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'''Smagul Abatuly Yelubay''' ({{lang-kk|Смағұл Абатұлы Елубай}}) is a famous Kazakh writer and scriptwriter. He serves as a Secretary of [[Writers' Union of Kazakhstan]].

==Life==
Smagul Yelubay was born on 9 March in 1947 in [[Chardzhou]], [[Turkmenistan]]. In 1961 his family moved to [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]]. 
*1971 graduated from [[Kazakh State University]];
*1975 graduated from [[High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors]];
*1976-1992 worked as a Deputy Editor-in-Chief at [[Kazakhfilm]];
*1992-1995 worked as a Editor-in-Chief at Parasat magazine;
*1995-2004 worked as a journalist at [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]], [[Prague]], [[Czech Republic]];
*2008-2010 woeked as a Editor-in-Chiefr at [[Kazakhfilm]];
* From 2010 professor at [[Kazakh National Academy of Arts]].

===Literary works===
*Lonely Yurt <ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Lonely-Yurt-Smagul-Yelubay/dp/1574800078/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1480328939&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=Smagul+Elubay Lonely Yurt]</ref>

===Filmography===
Scriptwriter
*1982 — Red Yurt («Красная юрта»)
*1983 — Atone («Искупи вину»)
*1983 — House under the loon («Дом под луной»)
*1991 — Surzhekey - The Angel of Death («Суржекей — ангел смерти»), Grand-Prize in the Silver Crescent Film Festival, Ashkhabad ( 1991), Grand-Prize in the Bastau Film Festival, Almaty (1993)<ref>[http://www.kinokultura.com/CA/reviews/surzhekey.html Surzhekey the Angel of Death]</ref>
*1992 — Batyr Bayan («Батыр Баян»)
*2004 — Revenge («Кек»)
*2012 — The Hunter Boy («Аңшы бала»), Best Foreign Drama Award in International Family Film Festival in Hollywood<ref>[https://en.tengrinews.kz/cinema_and_music/Anshy-Bala-got-The-Best-Foreign-Drama-Award-in-USA-8761/ Anshy Bala got The Best Foreign Drama Award in USA]</ref>
*2016 — Diamond sword («Алмазный меч»)
*2016 — Land of Kazakhs («Қазақ елі»)
*2016 — Oasis («Оазис»)<ref>[http://www.kazakhfilmstudios.kz/en/press/news/7973/ Week of Kazakh cinema draws high attendance]</ref>

==Awards==
*[[Order of Kurmet]] 
*[[PEN Club]]'s Award

==References==
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