Artykpai Suyundukov

Artykpai Suiundukov, People's Artist of Kyrgyzstan, writer and director of Shambala, was born in 1947 in the Kyrgyz Republic. In 1978 he graduated from the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) and worked as a film director at Kyrgyzfilm National Film Studio. He has made three feature films and over 15 documentaries. Artykpai Suiundukov also played the lead role in The Lake (2020) by Emil Atageldiev, which received a nomination for Best Film (Asian New Talent) at the Shanghai International Film Festival. Since 2000, he has been a faculty member at Kyrgyzstan Turkey University "Manas".