Nuri Kino
Encyclopedia
Nuri Kino (born February 25, 1965 in Midyat
, in southeast Turkey
) is an Assyrian-Swedish
freelance journalist and documentary filmmaker.
when he was about four and eventually settled in Sweden
with his parents, younger sister and two younger brothers. For many years he moved from job to job working at various times as a caretaker, teacher, interpreter, bartender, medical secretary, and pizza maker. In 1994, he owned a restaurant named "Den Galne Kocken" rated as Stockholm
's most popular according to Aftonbladet
.
2009
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's The Crimson Field, published September 2005.
Midyat
Midyat is an originally Assyrian/Syriac town in Mardin Province of Turkey. The ancient city is the epicenter of a centuries-old Assyrian/Syriac enclave in Southeast-Turkey, widely familiar under its Syriac name Tur Abdin. A cognate of the name Midyat is first encountered in an inscription of the...
, in southeast Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
) is an Assyrian-Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
freelance journalist and documentary filmmaker.
Biography
Nuri Kino moved with his family to GermanyGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
when he was about four and eventually settled in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
with his parents, younger sister and two younger brothers. For many years he moved from job to job working at various times as a caretaker, teacher, interpreter, bartender, medical secretary, and pizza maker. In 1994, he owned a restaurant named "Den Galne Kocken" rated as Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
's most popular according to Aftonbladet
Aftonbladet
Aftonbladet is a Swedish tabloid founded by Lars Johan Hierta in 1830 during the modernization of Sweden. It is one of the larger daily newspapers in the Nordic countries. Aftonbladet is owned by the Swedish Trade Union Confederation and Norwegian media group Schibsted, and its editorial page...
.
Awards and nominations
2010- Swedish winner of the prestigious European Parliament's Journalist Prize 2010. Kinos sixth nomination for Guldspaden.
2009
- One of hundred Swedish inspirators, awarded by Leva Magazine
2008
- Ikaros Prize for Best Public Service Radio program by Swedish Radio
2007
- Blatte de Luxe Award for Journalism http://www.blattedeluxe.se/Nomineringar.htm
- Men with Style
2006
- Suryoyo of the Year by Huyodo Magazine
- Journalist of the Year by Qenneshrin and Suroyo TVSuroyo TVSuroyo TV is an Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac satellite television channel. Suroyo TV broadcasts from their studios in Södertälje, Sweden.Suroyo TV is a voice for the Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac people and their cultural heritage, history and language...
a Syriac newspaper and satellite television - Blatte de Luxe Award for Journalism http://www.blattedeluxe.se/Nomineringar.htm
- Assyrian of the Year by Zinda MagazineZinda MagazineZinda Magazine is an Assyrian magazine. Based in the United States, it is the largest online magazine serving the Syriac-speaking community around the world....
- Assyrian of the Year by the Assyrian Youth Federation of Sweden
- The Golden Palm Award at Beverly Hills Film FestivalBeverly Hills Film FestivalThe Beverly Hills Film Festival is a film festival in the United States founded by award-winning independent filmmaker Nino Simone in 2001. The festival debuted in 2001, and has shown regular growth each year...
2004
- Nominated for Guldspaden for a joint effort with Bo-Göran Bodin and Margita Boström for a Swedish radio report http://www.fgj.se/page.asp?omrID=5&SubID=42&SubSubID=24
- Ikaros Prize for Best Public Service Radio program by Swedish Radio
- Nominated for Best Radio News Piece of the Year by the Swedish National Radio Academy
- Awarded Det lite storre Journalistpriest for journalist students at Mitt University in SundsvallSundsvall-External links:* - Official site from Nordisk Familjebok - Sundsvalls tourist information bureau. - The alternative guide to Sundsvall. - Blog with photos from Sundsvall....
, Sweden
2003
- Awarded Guldspaden for a joint effort with Jenny Nordberg and Margita Boström for a Swedish Radio Report http://www.fgj.se/page.asp?omrID=5&SubID=22&SubSubID=4
2002
- Awarded Guldspaden for journalism http://www.fgj.se/page.asp?omrID=5&SubID=22&SubSubID=5
- Nominated for Save the Children Prize for journalists
2000
- Awarded Guldspaden for a joint effort with Wolfgang Hansson http://www.fgj.se/page.asp?omrID=5&SubID=22&SubSubID=7
Documentary films
With Nuri Kino producer or co-producer:- The Cry Unheard a 2001 documentary film about the Assyrian GenocideAssyrian genocideThe Assyrian Genocide refers to the mass slaughter of the Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac population of the Ottoman Empire during the 1890s, the First World War, and the period of 1922-1925...
or Seyfo in Turkey during 1914-1918.
- Assyriska: A National Team Without a Nation (2005), a five-part sports documentary film chronicling the Swedish Premier League Soccer Team Assyriska. The series was co-produced and co-directed by Nuri Kino and Erik Sandberg and executive produced by Laika Film & Television AB for Sveriges TelevisionSveriges TelevisionSveriges Television AB , Sweden's Television, is a national television broadcaster based in Sweden, funded by a compulsory fee to be paid by all television owners...
. In April 2006, Part 3 of this documentary won the Golden Palm Award at the Beverly Hills Film FestivalBeverly Hills Film FestivalThe Beverly Hills Film Festival is a film festival in the United States founded by award-winning independent filmmaker Nino Simone in 2001. The festival debuted in 2001, and has shown regular growth each year...
. BHFF was an obvious choice, since the five-part documentary film had previously been screened on Swedish Television, thus disqualifying it from many other festivals. (Summary: The team has no country to represent, nonetheless the Assyriska soccer team serves as a symbol of Assyrian identity. The fans tend to be a mixed bag from Assyrian suburban youth of Sweden which has a large and strong immigrant populations, to monks from Southeast Turkey and Assyrian kids in IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. This documentary series interweaves elements of love, conflict and growth in a story about a team attempting to become number one in the Swedish Top Division.)
Book review
Nuri Kino's review of Rosie Malek-YonanRosie Malek-Yonan
Rosie Malek-Yonan is an Assyrian actress, author, director, public figure and human rights activist.-Early life:Born in Tehran, Iran, Rosie Malek-Yonan is a descendant of one of the oldest and most prominent Assyrian families, tracing her Assyrian roots back nearly 11 centuries...
's The Crimson Field, published September 2005.
Excerpt: To read The Crimson Field is to understand that the Assyrians were not merely guests in Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Syria. The country of Bet-Nahrin in Mesopotamia was the cradle of civilization and the homeland of Assyrians. Through her characters Malek-Yonan gives us an open window into a past history most would prefer to remain unstirred. She allows the reader to see the scars of her nation that have yet to heal. The only way to understand Assyrians of today is to understand their past.
External links
- Nuri Kino official website and blog