Smagul Yelubay
From Kazakhstan Encyclopedia
Smagul Abatuly Yelubay (Template:Lang-kk) 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>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>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>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>Week of Kazakh cinema draws high attendance</ref>
Awards
- Order of Kurmet
- PEN Club's Award
