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Timur Bekmambetov Biography
Birth Name:Timur Nuruakhitovich Bekmambetov
Birth Place:Atyrau, Russia
Profession Producer, Director, Writer
Fast Facts
- In 1994, he received the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival award for Best Direction
- In 2005, he won the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film Silver Raven Award
- Was nominated for a 2010 Producers Guild of America Award for his work on the film "9․"
- Studied theatre at the Alexander Ostrovsky Theatrical and Artistic Institute
- Based the screenplay to the film "Peshavar Waltz" on his experiences serving in the Soviet Army
- Has worked as the director of the music video to Linkin Park's "Powerless․"
- In 1994, he founded the production company Bazelevs Group
Awards
- 2005Silver Raven-: winner
- 2005EFA People's Choice Award-Best European Director: nominated
- 2005Narcisse Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
- 2007Golden Eagle-Best Feature Film: nominated
- 2007Narcisse Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
- 2010PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated
- 2014Golden Eagle-Best Feature Film: nominated
- 2014Nika-Best Film: nominated
- 2014White Elephant-Best Debut: nominated
- 2015Asia Pacific Screen Award-Best Animated Feature Film: nominated
- 2016Golden Statuette-Best Animated Film: winner
- 2017Dove-Inspirational Film of the Year: nominated
- 2017Yoga Award-Worst Remake: winner
- 2018Asia Pacific Screen Award-Best Animated Feature Film: winner
- 2018Panorama Audience Award-Fiction Film: winner
- 2018Emeric Pressburger Prize-: nominated
- 2018Golden Eagle-Best Feature Film: nominated
- 2018Grand Prix du Jury-Compétition internationale: nominated
- 2018Prix spécial du jury-Compétition internationale: winner
- 2018National Russian Animation Awards-Film in Theaters: winner
- 2018Silver Méliès Award-Best European Fantastic Feature Film: nominated
- 2018SXSW Adam Yauch Hörnblowér Award-: nominated
- 2018Audience Award-Visions: winner
- 2018Transatlantyk Distribution Award-Section "New Cinema": nominated
- 2019Moon of Valencia-Best Web Series: nominated
- 2019Circle Award-: winner
- 2022CinEuphoria-Best Film - International Competition: nominated
- 2026Razzie Award-Worst Picture: nominated