Peter Rollberg. Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. 497–499. 2009. 978-0-8108-6072-8.
- 2.8th Moscow International Film Festival (1973). MIFF.
- 3.9th Moscow International Film Festival (1975). MIFF.
- 4.Berlinale: 1985 Prize Winners. berlinale.de.
- 5.21st Moscow International Film Festival (1999). MIFF.
- 6.Poklonis ognyu (1972). IMDb.
- 7.Urkuya Salieva. Central Asien Gruppe. 2017-01-20.
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Tolomush Okeyev studied at Top Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors and Saint Petersburg State University of Cinema and Television.
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