Kalila Umarov
Umarov (Omarov) Kalila Nematovich (born 1957) — Kazakh documentary filmmaker.
Biography
He was born on may, 4 in 1957 in town Zhanakorgan of Kyzyl-orda region, in the driver`s family of Umarov Nematulla and Hadisha. He is the eldest son in the large family, which consists of 10 children. He had studied the first and second grade in the school # 163 of the town Zhanakorgan He studied the third year in the school of Romanov in the village Tumenaryk He had studied in the school of Karataeva in Zhanakorgan from 4th year to 10th year. He had served in the Soviet army from 1975 to 1977. After army he went to the city on the bank of Neva in Leningrad academy of the film and photo department. His the last film “Incarnation” which was filmed in 1981 and devoted to life and creation of the great composer Kurmangazy, on the festival “White roses”, in which took part 88 short films, could get the main prize. This film was pointed with special diplomas in the festival in Tallin and Moscow. Then, he had continued his study in Leningrad state university of culture of Krupskaya, but because of the family problems he had to drop out of courses and come back to his motherland. He was working as photographer in Zhanakorgan Culture Home from 1984 to 1987. In additional, he had played important role of Hlebnikov in the play of Amir Mazhitov “Bread”. This play had won grand prix on the Republic theatre festival “theatre spring”. He had worked on the studio “Kazakhfilm” as the director of documentary films from 1987 to 1997. This films of Umarov Kalila (“Magzhan”, “Taushen”, “Live and death of mister Salih Muhammed”, “Great jute” etc.) were the important contribution in TV-documentary of 90th years, as a result from his painful attempts of philosophy from rethinking of the past in the context of metamorphosis contemporary reality, Kalila Umarov worked as the director of national channel “Alatau” in 1998, and then he worked as the director on the TV-radio of Kazakhstani President Complex. He had worked in the agency “Habar” as the director of dubbing from 1999 to 2003. Also, he translated into Kazakh language domestic serials “Perekrestok” and “Sarancha”. New step of creation had started since 2003 from documentary film “The way of Dukenbai”, based on FE documentary filmmaker Kalila Umarov. Three part documentary film was filmed by the order of the company “KazMunaiGaz” from 2004 to 2006 based on Design Studio “DosART”. This film spanned a century of oil company “A destiny in a drop of oil”. Also several films-portraits about famous oil industry of the country (Safi Utebayev, Orynbai Berdugozhin, Tabyn Orzhanov, Nurpeis Mahashev) were filmed by Kalila Umarov in collaboration with the public fund “Munaishy” of Marabaev. Kalila Umarov created documentary film-portrait of two parts “Philosopher Nysanbayev” in TV-radio of the company “World” in 2005. Kalila Umarov had been filming several documentary films (“Akhmet Zhubanov”, “Muhammed Khaidar Dulati”, “Alashorda”, “kazakh man Bauyrzhan”) on the studio “Kazakhfilm” of Shaken Aimanov since 2006, which aroused great public interest. Kalila and his sons has been leading photo chronicle of golf club “Nurtau” and has been cooperating with journals “Golf.kz” and “GolfDigest” (Moscow) since 1999. Permanent exhibition dedicated to works of Kalila Umarov is in Kyzyl-orda local museum. The son of K. Umarov, Mukhtar with his father is involved in a documentary, creating computer graphics and making the installation since 2007.
Awards
Over 30 years of creative activity Kalila Umarov is:
- The member of RK union of cinematographers
- Winner of the Youth Union of Kazakhstan (1992).
- Winner of the International Award. Zhambyl (1996)
- He was awarded "Kaysar» II-degree MIA RK (1997).
- He was honored the Republic of Kazakhstan (2009).
- He was awarded the honorary title "Bauyrzhan Momyshuly" (2010).
Filmography
director of
1. 1981 — «Incarnation» Leningrad House of Scientists them. Gorky sculptor Zhaubasar Kaliev (Karaganda)
- Feature film: «documentary»
2. 1989 — «Taushen»
- Feature film: «documentary»
3. 1990 — «Land of Ancestors»
- Feature film: “documentary”
4. 1990 — «Замана-шеру»
- Feature film: “documentary”
5. 1990 — «Mağjan» Mağjan Jumabayev
- Feature film: “documentary”
6. 1991 — «Съезди сын, в аул» Mustafa Ozturk
- Feature film: “documentary”
7. 1991 — «The Life and Death of Mr. Mohammed Salih»
- Feature film: “documentary”
8. 1992 — Great Jute Soviet famine of 1932–1933
- Feature film: “documentary”
9. 1993 — «Return of the Mir-Yakub» Mirjaqip Dulatuli
- Feature film: “documentary”
10. 1994 — «Daulet-Paluan» Daulet Turlychanow
- Feature film: “documentary”
11. 1994 — «The Word of Alash» Alash Orda
- Feature film: “documentary”
12. 1994 — «The years of joy and love»
- Feature film: “documentary”
13. 1994 — «Zhambyl: The Great singer of mankind»» Jambyl Jabayev
- Feature film:“documentary”
14. 1996 — «liberated from the shackles» (documentary) with B. Gafu (Kairbekov)
- Feature film: “documentary”
15. 2003 — The Way Dukenbaya»
- Feature film: “documentary”
16. 2004 — «The philosopher Nysanbaev» Абдималик Нысанбаевич Нысанбаев
- Feature film: “documentary”
17. 2004 — «Zhakiya»
- Feature film: “documentary”
18. 2004—2005 — «Destiny in a drop of oil», 3-series
- Feature film: “documentary”
19. 2005 — «Star Qadir»
- Feature film: “documentary”
20. 2005 — «Tanker Astana»
- Feature film: “documentary”
21. 2005 — «Нарында туған нар жігіт»
- Feature film: “documentary”
22. 2005 — «Gateway Atyrau»
- Feature film: “documentary”
23. 2005 — «Әлеуметке-әділет, заңға — құрмет»
- Feature film: “documentary”
24. 2006 — «Akhmet Zhubanov» Akhmet Zhubanov
- Feature film: “documentary”
25. 2006 — «Islam is the religion of ancestors» Islam
- Feature film: “documentary”
26. 2007 — «Muhammad Haidar Dughlat» Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat
- Feature film: “documentary”
27. 2008 — «Music of My Soul»
- Feature film: “documentary”
28. 2008 — «Zholdasbekov Adayev“ (Creator encyclopedia)»
- Feature film: “documentary”
29. 2008- — «Амир Мажитов из Жанакоргана»
- Feature film: “documentary”
30. 2009 — «Alashorda» Alash Orda
- Feature film: “documentary”
31. 2009 — ««Patriarch of the Kazakh oil — Safi Utebayev»
- Feature film: “documentary”
32. 2009 — ««Memory» - Centennial Mazhit Kasenova»
- Feature film: “documentary” .
33. 2009 — «Dynasty Orzhanov»
- Feature film: “documentary”
34. 2010 — «Қазақтың Бауыржаны» «Legendary Bauyrzhan» Baurzhan Momyshuly
- Feature film: “documentary”
35. 2010 — «Pioneer» Urynbay Berdygozhin
- Feature film: “documentary”
36. 2010 — «Сарагүл. Өмір толқындары»
- Feature film: “documentary”
37. 2011 — «Esbergen Abitaev. “Energetic”»
- Feature film: “documentary”
38. 2011 — «Ызгарбек Бектурсынов»
- Feature film: “documentary”
39. 2011 — «Кодекс Куманикус - һәм қарапайым қазақтың қағидалары»
- Feature film: “documentary”
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