Sanzhar Sultanov

Sanzhar Sultanov
Born December 7, 1988
Korday, Kazakhstan
Occupation Film director, producer, screenwriter
Years active 2009–present

Sanzhar Sultanov (born December 7, 1988) is a Kazakhstan-born film director, producer and screenwriter.[1]

Early life

Sultanov was born in the small village of Korday, Kazakhstan. He grew up and studied in England, Canada (Upper Canada College[2]), and the USA.[3] In 2007, Sultanov moved to New York to study at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.[4]

Career

Sultanov founded his own company, Reverson Entertainment, in 2009.[5] Sultanov's first short film was Makes The Whole World Kin, an adaptation of the original short story by O. Henry, starring Paul Calderon.[6][7] In 2010 he produced and directed his first feature film Burning Daylight starring Robert Knepper and Calderon in a supporting role.[8] Sultanov based the screenplay on three Jack London stories,[9] while the film was set in 1920s New York.[10] The film premiered in Sonoma, California[11] (Jack London's hometown) and in New York City's Webster Hall.[12] It also received a wide theatrical release in Kazakhstan[13] and was highly acclaimed by many critics.[14][15][16]

In February 2013, Sultanov partnered with Canadian venture capitalist and fellow Upper Canada College graduate[2] Loudon Owen and opened up Know Rules Media.[17] In September 2013, the company partnered with director/producer Akan Satayev and his studio SataiFilm, and started pre-production on Hacker. Brillstein Entertainment Partners was attached to executive produce. Sultanov wrote the screenplay, from a story by Satayev and Timur Zhaksylykov.[18] The film was financed by Timur Meirambekov, Zhanbolat Serikov and Kenges Rakishev on behalf of Mobli.[19]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3343487/
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Aster, Andrea, "Team Hollywood", Old Times (Upper Canada College): 7
  3. ↑ "Газета "Караван" / Глазами казаха". Caravan.kz. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  4. ↑ "Общественно - политическая газета "Литер" - Не теряя корни". Liter.kz. 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  5. ↑ "Reverson Entertainment". Reverson.ca. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  6. ↑ "Makes the Whole World Kin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia". En.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  7. ↑ "Общественно политическая газета "Время"". Time.kz. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  8. ↑ February 16, 2010 by Emily Claire Afan (2010-02-16). "Heroes star joins Thieves » Playback". Playbackonline.ca. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  9. ↑ "CANOE - JAM! Movies: Bridges an Oscar front runner?". Jam.canoe.ca. 2010-02-28. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  10. ↑ http://sonomacountygazette.com/editions/wcg201008_054.pdf
  11. ↑ "Exciting Upcoming Event! Pre-Release Screening of New...". Eventbrite. 2010-08-09. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  12. ↑ RACHEL TROBMAN, East Village (2010-11-16). "A Soiree With The Arts In Mind - The Local East Village Blog - NYTimes.com". Eastvillage.thelocal.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  13. ↑ "Саид Султанов: "Казахстанское кино выгоднее снимать в Канаде"". Kapital.kz. 2010-05-20. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  14. ↑ "Не нажатый курок » Новое поколение". Np.kz. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  15. ↑ Вера Ляховская (2001-04-24). "Джек Лондон вернулся". www.izvestia.kz. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  16. ↑ ""Время не ждёт": как эффективно потратить четверть миллиона долларов" (in Russian). Zakon.kz. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  17. ↑ Canadian Microsoft Slayer Loudon Owen Launches Movie Shingle Hollywood Reporter. 2/20/13
  18. ↑ Akan Satayev Set To Direct Hacker Deadline.com 09/08/13
  19. ↑ Kazakhstan Director Akan Satayev To Helm Canadian Indie "Hacker" Hollywood Reporter. 09/06/13

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