A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Aktan Abdykalikov
Aktan Abdykalykov
Aktan Arym Kubat
Актан Абдыкалыков
Актан Арым Кубат
Birthplace:
Sakoulou, Kountouou, Kyrgyzstan
Born:
March 26, 1957
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.
Director:
1990 The Dog Was Running
1992 Where's Your Home, Snail?
1994 The Swing
1995 Bus Stop
1997 Hassan Hussen
1998 The Adopted Son
2001 The Chimp
2009 Mother's Paradise
2011 The Light Thief
2017 Centaur
2023 This Is What I Remember
Screenplay:
1990 The Dog Was Running
1992 Where's Your Home, Snail?
1994 The Swing
1995 Bus Stop
1997 Hassan Hussen
1998 The Adopted Son
2001 The Chimp
2009 Kelin
2009 Mother's Paradise
2010 Late Love
2011 The Light Thief
2017 Centaur
2023 This Is What I Remember
Writer:
1990 The Dog Was Running
1992 Where's Your Home, Snail?
1994 The Swing
1995 Bus Stop
1997 Hassan Hussen
1998 The Adopted Son
2001 The Chimp
2009 Kelin
2009 Mother's Paradise
2010 Late Love
2011 The Light Thief
2015 Heavenly Nomadic
2017 Centaur
2023 This Is What I Remember
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