# Akan Satayev

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**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](/source/Honored_Worker_of_Kazakhstan)[1] and is the laureate of [State Award of Kazakhstan](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Jeltoqsan). 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](/source/Racketeer_(film)), 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](/source/The_Road_to_Mother), a period drama about the [Soviet collectivization period](/source/Collectivization_in_the_Soviet_Union), the [Eastern Front](/source/Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)), and the Kazakh post-war years.[7]

Satayev led [Kazakhfilm](/source/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 [citation needed] 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](/source/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

1. ["Современное кино Казахстана: 9 фильмов, которые покажут его во всем разнообразии"](https://knife.media/kazakhstan-cinema) (in Russian). 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2023-05-05.

1. ["Объявлены обладатели Госпремии Республики Казахстан 2018 года в области литературы и искусства"](https://otyrar.kz/2018/12/obyavleny-obladateli-gospremii-respubliki-kazaxstan-2018-goda-v-oblasti-literatury-i-iskusstva) (in Russian). otyrar.kz. 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2023-05-05.

1. Аканов, Арслан (2017-01-31). ["Самый кассовый казахстанский режиссёр – о любимом кино и бизнесе"](https://forbes.kz/life/hero/pervyiy_paren_narayone_1) (in Russian). forbes.kz. Retrieved 2023-05-05.

1. ["Режиссер Акан Сатаев"](https://vesti.kz/conference/rejisser-akan-sataev--4) (in Russian). vesti.kz. 2009-12-03. Retrieved 2023-05-05.

1. ["День рождения Акана Сатаева: факты о режиссере"](https://novoetv.kz/den-rozhdeniya-akana-sataeva-fakty-o-rezhissere) (in Russian). 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2023-05-05.

1. ["Satayev's feature "Districts" snatches Asian Film Festival award"](https://astanatimes.com/2017/11/satayevs-feature-districts-snatches-asian-film-festival-award/). *The Astana Times*. astanatimes.com. 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2023-05-05.

1. ["Akan Satayev's film named Best Feature Film at New York Eurasian Film Festival"](https://astanatimes.com/2017/06/akan-satayevs-film-named-best-feature-film-at-new-york-eurasian-film-festival). *The Astana Times*. astanatimes.com. 2017-06-22. Retrieved 2023-05-05.

1. ["Akan Satayev to head KazakhFilm"](https://www.inform.kz/en/akan-satayev-to-head-kazakhfilm_a3670139). inform.kz. 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2023-05-05.

1. ["Акан Сатаев покинул должность президента "Казахфильма""](https://kapital.kz/naznacheniya/109176/akan-satayev-pokinul-dolzhnost-prezidenta-kazakhfil-ma.html) (in Russian). kapital.kz. 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2023-05-05.

1. ["Желтоқсан туралы фильм түсіріп, Назарбаев сатып алғысы келген қазақтың батыр режиссері өмірден озды"](https://kznews.kz/zhanalyqtar/zheltoqsan-turaly-film-tusirip-nazarbaev-satyp-algysy-kelgen-qazaqtyn-batyr-rezhisseri-omirden-ozdy/) (in Kazakh). kznews.kz. 2020-07-11. Retrieved 2023-05-05.

1. [""Я заработал на "Рэкетире" больше миллиона долларов" — Акан Сатаев"](https://baigenews.kz/ya_zarabotal_na_-reketire-_bolshe_milliona_dollarov-_-_akan_sataev_122861) (in Russian). baigenews.kz. 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2023-05-05.

1. ["Akhan Sataev: Strayed (Zabliudivshiisia, 2009)"](http://www.kinokultura.com/2010/30r-strayed.shtml). kinokultura.com. Retrieved 2023-05-05.

1. [""Ағайынды" 10 жылдан кейін: Телехикая көрерменін несімен баурап алған еді"](https://tengrinews.kz/cinema/agayyindyi-10-jyildan-keyn-telehikaya-korermenn-nesmen-369734/) (in Kazakh). tengrinews.kz. 2019-05-23. Retrieved 2023-05-20.

1. ["Ақан Сатаев"](https://el.kz/content-5779_4908) (in Kazakh). el.kz. 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2023-05-20.

1. ["Myn Bala: Warriors of the Steppe: Doha Tribeca Film Festival Review"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/myn-bala-warriors-steppe-doha-393672). hollywoodreporter.com. 2012-11-21. Retrieved 2023-05-20.

1. ["Начался премьерный показ сериала "Бауыржан Момышулы""](https://www.zakon.kz/4592058-nachalsja-premernyjj-pokaz-seriala.html) (in Russian). zakon.kz. 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2023-05-20.

1. ["Ақан Сатаев "Рэкетир-2" фильмiнiң түсiрiлiмiн аяқтады"](https://kaz.caravan.kz/madeniet/aqan-sataev-rehketir2-filmining-tusirilimin-ayaqtady-171004) (in Kazakh). caravan.kz. 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2023-05-20.

1. ["Toronto: Kazakhstan Director Akan Satayev to Helm Canadian Indie 'Hacker'"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/toronto-kazakhstan-director-akan-satayev-623288). hollywoodreporter.com. 2013-09-06. Retrieved 2023-05-20.

1. ["Box office / business for Hacker (2016)"](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3173594/business?ref_=tt_dt_bus). [Internet Movie Database](/source/Internet_Movie_Database). Retrieved 2023-05-29.

1. ["Oscars: Kazakhstan Selects 'Road to Mother' for Foreign-Language Category"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/road-mother-kazakhstan-selects-film-foreign-language-oscar-category-1042529). hollywoodreporter.com. 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2023-05-20.

1. [""Районы": актеры и роли"](https://www.nur.kz/leisure/movies/1734977-rajony-aktery-i-roli) (in Russian). nur.kz. 2018-06-01. Retrieved 2023-05-20.

1. ["Акан Сатаев об успехе "Бизнесменов": Деньги – не приоритет"](https://www.nur.kz/showbiz/career/1762685-akan-sataev-ob-uspehe-biznesmenov-dengi-ne-prioritet-foto) (in Russian). nur.kz. 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2023-05-20.

1. ["Kazakhstan's "Tomiris" Premieres in Turkey"](https://astanatimes.com/2021/09/kazakhstans-tomiris-premieres-in-turkey/). *The Astana Times*. astanatimes.com. 2021-09-10. Retrieved 2023-05-20.

1. ["Акан Сатаев снял фильм про Серика Сапиева"](https://informburo.kz/novosti/akan-sataev-snyal-film-pro-serika-sapieva-kogda-ego-pokazhut) (in Russian). informburo.kz. 2021-11-30. Retrieved 2023-05-20.

1. ["Kazakh film "Dawn of the Great Steppe" was screened at the Stockholm Cinema House"](https://dknews.kz/en/articles-in-english/258792-a-kazakh-film-dawn-of-the-great-steppe-was-screened). dknews.kz. 2022-11-07. Retrieved 2023-05-20.

1. ["Режиссер Акан Сатаев возглавил "Казахфильм""](https://kz.kursiv.media/2020-07-07/rezhisser-akan-sataev-vozglavil-kazakhfilm/) (in Russian). kursiv.media. 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2023-05-20.

1. ["О присуждении Государственной премии Республики Казахстан 2018 года в области литературы и искусства"](https://www.akorda.kz/ru/legal_acts/decrees/o-prisuzhdenii-gosudarstvennoi-premii-respubliki-kazahstan-2018-goda-v-oblasti-literatury-i-iskusstva) (in Russian). kursiv.media. 2018-12-07. Retrieved 2023-05-20.

## External links

- [Akan Satayev](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3580702/) at IMDb

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