Akan Satayev
Akan Satayev | |
|---|---|
Ақан Сатаев | |
| Born | December 23, 1971 |
| Occupations | |
| Children | 5 |
| Awards | Honored Worker of Kazakhstan |
Aqan Qarğambaiūly Sataev (Kazakh: Ақан Қарғамбайұлы Сатаев, born December 23, 1971) is a Kazakh film director, actor, screenwriter and producer. Satayev is named Honored Worker of Kazakhstan[1] and is the laureate of State Award of Kazakhstan.[2]
Biography
Satayev 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 Satayev graduated from Kazakh National Academy of Arts, Department of Cinema and Television.[3]
While at university, Satayev played student Azat, the main character in Allazhar, a movie by Kaldybay Abenov about tragic events in Alma-Ata in December 1986. After graduation, Satayev 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 Satayev founded the Astana Film Fund to support young Kazakh 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 the Soviet collectivization period, the Eastern Front, and the Kazakh post-war years.[7]
Satayev led Kazakhfilm, the largest movie studio in Kazakhstan from 2020 to 2022.[8][9]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Original title | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Screenwriter | Actor | Notes | |||
| 2008 | Allazhar | Аллажар |  | Student Azat (main role)[10] | |||
| 2007 | Racketeer | Рэкетир | | | | Referee[11] | |
| 2009 | Strayed | Адасқан | | | [12] | ||
| Brothers | Ағайынды | | [13] | ||||
| 2011 | Liquidator | Ликвидатор | | ||||
| My Darling (series) | Айналайын | | [14] | ||||
| 2012 | Myn Bala | Жаужүрек мың бала | | [15] | |||
| 2013 | Bauyrzhan Momyshuly (TV series) | Бауыржан Момышұлы | | [16] | |||
| 2015 | Racketeer 2 | Рэкетир 2 | | [17] | |||
| Hacker | Хакер | | | [18][19] | |||
| 2016 | The Road to Mother | Анаға апарар жол | | [20] | |||
| Districts | Районы | | [21] | ||||
| 2018 | Businessmen | Бизнесменыдер | | [22] | |||
| 2019 | Tomiris | Томирис | | [23] | |||
| 2021 | Boxer | Боксер | | [24] | |||
| 2022 | Dawn of the Great Steppe | Ұлы Дала Таңы | | [25] |
Awards
- Honored Worker of Kazakhstan title conferred by a Presidential decree[26]
- Laureate of the State Award of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Literature and Arts[27]
References
- ^ "Современное кино Казахстана: 9 фильмов, которые покажут его во всем разнообразии" (in Russian). 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ^ "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