Sanzhar Sultanov

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Sanzhar Sultan
Born (1988-12-07) December 7, 1988 (age 36)
Korday, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Occupation(s)Film director, producer, screenwriter
Years active2009–present

Sanzhar Sultan (born December 7, 1988, as Sanzhar Sultanov) is a Canadian film director, producer and screenwriter. [1] [2]

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Early life

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

Career

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

In February 2013, Sultan partnered with Canadian venture capitalist and fellow Upper Canada College graduate [3] Loudon Owen and opened up Know Rules Media. [16] In September 2013, the company partnered with director/producer Akan Satayev and his studio SataiFilm, and started pre-production on Hacker. Brillstein Entertainment Partners executive produced. Sultan wrote the screenplay, from a story by Satayev and Timur Zhaksylykov. [17] The film was financed by Timur Meirambekov, Zhanbolat Serikov and Kenges Rakishev on behalf of Mobli. [18] The film had a limited release in the US (under the title "Anonymous"), on December 2, 2016. [19] Following that, Sony Pictures released the film on home entertainment. [20]

In 2016, Sultan was set to produce Business Ethics, starring Larenz Tate and directed by Nick Wernham. [21] The film also starred Lance Reddick, Kurtwood Smith and Angus Macfadyen. [22] Principal photography began in Toronto, Ontario in October 2016. The film won the Audience Choice Film Award at the 2019 Newark International Film Festival. [23] The film was released on premium streaming on October 23, 2020. [24]

In December 2018, Sultan founded a movie-review based social media platform. [25]

References

  1. ↑ Sanzhar Sultan - IMDb
  2. 1 2 "Sanzhar Sultanov Is Breaking the Age-Barrier in the Film Industry". The Blue and White. 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  3. 1 2 Aster, Andrea, "Team Hollywood", Old Times, Upper Canada College: 7
  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. ↑ "Общественно политическая газета "Время"". Time.kz. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  7. ↑ Emily Claire Afan (2010-02-16). "Heroes star joins Thieves » Playback". Playbackonline.ca. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  8. ↑ "CANOE - JAM! Movies: Bridges an Oscar front runner?". Jam.canoe.ca. 2010-02-28. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  9. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-09-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ↑ "Exciting Upcoming Event! Pre-Release Screening of New..." Eventbrite. 2010-08-09. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ "Саид Султанов: "Казахстанское кино выгоднее снимать в Канаде"". Kapital.kz. 2010-05-20. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  13. ↑ "Не нажатый курок » Новое поколение". Np.kz. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  14. ↑ Вера Ляховская (2001-04-24). "Джек Лондон вернулся". www.izvestia.kz. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  15. ↑ ""Время не ждёт": как эффективно потратить четверть миллиона долларов" (in Russian). Zakon.kz. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  16. ↑ Canadian Microsoft Slayer Loudon Owen Launches Movie Shingle Hollywood Reporter. 2/20/13
  17. ↑ Akan Satayev Set To Direct Hacker Deadline.com 09/08/13
  18. ↑ Kazakhstan Director Akan Satayev To Helm Canadian Indie "Hacker" Hollywood Reporter. 09/06/13
  19. ↑ Busch, Anita (2016-11-02). "'Anonymous': Exclusive First Trailer For Dark Web Drama With Jack Nicholson's Daughter". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  20. ↑ "Hacker | Sony Pictures". www.sonypictures.com. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  21. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (2016-08-26). "Larenz Tate To Star In Indie Comedy 'Business Ethics'". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  22. ↑ N'Duka, Amanda (2016-09-28). "Kurtwood Smith, Lance Reddick & Angus Macfadyen Enroll In 'Business Ethics'". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  23. ↑ Salvary, Eric Boom (2019-09-18). "Recap. Newark International Film Festival 2019 @newarkiff". RESPECT. | The Photo Journal of Hip-Hop Culture. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
  24. ↑ Entertainment, TateMen. "Fisher Park Media to Release Indie Film "Business Ethics" Nationwide October 2020". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
  25. ↑ "An Inside Look at Wotson App". Elite Luxury News. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
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