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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.


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Born:
Mar 26, 1957 In Sakoulou, Kountouou, Kyrgyzstan
Movie/TV Credits:
4
First Appeared:
In the movie The Light Thief 2011-03-02
Latest Project:
Movie This Is What I Remember 2023-09-21
Known For
Poster of This Is What I Remember
Poster of Centaur
Poster of Luc Moullet (et Patricio Guzmán) à Manosque III
Poster of The Light Thief
Filmography
Movie This Is What I Remember Zarlyk 2023-09-21
Movie Centaur Centaur 2017-12-28
Movie Luc Moullet (et Patricio Guzmán) à Manosque III 2012-11-03
Movie The Light Thief Svet-Ake (as Aktan Arym Kubat) 2011-03-02