Rashid Nugmanov

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Rashid Nugmanov
Born (1954-03-19) March 19, 1954 (age 70)
political activist
Years active1987-2010

Rashid Nugmanov (also written Rachid Nougmanov;

political activist[1] and founder of the Kazakh New Wave cinema movement.[2]

Film career

Rashid Nugmanov was born into a

post-apocalyptic punk samurai Ostern which attracted international acclaim at film festivals in Venice, Los Angeles, and Tokyo, and was awarded the Prix Special du Jury in Valenciennes, France. The film marked the end of both the Kazakh New Wave and Nugmanov's active directorial career,[6]
although he continued to write screenplays throughout the 1990s.

Activism

Nugmanov moved to

Nursultan Nazarbaev, which he has decried as a mafia,[8] Nugmanov has been responsible for the international relations of dissident organisations including the Forum for Democratic Forces of Kazakhstan and Central Asia, Republican People's Party of Kazakhstan, Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan, and For a Just Kazakhstan
.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b Druker, Jeremy, (2003-11-17) "Creative Editing and Other Obstacles for the Kazakh Opposition", Transitions Online. Retrieved on 2007-11-26.
  2. ^ Profile of Rachid Nugmanov at the International Freedom Network.
  3. ^ Brashinsky, Michael (2000). "Igla". International Dictionary of Film and Filmmakers. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
  4. ^ Drieu, Cloe (October 2000). "Don't Blink Now, It's Kazakhstan". UNESCO Courier. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
  5. ^ "Tysiacha i odna zabota," Iskusstuo kino 4 [1990]: 37)
  6. Singapore Film Festival. Archived from the original
    on 2007-11-22. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
  7. ^ IFN - Our Mission - mission statement of the International Freedom Network. Retrieved on 2007-11-26.
  8. ^ Nugmanov, Rashid (2003-10-04). "Virtual Democracy: The Face Behind A Thousand Masks". CESS 4th Annual Conference. Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Archived from the original on 2004-08-31. Retrieved 2007-11-26.

Further reading

  • Plakhov, Andrei, "Soviet Cinema into the 90's" in Sight and Sound (London), Spring 1989.
  • Ciesol, Forrest, "Kazakhstan Wave", in Sight and Sound (London), Fall 1989.
  • Horton, Andrew, "Nomad from Kazakhstan: An Interview with Rashid Nugmanov", in Film Criticism, Summer 1990.
  • Pruner, Ludmila Zebrina, "The New Wave in Kazakh Cinema" in Slavic Review, Vol. 51, No. 4. (Winter, 1992), pp. 791–801.
  • Eisner, Ken, "Legit Review", Variety, 1993-12-20.

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