Nurbek Egen

Nurbek Egen (Russian: Нурбек Эген; born December 3, 1975 in the Osh region , Kyrgyz Republic ) is a Russian and Kyrgyz film director .

Life

After graduating from high school with a focus on mathematics in his home country, Egen studied drama for two years at the Art School in Bishkek . In 1994 he began studying directing at the Moscow State Film School WGIK (Russian ВГИК), which he successfully completed in 2000. Between 2009 and 2010, Egen studied directing at the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles.

While studying at the Moscow Film School, Egen made his first short films “One day older” (“На день старше” 1998) and “Closed Cosmos” (“Закрытый космос”, 1999). His next short film "Sanzhyra" ("Санжира", 2000) took part in around 50 international film festivals and was awarded the prize for Best Short Foreign Film at the Young Artist Awards in Los Angeles.

Egens' film " Kyrgyz dowry " ("Сундук предков", 2005) about the home trip of the young Kyrgyz Aidar and his French friend Isabel to the village of Aidar's family won several national and international prizes, including the Young Artist Awards in Los Angeles in 2006 the Outstanding International Drama Prize and the Audience Prize at the Festival of Eastern European Films in Cottbus. "Kyrgyz dowry" was awarded the title "Valuable" by the Wiesbaden film evaluation office .

The film "A Fighter Knows No Pain" ("Борцу не больно", 2010) received several prizes and awards at the national children's film festivals and the prize for the best director at the 10th Krasnogorsk Sports Film Festival.

In his artistic work, Egen often applies the Kyrgyz culture and the traditions of his home country. In the documentary "Manas emergence as a premonition" ("Рождение Манаса как предчувствие") Egen shows modern social and political life of Kyrgyzstan, as well as the history and culture of the country.

Egens' social drama “The Empty Home” “Пустой дом”, 2012) addresses migration. The symbiosis of cultures, but also their mutual repulsion and exploitation, are the main themes of this film. The film was nominated for the Grand Prix at the international festivals in Osaka and Sofia.

Nurbek Egen is currently involved in several cinema and film productions as a director. He is married with two children and lives with his family in Saint Petersburg .

Festival participation and awards (selection)

1998 - International Film Festival "Cameraimage", Poland - "The bronze Tadpole" ("На день старше" "A Short Film About a Boy")
1998 - International Film Festival "Saint Anna" ("На день старше")
1998 - VGIK Film Festival - Special Kodak Award ("На день старше")
1998 - International Film Festival “Message to Man”, Saint-Petersburg
1998 - International Film Festival Tous Ecrans, Geneva
2001 - Oscar nomination for the award "Best Student Film" ("Sanzhyra")
2001 - Tous Courts Festival - Prix Ciné Cinécourts, Aix-en-Provence ("Sanzhyra")
2001 - Festival International du Film d'Amiens ("Sanzhyra")
2001 - Berlinale, Children's Film Festival ("Sanzhyra")
2001 - Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ("Sanzhyra")
2001 - Capalbio Cinema International - Special Jury Prize ("Sanzhyra")
2002 - Young Artist Awards, Los-Angeles - Best Foreign Short Film ("Sanzhyra")
2002 - Festival International de Films de Friborg ("Sanzhyra")
2002 - Edinburgh International Film Festival ("Sanzhyra")
2002 - Montreal World Film Festival ("Sanzhyra")
2002 - International Film Festival "FICMA", Barcelona - Best Short Film ("Sanzhyra")
2002 - International Film Festival, Biarritz, Second Prize ("Sanzhyra")
2005 - Oscar nomination in the category Best Foreign Film ("Kyrgyz dowry")
2006 - Young Artist Awards, Los Angeles - Outstanding International Drama ("Kyrgyz dowry")
2006 - Festival of Eastern European Films in Cottbus - Piblikums Prize, Grand Prix nomination ("Kyrgyz dowry")
2006 - Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ("Kyrgyz dowry")
2006 - Film Festival "Kinoshok", Anapa - Special Jury Prize, Best Producer Debut ("Kyrgyz dowry")
2006 - International Film Festival "Золотой Минбар" Kazan - President's of Tatarstan Special Prize "For Humanism in Arts" ("Kyrgyz dowry")
2006 - Film and theater festival in Blagovetschensk "Amursky Осень" - award for the best screenplay ("Kyrgyz dowry")
2006 - International Film Festival "Eurasia", Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan - Special Juri Prize ("Kyrgyz dowry")
2006 - Film Festival «Новое кино» - Award for the best director ("Kyrgyz dowry")
2006 - International Film Festival "Листопад", Minsk - Special Prize ("Kyrgyz dowry")
2006 - International Film Festival, Sevastopol - audience award ("Kyrgyz dowry")
2007 - Filmbewertungsstelle Wiesbaden - "Vertwoll" rating ("Kyrgyz dowry")
2011 - National Festival of Visual Arts - Special Prize of the Children's Jury, "Best Actor" ("Fighter Knows No Pain")
2011 - National Film Festival «Московская премьера», Moscow - audience award ("Fighter knows no pain")
2012 - Sports Film Festival, Krasnogorsk - Best Director ("A fighter knows no pain")
2012 - Children's film festival «Детский киномай» - best child actor ("A fighter knows no pain")
2012 - film festival "Улыбнись, Россия!" - Best Patriotic Comedy ("Kalachi")
2012 - International Film Festival "Звезды Шакена" Alma-Ata - Best Film ("The empty Home")
2013 - Asian Film Festival, Osaka - Grand Prix nomination ("The Empty Home")
2013 - International Film Festival, Sofia - Grand Prix nomination ("The Empty Home")

Filmography

Director

1997 - На день старше
1999 - Закрытый космос
2001 - Санжыра (Sanzhyra)
2002 - Виллисы
2003 - Тайный знак
2005 - Сундук предков ( Kyrgyz dowry )
2008 - Сеть
2010 - Рождение Манаса как предчувствие
2010 - Борцу не больно
2011 - Калачи
2012 - Пустой дом (The Empty Home)
2012 - Шахта
2016 - Versus
2017 - The two against death
2019 - Alibi
2019 - Sherlock Holmes in Russia

Screenwriter

1997 - На день старше
1999 - Закрытый космос
2001 - Санжыра (Sanzhyra)
2005 - Сундук предков (Kyrgyz dowry)

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personal data
SURNAME	Egen, Nurbek
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Эген, Нурбек
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Russian-Kyrgyz film director
DATE OF BIRTH	3rd December 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH	Osh