Bolotbek Shamshiyev (12 January 1941 – 21 December 2019) was a Kyrgyz
film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...
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screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based.
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He directed eleven films between 1965 and 1988. His 1976 film ''
The White Ship'' was entered into the
26th Berlin International Film Festival
The 26th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 25 June – 6 July 1976. The Golden Bear was awarded to the American film '' Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson'' directed by Robert Altman.
The Japan ...
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Selected filmography
* ''
The White Ship'' (1976)
References
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1941 births
2019 deaths
Soviet film directors
Kyrgyzstani film directors
Soviet screenwriters
Male screenwriters
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