Janysh Kulmambetov
Janysh Osmonovich Kulmambetov (Kyrgyz and Russian: Жаныш Осмонович Кулмамбетов;) (born 1955) — Kyrgyz writer-screenwriter, playwright and prosaist, theatrical and Director, screenwriter, producer, editor, journalist, stage historian and theater critic. Doctor of Philosophy in Cultural Studies PhD. People's Writer of the Kyrgyz Republic (2021).People's Writer of the Kyrgyz Republic (2021)Honored culture worker of Kyrgyzstan, laureate of national and ad international literature awards. Biography. After graduating in its native village high school, Janysh entered the theatre school at Kyrgyz State Academic Drama Theater in Frunze, from which it graduated in 1974 from with honors “Actor of Drama and  Film”. From 1975 to 1982 studied first at the dramatic faculty, and from the third course -Department of Theater at the Tashkent Theatre and Arts Institute of A.N.Ostrovsky (Tashkent), who also graduated with honors. In 1989 - 1992 was in graduate school Research Institute for Art History (Moscow). At the end of the theater institute worked in the art department of the newspaper "Kyrgyzstan madaniyaty" ("Culture of Kyrgyzstan"). Later theatrees says and critical reviews of Kulmambetov were published in various national media. In total, it has written more than 200 book reviews, it has repeatedly, since 1982, been named the best  theater critic of Kyrgyzstan. Simultaneously with the work of the critic and writer ("see Creativity"), it taught theater history and the or of drama in theater school (later – the school) at Kyrgyz State Academic Drama Theatre, and from 1992-faculty of Philology Kyrgyz National University and at the Kyrgyz State Institute of Arts. The author of the monograph Manas "- an epic drama and epic theater of the Kyrgyz people and the book "In the world of the theater" (published in 1987 in Frunze). It conducted broadcast on television (2004) and radio (2006). From 1985 to 1988 Kulmambetov served as the  senior editor of the combined repertoire and the editorial board of the Ministry of Culture of Kyrgyzstan. In 1988- 1989 s- Deputy Chairman of the Union of the atrical figures of the Kirgiz SSR. In 1992, after the return from Moscow, Kulmambetov created a private theater "Jaisan", which led to 1993. In 1997 it became the founder of the publishing and information and cultural and entertainment center "Kyrgyz Caravan", and in 2005 at the private theater of nations "Ademi". In the same year it was appointed the First Vice-President of the Union of theatrical figures of art and the  President of the Union of Kyrgyz playwrights and theater critics. September 25, 2013 Janish Kulmambetov elected president of the Union of theatrical figures of Kyrgyzstan. In 2006 - 2010 Kulmambetov, in addition to the work at newspapers and theater, became the editor and translator of the first Kyrgyz animated children's television series "Keremetketch" ("The Magic migrations"). In 2007, the senior editor of the National Film Studio "Kirgizfilm." Creativity. According to the memoirs of Kulmambetov, it began to try its hand at writing theatrical scenes already in sixth grade Serious work as a screenwriter began in the student years. The first  play of Kulmambetov "Stolen Fire" in 1976 in the Republican radio broadcast of Kyrgyzstan, and was later staged in the State Puppet Theatre of the Kirgiz SSR. Since then it has written more than a dozen plays for radio, and a total of more than 50 dramatic works. Plays of Kulmambetov put theaters of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan. Its plays were published in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Armenia. In addition to plays, work of Kulmambetov includes novels, stories and screenplays. In its translations published works of Molière, Oscar Wilde, Viktor Rozov and other authors. Central to the work of Kulmambetov is  the theme of fate of figures of Kyrgyz history-the governor Kurmandjan Datka ("the Queen of Alai"), folk storyteller Tynybek "Manas, my dear!" Actresses Tattybübü Tursunbayeva ("The fate of an actress") and Baken Kydykeeva ("Talent and Destiny"), a writer Chinghiz Aitmatov and dancers Bubusara Beishenalieva ("Chingiz and Byubyusara").Latter of these plays were written by the request of the Aitmatov Plays, "When was the Manas Manas ...", "The hidden secret of Chingiz Khan," "Just Mayrash", "Chingiz and Bubusara", "The talent and destiny", "Kanat and Zarina", "Shooting in the Aqsy or blackdays of Bospiek", " Damn you, Janyl Myrza - Salome! "and the screenplay" The  stone of my Motherland » received awards of Kyrgyz and international competitions and festivals. Janish Kulmambetov also works as a director. It staged a number of performances, including in its own theaters "Jaisan" and "Ademi", as well as at the Kyrgyz State Drama Theatre and the Kyrgyz State Youth Theater.Since the beginning of the new century, he has made more than twenty films (feature, documentary): "American Bride", "Jap", "Wild Girl or Highlander", "Resort Passions", "My son-in-law water carrier", "Bloody love", "Genghis and Bubusara”, “Wounded cranes”, “I believe in you”, "Trouble from Young Wives" and others. In 2012 he  won first prize at the international competition scenarios, based on fairy tales, legends and epics of the peoples of Asia - Asia 2012, with a script full-length feature film "Stone of my country." улуу Амэтерасу, Антигонуну сакта!) Awards and honors. Janysh Kulmambetov - winner of national literary and theatrical awards named T. Abdumomunov (1993, for the play "Just Mayrash") and the name of A. Tokombaev (2007, for the play "The shooting in Aksy and black days of Bospiek"). Winner of the International Prize Chinghiz Aitmatov for the play and the play "Chingiz and Bubusara" (2008).S.Asanbekov Prize winner (2013). Honored Worker of  Culture of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, was awarded the medal "Manas-1000" for the play "Manas, my dear!" (1995).