Nozim To'laxo'jayev

Nozim To'laxo'jayev was born on 4 January 1951 in Tashkent. As a child he played small roles in films. After finishing school in 1970 he studied directing at the Lunacharsky Theatre Arts Institute in Moscow and then served in the army.

After his service he worked at the Uzbekfilm studio. He wrote and directed several animated films that won prizes at international competitions. His feature film Veld was inspired by a work of Ray Bradbury.

As an actor he appeared in Mening akam (1976; Ravshan), A House Under the Hot Sun (1977; Erkin), Shoqollar (1989; Kalamush), Boys in the Sky (2002) and its sequel, O'tov (2007; Ubaydullo) and The Oleaster Flower (2010; Bahtiyor). He has continued to work as an actor and director in the 2020s. He holds the title of Honored Cultural Worker of Uzbekistan.