Born in Shymkent, Yerkinbek Ptyraliyev graduated from the Film and Television school at the Kazakh National Academy of Arts T. Zhurgenov before completing his Magistracy in Cinematography at the Kazakh National Art University, where he now lectures in cinematography. Ptyraliyev was Director of Photography for Director Adilkhan Yerzhanov’s third feature film, The Owners (2014), which premiered in Special Screenings at the Cannes Film Festival this year. The Owners marks Ptyraliyev’s feature narrative cinematography debut, having previously shot numerous documentaries for GoldenMedia Studio including Mean Every Moment, Road by Walking and Astana – Heart of Birthplace. Ptyraliyev was awarded Best Cinematography at the National Youth Festival, Didar.
The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and emerging. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.
