Komil Yormatov
Film director and actor of Uzbek and Tajik cinema, People's Artist of the USSR and Hero of Socialist Labour, director of the film «Alisher Navoi» (1947).
- Occupation:
- Director, Actor, Writer, Film director
- Born:
- May 2 1903(75 years old) ♉ — November 17, 1978
Biography
Kamil Yarmatov (Komil Yormatov) was born on 2 May 1903 in Kanibadam, in the Kokand district (now Tajikistan). In 1926–1928 he worked at the Shark Yulduzi film studio in Tashkent as an administrator, assistant director and actor, and in 1928–1931 he studied directing at the cinematography technical school and institute (now VGIK).
From 1931 he was a director at Tajikkino: he made the first full-length Tajik film, «Emigrant» (1934), and the first Tajik sound film, «Friends Meet Again» (1939). From 1941 he was senior director and artistic head of the Tashkent film studio (now Uzbekfilm).
His best-known work is «Alisher Navoi» (1947), for which he received the Stalin Prize, second class, in 1948. His other films include «Avicenna» (1956), «Storm over Asia» (1964), «Poem of Two Hearts» (1966), «Riders of the Revolution» (1968) and «Distant Close Years» (1976). «Poem of Two Hearts» won the Golden Apsara grand prize at the international film festival in Phnom Penh in 1968.
From 1958 to 1978 he was secretary of the board of the Uzbek SSR Filmmakers' Union, and from 1963 a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Uzbek SSR. He wrote the memoir «Lenta vremeni» (1977). He died on 17 November 1978.
Education
- Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK)University · 1928–1931 · Director
Career
- Uzbekfilm studioSenior director, artistic head · Tashkent · 1941–…
Awards
People's Artist of the Uzbek SSR1955 · Uzbek SSR- Honoured Art Worker of the Uzbek SSR1944 · Uzbek SSR
Hero of Socialist Labour1973 · USSR
People's Artist of the USSR1959 · USSR
Order of Lenin1967 · USSR- Order of Lenin1971 · USSR
- Order of Lenin1973 · USSR
Order of the Badge of Honour1940 · USSR- Order of the Badge of Honour1950 · USSR
Stalin Prize1948 · USSR
Life path
- 1926Work at the Shark Yulduzi studio
Began as an administrator, assistant director and actor.
- 1931Graduated in directing
Graduated in directing from the film institute (now VGIK) and joined Tajikkino.
- 1934The film «Emigrant»
The first full-length film of Tajik cinema.
- 1939The film «Friends Meet Again»
The first Tajik sound film.
- 1941Joined the Tashkent film studio
Became senior director and artistic head.
- 1947The film «Alisher Navoi»
The film earned him the Stalin Prize, second class, in 1948.
- 1956The film «Avicenna»
First-degree diploma at the All-Union Film Festival (1958).
- 1958Filmmakers' Union
Secretary of the board of the Uzbek SSR Filmmakers' Union (until 1978).
- 1963Supreme Soviet deputy
Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Uzbek SSR, 6th–9th convocations.
- 1967Hamza State Prize
For the film «Storm over Asia».
- 1968«Poem of Two Hearts» — Golden Apsara
Grand prize of the Phnom Penh international film festival.
- 1973Hero of Socialist Labour
Awarded the title Hero of Socialist Labour.
- 1977Memoir «Lenta vremeni»
The memoir was published in the journal «Druzhba narodov».
- 1978Death
Died on 17 November 1978.
