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Akan Satayev

Akan Satayev (Kazakh: Сатаев, Ақан Қарғамбайұлы, born December 23, 1971) is a Kazakhstani film director, actor, screenwriter and producer. Honored Worker of Kazakhstan[1] and laureate of State Award of the Republic of Kazakhstan.[2]

Akan Satayev
Ақан Қарғамбайұлы Сатаев
Born (1971-12-23) December 23, 1971 (age 52)
Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, USSR
Occupation(s)film director
film producer
actor
Children5
Awards

Biography edit

Akan was born to a family of actors, both his parents were recognized as People's Artistes of the Kazakh SSR and performed leading roles at Karaganda Drama Theater where he spent a lot of time. That theater became his first drama school, and in 1994 Akan graduated from Kazakh National Academy of Arts, Dept of Cinema and Television.[3]

While at the university, he played student Azat, the main character in Allazhar, a movie by Kaldybay Abenov about tragic events in Alma-Ata in December 1986. After graduation, Akan took part in various feature films and went into directing and producing advertising clips. Sataifilm, the company he founded in 2003, presented Racketeer, a crime drama and his debut movie, in 2007.[4]

In 2016 Akan founded Astana Film Fund to support young Kazakhstani directors and low-budget indie productions en masse[.[5] In the same year he shot 2 feature-length movies - “Districts”,[6] a teenage crime drama set in the USSR and The Road to Mother, a period drama about Collectivization in the Soviet Union, Eastern Front (World War II) and post-war years in Kazakhstan.[7] Mr. Satayev led Kazakhfilm, the largest movie studio in Kazakhstan between 2020 and 2022.[8][9]

Filmography edit

Year Title Original title
Director Producer Screenwriter Actor Notes
2008 Allazhar Аллажар
 Y
 Student Azat (main role)[10]
2007 Racketeer Рэкетир
 Y
 Y
 Y
 Referee[11]
2009 Strayed Адасқан
 Y
 Y
 [12]
Brothers (TV series) Ағайынды
 Y
 [13]
2011 Liquidator Ликвидатор
 Y
 [citation needed]
My Darling (series) Айналайын
 Y
 [14]
2012 Myn Bala Жаужүрек мың бала
 Y
 [15]
2013 Bauyrzhan Momyshuly (TV series) Бауыржан Момышұлы
 Y
 [16]
2015 Racketeer 2 Рэкетир 2
 Y
 [17]
Hacker Хакер
 Y
 Y
 [18][19]
2016 The Road to Mother Анаға апарар жол
 Y
 [20]
Districts Районы
 Y
 [21]
2018 Businessmen Бизнесменыдер
 Y
 [22]
2019 Tomiris Томирис
 Y
 [23]
2021 Boxer Боксер
 Y
 [24]
2022 Dawn of the great steppe Ұлы Дала Таңы
 Y
 [25]

Awards edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Современное кино Казахстана: 9 фильмов, которые покажут его во всем разнообразии" (in Russian). 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  2. ^ "Объявлены обладатели Госпремии Республики Казахстан 2018 года в области литературы и искусства" (in Russian). otyrar.kz. 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  3. ^ "Самый кассовый казахстанский режиссёр – о любимом кино и бизнесе" (in Russian). forbes.kz. 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  4. ^ "Режиссер Акан Сатаев" (in Russian). vesti.kz. 2009-12-03. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  5. ^ "День рождения Акана Сатаева: факты о режиссере" (in Russian). 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  6. ^ "Satayev's feature "Districts" snatches Asian Film Festival award". astanatimes.com. 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  7. ^ "Akan Satayev's film named Best Feature Film at New York Eurasian Film Festival". astanatimes.com. 2017-06-22. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  8. ^ "Akan Satayev to head KazakhFilm". inform.kz. 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  9. ^ "Акан Сатаев покинул должность президента "Казахфильма"" (in Russian). kapital.kz. 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  10. ^ "Желтоқсан туралы фильм түсіріп, Назарбаев сатып алғысы келген қазақтың батыр режиссері өмірден озды" (in Kazakh). kznews.kz. 2020-07-11. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  11. ^ ""Я заработал на "Рэкетире" больше миллиона долларов" — Акан Сатаев" (in Russian). baigenews.kz. 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  12. ^ "Akhan Sataev: Strayed (Zabliudivshiisia, 2009)". kinokultura.com. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  13. ^ ""Ағайынды" 10 жылдан кейін: Телехикая көрерменін несімен баурап алған еді" (in Kazakh). tengrinews.kz. 2019-05-23. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  14. ^ "Ақан Сатаев" (in Kazakh). el.kz. 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  15. ^ "Myn Bala: Warriors of the Steppe: Doha Tribeca Film Festival Review". hollywoodreporter.com. 2012-11-21. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  16. ^ "Начался премьерный показ сериала "Бауыржан Момышулы"" (in Russian). zakon.kz. 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  17. ^ "Ақан Сатаев "Рэкетир-2" фильмiнiң түсiрiлiмiн аяқтады" (in Kazakh). caravan.kz. 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  18. ^ "Toronto: Kazakhstan Director Akan Satayev to Helm Canadian Indie 'Hacker'". hollywoodreporter.com. 2013-09-06. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  19. ^ "Box office / business for Hacker (2016)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  20. ^ "Oscars: Kazakhstan Selects 'Road to Mother' for Foreign-Language Category". hollywoodreporter.com. 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  21. ^ ""Районы": актеры и роли" (in Russian). nur.kz. 2018-06-01. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  22. ^ "Акан Сатаев об успехе "Бизнесменов": Деньги - не приоритет" (in Russian). nur.kz. 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  23. ^ "Kazakhstan's "Tomiris" Premieres in Turkey". astanatimes.com. 2021-09-10. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  24. ^ "Акан Сатаев снял фильм про Серика Сапиева" (in Russian). informburo.kz. 2021-11-30. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  25. ^ "Kazakh film "Dawn of the Great Steppe" was screened at the Stockholm Cinema House". dknews.kz. 2022-11-07. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  26. ^ "Режиссер Акан Сатаев возглавил "Казахфильм"" (in Russian). kursiv.media. 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  27. ^ "О присуждении Государственной премии Республики Казахстан 2018 года в области литературы и искусства" (in Russian). kursiv.media. 2018-12-07. Retrieved 2023-05-20.

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