Emil Atageldijev

Emil Atagelviev was a director and professional musician based in Kyrgyzstan. He studied at the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music in Moscow and the Alfred Cortot École Normale de Musique in Paris, and later served as a professor at the Kyrgyz National Conservatory. He subsequently turned to filmmaking, graduating from Moscow’s Higher Courses for Scriptwriters and Directors and receiving the title of Honored Worker of Cinematography of the Kyrgyz Republic in 2021. Kurak (2025), his third feature-length film, was in post-production at the time of his passing in 2024.[