Samal Yeslyamova Explained

Samal Yeslyamova
Birth Name:Samal Ilyaskyzy Yeslyamova
Birth Date:1 September 1984
Birth Place:Petropavlovsk, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:2008–present

Samal Ilyaskyzy Yeslyamova (Kazakh: Самал Ілиясқызы Есләмова, Samal Iliiasqyzy Eslämova; 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

Yeslyamova was born in Petropavl, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union. 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. 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]

In 2021, it was announced that Yeslyamova won the award for 2019 Best Actress for her role in the film “Ayka” at the Nika National Film Awards in Russia. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019 and 2020 award ceremonies were postponed, and results were revealed in 2021. [5]

Selected filmography

Awards and nominations

AssociationsYearCategoryWorkResultRef.
Asia Pacific Screen Awards2018Best Performance by an ActressAyka[6]
2019The Horse Thieves. Roads of Time[7]
Asian Film Awards2019Best ActressAyka[8]
Cannes Film Festival2018Best Actress[9]
International Antalya Film Festival2018Best Actress[10]
Nika Award2021Best Actress[11]
Russian Guild of Film Critics2020Best Actress[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Little-Known Kazakh Actress Wins Over Cannes Film Festival . Andrei . Muchnik . 22 May 2018 . 22 May 2018 . The Moscow Times.
  2. Web site: Самал Еслямова: биография, карьера . 21 February 2019 . Nur.kz . 22 February 2019 . ru.
  3. Web site: 2018 Cannes Film Festival Award Winners Announced . Peter . Debruge . 19 May 2018 . 20 May 2018 . Variety.
  4. Web site: Ayka. Festival de Cannes. 2018. 20 May 2018.
  5. Web site: April 2021. Staff Report in Culture on 26. 2021-04-26. Kazakh Actress Yeslyamova Wins Best Actress 2019 Prize at Russia's Nika Awards. 2021-12-14. The Astana Times. en.
  6. . 2018 APSA Nominees announced . Brisbane, Australia . Asia Pacific Screen Academy . October 17, 2018 . October 18, 2018.
  7. . 13th Asia Pacific Screen Awards celebrates 100 years of Korean cinema, 2019 Nominations Announced . Brisbane, Australia . Asia Pacific Screen Academy . October 16, 2019 . October 17, 2019.
  8. Web site: Asian Film Awards: 'Shoplifters' and 'Burning' Triumph in Hong Kong . Nordine . Michael . March 17, 2019 . IndieWire . March 18, 2019.
  9. Web site: 2018 Cannes Film Festival Award Winners Announced . Debruge . Peter . May 19, 2018 . Variety . May 20, 2018.
  10. Web site: '3 Faces', 'Shoplifters' win top prizes at Antalya Film Festival . Goodfellow . Melanie . October 11, 2018 . Screendaily . October 12, 2018.
  11. Web site: Ника объявила лауреатов за два года . April 26, 2021 . April 27, 2021 . Russian . Nika announced the winners in two years . Proficinema.
  12. Web site: Белый слон 2019: номинанты . December 16, 2019 . December 17, 2019 . Russian . White Elephant 2019: nominees . Proficinema.

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