Sadyk Sher-Niyaz

Sadyk Sher-Niyaz (/səˈdɪk ˌʃɛər niˈæz/ sə-DIK SHAIR nee-YAZ; Kyrgyz: Садык Шер-Нияз [sɑˈdɯχ ˌʃer niˈjɑs]) is a Kyrgyz director and producer, best known for his work on the film Kurmanjan Datka: Queen of the Mountains.

[1] Sadyk Sher-Niyaz was born on March 10, 1969, in the village of Chon-Kapka, Talas region, Kyrgyzstan.

[2] At the age of 38 he left Kyrgyzstan to attend High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors in Moscow.

[9] In 2012, he became one of the founders of the Ak Ilbirs Awards[10][11][12] Later in 2011, Sher-Niyaz became the Chairman of the Union of Cinematographers of Kyrgyzstan, and was again re-elected to the position January 2015.

[9] In late 2014, Sher-Niyaz founded the Asian World Film Festival in Los Angeles, California.