Jahangir Kasimov
Uzbek film director and screenwriter behind Shaytanat, Nazira, The Giant and the Dwarf and 18 Kvadrat, an Honored Cultural Worker of Uzbekistan.
- Occupation:
- Director, Writer, Film director
- Born:
- December 2 1958(67 years old) ♐
- Birthplace:
- Tashkent
Biography
Jahangir Kasimov was born on 2 December 1958 in Tashkent. He served in the army in 1977–1979 and graduated from the State Institute of Arts of Uzbekistan in 1984.
From 1976 he worked as an assistant director at the Uzbekfilm studio. In 1984–2005 he worked within Uzteleradio as a director, general director and top-category director and made dozens of television programmes and videos. He later served as deputy general director of Uzbekkino and worked as a film director.
His works include the series Shaytanat (1998, director and co-writer), The Giant and the Dwarf (Uzbekfilm), 18 Kvadrat (2007), Suv yoqalab (2009), Nazira (2017) and Ibrat (2020); he is also credited as screenwriter of Bomba (1995).
He was named Honored Cultural Worker in 2005. For 18 Kvadrat he received a special prize of Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee at Moscow's Golden Knight festival, and for the film Suv a Silver Knight at the 19th Golden Knight forum in 2010.
Education
- Ostrovsky Tashkent State Theatre and Art InstituteUniversity · Tashkent · 1984now State Institute of Arts and Culture of Uzbekistan
Career
- Uzbekfilm studioAssistant director · Tashkent · 1976–…
- National Television and Radio Company of UzbekistanDirector, general director · Tashkent · 1984–2005
Awards
Honoured Worker of Culture of Uzbekistan2005 · Uzbekistan
Life path
- 1958Birth
Born on 2 December in Tashkent.
- 1976At Uzbekfilm
Began as an assistant director.
- 1984Graduation
Graduated from the State Institute of Arts of Uzbekistan and began directing at Uzteleradio.
- 1998Series Shaytanat
Director and co-writer.
- 2005Honored Cultural Worker
Received the title; his work at Uzteleradio ended the same year.
- 2007Film 18 Kvadrat
Director; the film won a special prize at the Golden Knight festival.
- 2010Silver Knight
Award for the film Suv at the 19th Golden Knight forum.
- 2017Film Nazira
Director, screenwriter and producer.
- 2020Film Ibrat
Director.
Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| The Bomb (Bomba) | 1995 |
| Shaytanat (The Realm of Demons) | 1998 |
| The Giant and the Dwarf | 2003 |
| 18 Kvadrat | 2007 |
| Along the Water | 2009 |
| Jasur | 2012 |
| Nazira | 2017 |
| Ibrat | 2020 |
| The Grand Amir and Donna Maria | 2025 |