Aktan Arym Kubat
Aktan Arym Kubat (Kyrgyz: Актан Арым Кубат; born March 26, 1957, Sokuluk District, Kyrgyzstan), also known as Aktan Abdykalykov, is a Kyrgyzstani director, screenwriter and actor. Member of the National Film Academy of the Kyrgyzstan, acting Member of the European Film Academy, acting Member of Asia Pacific Screen Academy. In 2016, Aktan Arym Kubat was recognized as one of the best directors in Asia, and Beshkempir/The Adopted Son entered the top 100 Asian films of all time, released by the Busan International Film Festival, which conducted a survey among 73 prominent film professionals, film critics, festival executives, programmers and directors. Best known for the films Beshkempir/The Adopted Son (1998), Maimyl/The Chimp (2001), The Light Thief (2010), Centaur (2017).
Aktan Arym Kubat has received many industry awards, including Silver Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival, Bronze Lion at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the FIPRESCI Prizes from International Federation of Film Critics, he was a participant of Un Certain Regard and Lа Quinzaine des Realisateurs at the Cannes Film Festival, Panorama section at the Berlin International Film Festival and other festivals.
Known For | Directing |
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Most Rating | 0.678 |
Birthday | 1957-03-26 |
Place of Birth | Sakoulou, Kountouou, Kyrgyzstan |
Also Known As | Aktan Abdykalykov, Aktan Abdykalikov, Актан Арым Кубат, Aktan Arym Kubat, Актан Абдыкалыков, |
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This Is What I Remember
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An amnesiac old man Zarlyk who after twenty-three years of ordeal in a foreign land, returns to his homeland. Events take place in a village in Kyrgyz...
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This Is What I Remember
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The Light Thief
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The main hero of the film is an electrician with a far greater effect on the people around him than his job defines. He is the last link in a huge ene...
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The Light Thief
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Centaur
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Centaur lives a modest life with his family in rural Kyrgyzstan until he abruptly becomes the center of attention when he is caught stealing a racehor...
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Centaur
2012
Luc Moullet (et Patricio Guzmán) à Manosque III
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