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Aliases: Aktan Abdykalykov , Aktan Abdykalikov , Актан Арым Кубат , Aktan Arym Kubat , Актан Абдыкалыков

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Sakoulou, Kountouou, Kyrgyzstan

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Movie Involvements: 24

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Biography

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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This Is What I Remember
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This Is What I Remember

(2023) Writer
Centaur
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Centaur

(2017) Writer
Kelin
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Kelin

(2009) Screenplay
The Swing
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The Swing

(1994) Writer
The Dog Was Running
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The Dog Was Running

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Bus Stop
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Bus Stop

(1995) Writer
Late Love
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Late Love

(2010) Screenplay
The Light Thief
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The Light Thief

(2011) Writer

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