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Aktan Arym Kubat

  • Aktan Arym Kubat
© DR
Film director, Actor, Screenwriter
Principal country concerned : Column : Theater, Cinema/tv

Born in 1957, Aktan Arym Kubat is Kyrgyzstan's leading filmmaker. He began his career as a production designer after studying film in Bishkek, then gained international recognition and multiple awards at the Locarno Film Festival for his films The Swing (1993) and The Adopted Son (SFIFF 1999). His five feature films have screened across the globe, documenting the tumultuous contemporary history and everyday life of his native country.

Films

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Articles

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  • Guerrilla Arts
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  • Uganda Women Writers Association
  • Arts 256
  • 32º East
  • Amakula Festival

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