Emir Kenzhegazyuly Baigazin ( kk, Эмир Кенжеғазыұлы Байғазин, ''Emir Kenjeğazyūly Baiğazin''; born 19 July 1984) is a Kazakh actor and

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 ...

, active in the genres of auteur cinema and

art-house An art film (or arthouse film) is typically an independent film, aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience. It is "intended to be a serious, artistic work, often experimental and not designed for mass appeal", "made primarily f ...

. Emir Kenzhegazyuly Baigazin was born on 19 July 1984 in Tamdy village,

Alga District Alga ( kk, Алға ауданы, ) is a district of Aktobe Region in Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Alga Algae (; singular alga ) is an informal term for a large and diverse group of photosynthetic eukaryo ...

in the

Aktobe Province The Aktobe Region ( kk, Ақтөбе облысы, Aqtöbe oblysy; russian: Актюбинская область, translit=Aktyubinskaya oblast) is a Regions of Kazakhstan, region of Kazakhstan. The name ''Aktobe'' comes from Kazakh language, Kaz ...

Kazakh SSR ; kk, Қазақ Советтік Социалистік Республикасы) *1991: Republic of Kazakhstan (russian: Республика Казахстан; kk, Қазақстан Республикасы) , linking_name = the ...

(

USSR The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...

). After graduating from high school in Alga (from 2002 to 2004), he studied at the acting school of the T. Akhtanov Aktobe Drama Theater and in 2004 he entered the

Kazakh National Academy of Arts The Kazakh National Academy of Arts (abbr. KazNAA) is the main theatre, film, drama, and fine arts and design school in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The Academy ( kk, Т. Қ. Жүргенов атындағы Қазақ ұлттық өнер академ ...

, where he specialised in film direction and cinema. In September 2007, he participated in the

Busan International Film Festival The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival, PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (''also'' Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festi ...

, the Asian Film Academy (AFA). In February 2008, he was a member of the Berlin camp of young talent at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival in Germany.

Filmography

* '' Day Watch'' (2005) — young

Tamerlan Timur ; chg, ''Aqsaq Temür'', 'Timur the Lame') or as ''Sahib-i-Qiran'' ( 'Lord of the Auspicious Conjunction'), his epithet. ( chg, ''Temür'', 'Iron'; 9 April 133617–19 February 1405), later Timūr Gurkānī ( chg, ''Temür Kür ...

. Short films: * ''Cheerful and Offended'' (russian: Весёлые и обиженные, italic=yes, 2006) — screenwriter, director and cameraman. * ''Steppe'' (russian: Степь, italic=yes, 2007) — screenwriter, director and cameraman. * ''Virgins'' (russian: Девственники, italic=yes, 2007) — screenwriter and director. * ''Весогонщик'' (2008) — screenwriter and director. * ''Silhouettes of Almaty'' (russian: Силуэты Алматы, italic=yes, 2007) — producer. Feature films: * ''

Harmony Lessons ''Harmony Lessons'' ( kk, Асланның сабақтары, ''Aslannyń sabaqtary''; russian: Уроки гармонии) is a 2013 Kazakh-German drama film directed by Emir Baigazin. It was awarded a Silver Bear for outstanding artistic con ...

'' ( kk, Асланның сабақтары, italic=yes, russian: Уроки гармонии, italic=yes) is a 2013 Kazakh-German coproduction. It won Baigazin the

World Cinema Fund The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...

prize at the

Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...

, Tengrinews, Jan 18 2013 and was shown at the

Tribeca Film Festival The Tribeca Festival is an annual film festival organized by TriBeCa Productions, Tribeca Productions. It takes place each spring in New York City, showcasing a diverse selection of film, episodic, talks, music, games, art, and immersive progra ...

. He was nominated for the

Asia Pacific Screen Award for Achievement in Directing The Asia Pacific Screen Award The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) is an international cultural initiative overseen by the Asia Pacific Screen Academy and headquartered in Australia. In order to realise UNESCO, UNESCO's goals of promoting and ...

for this film. * ''

The Wounded Angel ''The Wounded Angel'' ( fi, Haavoittunut enkeli; sv, Sårad ängel; 1903) is a painting by Finnish symbolist painter Hugo Simberg. It is one of the most recognizable of Simberg's works, and was voted Finland's "national painting" in a vote held ...

'' ( kk, Жаралы періште, italic=yes, russian: Раненый ангел, italic=yes, 2016) premiered at the 66th Berlinale (Panorama Special). The film is a Kazakh-French-German co-production with the support of ARTE. * '' The River'' ( kk, Ozen, italic=yes, 2018) * ''Life'' ( kk, Жизнь, 2022)

References

1984 births Living people Kazakhstani male actors Kazakhstani film directors {{kazakhstan-film-director-stub