Aktan Abdykalykov

Aktan Abdykalykov or Aktan Arym Kubat (Актан Абдыкалыков) (born March 26, 1957) is a screenwriter, actor and director from Kyrgyzstan.

Feature films

• 1992 - Where is your home? (Сенин үйүң кайда?)
• 1998 - Beshkempir (Бешкемпир')
• 2001 - Maimyl (Маймыл)
• 2010 - The Light Thief (Свет-Аке)
• 2010 - “MOTHER’S HEAVEN” (“TANARIS” KAZAKHSTAN)
• 2016 - Centaur

Short films

• 1993 - Selkynchek (Селкинчек)
• 1997 - “HASSAN-HUSSEN”
• 1995-2000 - "Beket" (“STOP”)

Documentary films

• 1990 - “THE DOG WAS RUNNING"

Public advertising

• 1996 - “YRYS ALDY - YNTYMAK” (SOROS FUND KYRGYZSTAN);
• 1996 - “ALAKANDAI ELIBIS, YNTYMAKTOO BOLOLU”

• ""Light Thief" a touching movie from Kyrgyzstan". Reuters. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2010. 

• Academician of the National Motion Picture Academy of KG
• ACTING MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF ARTS
• People's Artist of KG
• Laureate of National prize of KG named after Toktogul
• Laureate of Youth Union prize of KG
• Findling Award at Filmfestival Cottbus in 1998 for Beshkempir