Timur Bekmambetov

Birth Name:

Timur Nuruakhitovich Bekmambetov

Birth Place:

Atyrau, Russia

Profession

Producer, Director, Writer

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
In 1994, he founded the production company Bazelevs Group
Has worked as the director of the music video to Linkin Park's "Powerless․"

2005Silver RavenWinner
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 PrizeNominated
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 AwardNominated
2018Audience Award - Visions:Winner
2018Transatlantyk Distribution Award - Section "New Cinema":Nominated
2019Moon of Valencia - Best Web Series:Nominated
2019Circle AwardWinner
2022CinEuphoria - Best Film - International Competition:Nominated
2026Razzie Award - Worst Picture:Winner

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