Years active 2009–present Name Sanzhar Sultanov | Role Film director Movies Burning Daylight | |
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Sanzhar Sultanov (born December 7, 1988) is a Kazakhstan-born film director, producer and screenwriter.
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Early life
Sultanov was born in the small village of Korday, Kazakhstan. He grew up and studied in England, Canada (Upper Canada College), and the USA. In 2007, Sultanov moved to New York City to study at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.
Career
Sultanov founded his own company, Reverson Entertainment, in 2009. Sultanov's first short film was Makes The Whole World Kin, an adaptation of the original short story by O. Henry, starring Paul Calderon. In 2010 he produced and directed his first feature film Burning Daylight starring Robert Knepper and Calderon in a supporting role. Sultanov based the screenplay on three Jack London stories, while the film was set in 1920s New York City. The film premiered in Sonoma, California (Jack London's hometown) and in New York City's Webster Hall. It also received a wide theatrical release in Kazakhstan and was highly acclaimed by many critics.
In February 2013, Sultanov partnered with Canadian venture capitalist and fellow Upper Canada College graduate Loudon Owen and opened up Know Rules Media. 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. The film was financed by Timur Meirambekov, Zhanbolat Serikov and Kenges Rakishev on behalf of Mobli.