Tölömüsh Okeyevich Okeyev (; 11 September 1935 – 18 December 2001) was a

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and

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born in Bokonbayevskoye. In 1973, he was a member of the jury at the

8th Moscow International Film Festival The 8th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 10 to 23 July 1973. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Soviet film '' That Sweet Word: Liberty!'' directed by Vytautas Žalakevičius and the Bulgarian film '' Affection'' directed by L ...

. His 1975 film, ''

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'', was entered into the

9th Moscow International Film Festival The 9th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 10 to 23 July 1975. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Polish film '' The Promised Land'' directed by Andrzej Wajda, the Soviet-Japanese film ''Dersu Uzala'' directed by Akira Kurosawa a ...

while his 1984 film, '' The Descendant of the Snow Leopard'', was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the

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for an outstanding single achievement. In 1999, he was a member of the jury at the

21st Moscow International Film Festival The 21st Moscow International Film Festival was held from 19 to 29 July 1999. The Golden St. George was awarded to the Japanese film ''Will to Live'' directed by Kaneto Shindo. Jury * Fernando Solanas (Argentina – President of the Jury) * Flor ...

Filmography

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) *''

'' (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)

Written films

*''Spotted Dog Running at the Edge of the Sea'' (1990)

References

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* 1935 births 2001 deaths Kyrgyzstani screenwriters Kyrgyzstani film directors Soviet film directors Soviet screenwriters Male screenwriters High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors alumni People from Issyk-Kul Region 20th-century screenwriters {{Kyrgyzstan-film-director-stub