Akan Satayev | |
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Ақан Қарғамбайұлы Сатаев | |
Born | (1971-12-23) December 23, 1971 (age 53) Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
Occupation(s) | film director film producer actor |
Children | 5 |
Awards |
Akan Satayev (Kazakh: Сатаев, Ақан Қарғамбайұлы, born December 23, 1971) is a Kazakhstani film director, actor, screenwriter and producer. Honored Worker of Kazakhstan and laureate of State Award of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Biography
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.
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.
In 2016 Akan founded Astana Film Fund to support young Kazakhstani directors and low-budget indie productions en masse[. In the same year he shot 2 feature-length movies - “Districts”, 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. Mr. Satayev led Kazakhfilm, the largest movie studio in Kazakhstan between 2020 and 2022.
Filmography
Year | Title | Original title | |||||
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Director | Producer | Screenwriter | Actor | Notes | |||
2008 | Allazhar | Аллажар | Y | Student Azat (main role) | |||
2007 | Racketeer | Рэкетир | Y | Y | Y | Referee | |
2009 | Strayed | Адасқан | Y | Y | |||
Brothers (TV series) | Ағайынды | Y | |||||
2011 | Liquidator | Ликвидатор | Y | ||||
My Darling (series) | Айналайын | Y | |||||
2012 | Myn Bala | Жаужүрек мың бала | Y | ||||
2013 | Bauyrzhan Momyshuly (TV series) | Бауыржан Момышұлы | Y | ||||
2015 | Racketeer 2 | Рэкетир 2 | Y | ||||
Hacker | Хакер | Y | Y | ||||
2016 | The Road to Mother | Анаға апарар жол | Y | ||||
Districts | Районы | Y | |||||
2018 | Businessmen | Бизнесменыдер | Y | ||||
2019 | Tomiris | Томирис | Y | ||||
2021 | Boxer | Боксер | Y | ||||
2022 | Dawn of the great steppe | Ұлы Дала Таңы | Y |
Awards
- Honored Worker of Kazakhstan title conferred by a Presidential decree
- Laureate of the State Award of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Literature and Arts
References
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- "Объявлены обладатели Госпремии Республики Казахстан 2018 года в области литературы и искусства" (in Russian). otyrar.kz. 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- Аканов, Арслан (2017-01-31). "Самый кассовый казахстанский режиссёр – о любимом кино и бизнесе" (in Russian). forbes.kz. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- "Режиссер Акан Сатаев" (in Russian). vesti.kz. 2009-12-03. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- "День рождения Акана Сатаева: факты о режиссере" (in Russian). 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- "Satayev's feature "Districts" snatches Asian Film Festival award". The Astana Times. astanatimes.com. 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- "Akan Satayev's film named Best Feature Film at New York Eurasian Film Festival". The Astana Times. astanatimes.com. 2017-06-22. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- "Akan Satayev to head KazakhFilm". inform.kz. 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- "Акан Сатаев покинул должность президента "Казахфильма"" (in Russian). kapital.kz. 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- "Желтоқсан туралы фильм түсіріп, Назарбаев сатып алғысы келген қазақтың батыр режиссері өмірден озды" (in Kazakh). kznews.kz. 2020-07-11. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ""Я заработал на "Рэкетире" больше миллиона долларов" — Акан Сатаев" (in Russian). baigenews.kz. 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- "Akhan Sataev: Strayed (Zabliudivshiisia, 2009)". kinokultura.com. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ""Ағайынды" 10 жылдан кейін: Телехикая көрерменін несімен баурап алған еді" (in Kazakh). tengrinews.kz. 2019-05-23. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- "Ақан Сатаев" (in Kazakh). el.kz. 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- "Myn Bala: Warriors of the Steppe: Doha Tribeca Film Festival Review". hollywoodreporter.com. 2012-11-21. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- "Начался премьерный показ сериала "Бауыржан Момышулы"" (in Russian). zakon.kz. 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- "Ақан Сатаев "Рэкетир-2" фильмiнiң түсiрiлiмiн аяқтады" (in Kazakh). caravan.kz. 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- "Toronto: Kazakhstan Director Akan Satayev to Helm Canadian Indie 'Hacker'". hollywoodreporter.com. 2013-09-06. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- "Box office / business for Hacker (2016)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- "Oscars: Kazakhstan Selects 'Road to Mother' for Foreign-Language Category". hollywoodreporter.com. 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ""Районы": актеры и роли" (in Russian). nur.kz. 2018-06-01. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- "Акан Сатаев об успехе "Бизнесменов": Деньги - не приоритет" (in Russian). nur.kz. 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- "Kazakhstan's "Tomiris" Premieres in Turkey". The Astana Times. astanatimes.com. 2021-09-10. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- "Акан Сатаев снял фильм про Серика Сапиева" (in Russian). informburo.kz. 2021-11-30. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- "Kazakh film "Dawn of the Great Steppe" was screened at the Stockholm Cinema House". dknews.kz. 2022-11-07. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- "Режиссер Акан Сатаев возглавил "Казахфильм"" (in Russian). kursiv.media. 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- "О присуждении Государственной премии Республики Казахстан 2018 года в области литературы и искусства" (in Russian). kursiv.media. 2018-12-07. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
External links
- Akan Satayev at IMDb