Samal Yeslyamova
Samal Yeslyamova | |
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Born | Samal Ilyaskyzy Yeslyamova 1 September 1984 |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2008–present |
Samal Ilyaskyzy Yeslyamova (Kazakh: Самал Ілиясқызы Есләмова, Samal Ilııasqyzy Eslámova; born 1 September 1984) is a Kazakh film actress. She is recognized internationally for starring in the film Ayka directed by Sergey Dvortsevoy, which won her the award for Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival in 2018.[1]
Biography[]
In 1984, Yeslyamova was born in Aralgash, a small Kazakh village. She always dreamed of becoming a journalist but eventually decided to become an actress.[2] While studying at Russian Academy of Theatre Arts – GITIS in 2008, Yeslyamova played in the film Tulpan by Sergey Dvortsevoy. The film about the life of shepherds in the Kazakh steppe won the main prize of the Prix Un Certain Regard competition of the Cannes Film Festival and another 9 Grand Prix of international film festivals around the world.[citation needed] In 2011, she graduated from the acting department of GITIS.
Ten years later, in May 2018, she received the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival for her role in Ayka by the same director.[3] The actress played an immigrant worker from Kyrgyzstan who, driven by poverty, is forced to leave her child in the hospital. Filming lasted for six years.[4]
Selected filmography[]
Awards and nominations[]
Year | Award | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2018 | 71st Cannes Film Festival | Ayka | Best Actress | Won | [5] |
55th International Antalya Film Festival | Best Actress | Won | [6] | ||
12th Asia Pacific Screen Awards | Best Performance by an Actress | Nominated | [7] | ||
2019 | 13th Asian Film Awards | Best Actress | Won | [8] | |
13th Asia Pacific Screen Awards | The Horse Thieves. Roads of Time | Best Performance by an Actress | Nominated | [9] | |
2020 | 22nd Russian Guild of Film Critics | Ayka | Best Actress | Nominated | [10] |
2021 | 33rd Nika Award | Best Actress | Won[a] | [11] |
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ Muchnik, Andrei (22 May 2018). "Little-Known Kazakh Actress Wins Over Cannes Film Festival". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Самал Еслямова: биография, карьера" (in Russian). Nur.kz. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (19 May 2018). "2018 Cannes Film Festival Award Winners Announced". Variety. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "Ayka". Festival de Cannes. 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (19 May 2018). "2018 Cannes Film Festival Award Winners Announced". Variety. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (11 October 2018). "'3 Faces', 'Shoplifters' win top prizes at Antalya Film Festival". Screendaily. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "2018 APSA Nominees announced" (Press release). Brisbane, Australia: Asia Pacific Screen Academy. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ Nordine, Michael (17 March 2019). "Asian Film Awards: 'Shoplifters' and 'Burning' Triumph in Hong Kong". IndieWire. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "13th Asia Pacific Screen Awards celebrates 100 years of Korean cinema, 2019 Nominations Announced" (Press release). Brisbane, Australia: Asia Pacific Screen Academy. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Белый слон 2019: номинанты" [White Elephant 2019: nominees]. Proficinema (in Russian). 16 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Ника объявила лауреатов за два года" [Nika announced the winners in two years]. Proficinema (in Russian). 26 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
External links[]
- 1984 births
- 21st-century Kazakhstani actresses
- Best Actress Asian Film Award winners
- Best Actress Golden Orange Award winners
- Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress winners
- Kazakhstani actresses
- Kazakhstani film actresses
- Living people
- Recipients of the Nika Award
- Russian Academy of Theatre Arts alumni