Sanzhar Sultanov
Encyclopedia
Sanzhar Sultanov is a Kazakhstan
-born film director
, producer
and screenwriter
.
, Kazakhstan
. He grew up and studied in England, Canada and the USA. In 2007, Sultanov moved to New York
to study at the at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
.
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
.
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.
On Sultanov's Facebook
page, he announced the launch of his film fund, for which he is actively reviewing scripts.
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
-born film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
.
Early life
Sultanov grew up in a small village of KordayKorday
Korday or Kordai is a village in Zhambyl Province of Kazakhstan,and the administrative center of that province's Korday District. It has been formerly known under its old Russian name of Georgievka....
, Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
. He grew up and studied in England, Canada and the USA. In 2007, Sultanov moved to New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
to study at the at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
__notoc__The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute is an acting school located at 115 East 15th Street between Union Square East and Irving Place in the Union Square neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, as well as at 7936 Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, California...
.
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 storyMakes The Whole World Kin
"Makes the Whole World Kin" is a short story written by O. Henry , allegedly at Pete's Tavern on Irving Place in New York City.-Plot:...
by O. Henry
O. Henry
O. Henry was the pen name of the American writer William Sydney Porter . O. Henry's short stories are well known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization and clever twist endings.-Early life:...
, starring Paul Calderon
Paul Calderon
Paul Calderón is an American actor.He was born in Puerto Rico. Calderón moved to New York with his family at the age of six, where he grew up on the streets of the Lower East Side and Spanish Harlem...
. In 2010 he produced and directed his first feature film Burning Daylight starring Robert Knepper
Robert Knepper
Robert Lyle Knepper is an American actor. He is best known for starring as Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell in the Fox network's drama series Prison Break, for which he was nominated a Satellite Award...
and Calderon in a supporting role. Sultanov based the screenplay on three Jack London
Jack London
John Griffith "Jack" London was an American author, journalist, and social activist. He was a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction and was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone...
stories, while the film was set in 1920s New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
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
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
and was highly acclaimed by many critics.
On Sultanov's Facebook
Facebook
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page, he announced the launch of his film fund, for which he is actively reviewing scripts.
External links
- Sanzhar Sultanov at IMDB
- Reverson Entertainment
- Burning Daylight at IMDB