UK sales outfit Jinga Films has sold its trilogy of Kazakh historical war epics to multiple territories.
Diamond Sword, directed by Rustem Abdrashev and produced by Arman Asenov for Centaurus, has sold to Black Hill for Germany, Minerva for Italy, Wild Duck for Spain, 9th Plan for Poland, Vinery for China, Take One for Scandinavia + Benelux and Pflug for Japan, and its sequel The Golden Throne has locked in deals with Black Hill for Germany, 9th Plan for Poland, Vinery for China, Take One for Scandinavia + Benelux, Pflug for Japan and Encripta for Latin America.
Meanwhile, Akan Satayev’s Dawn Of The Great Steppe,...
Diamond Sword, directed by Rustem Abdrashev and produced by Arman Asenov for Centaurus, has sold to Black Hill for Germany, Minerva for Italy, Wild Duck for Spain, 9th Plan for Poland, Vinery for China, Take One for Scandinavia + Benelux and Pflug for Japan, and its sequel The Golden Throne has locked in deals with Black Hill for Germany, 9th Plan for Poland, Vinery for China, Take One for Scandinavia + Benelux, Pflug for Japan and Encripta for Latin America.
Meanwhile, Akan Satayev’s Dawn Of The Great Steppe,...
- 2/18/2024
- ScreenDaily
Sacha Baron Cohen’s outrageous 2006 comedy “Borat,” about a fictional Kazakhstani reporter traveling through United States, put the Central Asian nation in the consciousness of most Americans for the first time. Back then, Kazakhstan’s government had an understandable reaction to the comedian’s crude and stereotypical portrayal of the ex-Soviet republic. Now, 16 years later, with the release of the sequel” Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” the country is once again in the foreground; however, this time they are embracing the attention to boost their tourism prospects. For his part, Baron Cohen recently said he selected Kazakhstan as Borat’s nationality “because it was a place that almost nobody in the U.S. knew anything about, which allowed us to create a wild, comedic, fake world.”
While American audiences are now certainly aware of Kazakhstan, its actual culture and history remain a mystery to most. Although Kazakhstani artists have been making movies since the 1930s,...
While American audiences are now certainly aware of Kazakhstan, its actual culture and history remain a mystery to most. Although Kazakhstani artists have been making movies since the 1930s,...
- 10/30/2020
- by Carlos Aguilar
- Indiewire
When people tend to think of Central Asian cinema, regardless of genre, many would immediately conjure up images of the region’s vast steppes, striking awe in the eyes of many thanks to gifted cinematographers bringing the landscape to life, rendering its characters insignificant and enveloped by the expansive beauty. Many would tend to think of vivid colourisation or striking monochromes, with every pigment popping onto the screen in a dazzling display ripe for High Definition or even 4K. As far as the length and breadth of the region’s historical dramas and epics are concerned, these elements are translated into the costume and production design too, replicated with a historical accuracy usually akin to more famous Chinese epics. Given the magnitude of legends surrounding such a figure as Tomiris, a warrior queen who, depending on which account you believe, defeated King Cyrus II at a battle near the Syr...
- 9/12/2020
- by James Cansdale-Cook
- AsianMoviePulse
From Well Go USA: With the likes of Charlize Theron kicking butt in The Old Guard, 2020 is turning into the year of the strong female action hero, and joining “Wonder Woman”, “Mulan” and “Black Widow” is “The Legend Of Tomiris”, the epic drama on one of the world’s first female warlords, debuting on Digital, Blu-ray and DVD September 29 from Well Go USA Entertainment.
Directed by award-winning director Akan Satayev (“The Liquidator”), this is the story of the life of the great queen of the steppe – the legendary Tomiris, a woman destined to become a skillful warrior and strategist, unite the Scythian/Saka tribes under her authority, and slay the founder and first king of the Persian empire. The Legend Of Tomiris, the highest-grossing action film in Kazakhstan, stars Almira Tursyn, Adil Akhmetov, Yerkebulan Daiyrov, Berik Aitzhanov, Azamat Satybaldy, Aizhan Lighg and Ghassan Massoud (“Kingdom of Heaven...
Directed by award-winning director Akan Satayev (“The Liquidator”), this is the story of the life of the great queen of the steppe – the legendary Tomiris, a woman destined to become a skillful warrior and strategist, unite the Scythian/Saka tribes under her authority, and slay the founder and first king of the Persian empire. The Legend Of Tomiris, the highest-grossing action film in Kazakhstan, stars Almira Tursyn, Adil Akhmetov, Yerkebulan Daiyrov, Berik Aitzhanov, Azamat Satybaldy, Aizhan Lighg and Ghassan Massoud (“Kingdom of Heaven...
- 8/24/2020
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
Sales agency Arclight Films has closed multiple key distribution deals for “Tomiris,” the epic action-adventure about the legendary Kazak warrior queen, directed by Akan Satayev (“The Liquidator”).
The latest deals include Blue Swan for Italy, Snd Films for France, Art Mood for Spain, At Entertainment for Japan, Gulf Film for Middle East, Challan for South Korea, Paradise/Mgn for Cis, Shaw for Singapore, Program 4 Media for Romania, and Siyah Bayez Movies for Turkey. Arclight announced earlier this month that the U.S. rights of the film were picked up by Well Go USA.
The film tells the real-life story of Queen Tomiris who, along with her female warriors, united divided nomadic tribes to create a powerful nation capable of repelling the likes of Persia. According to historical accounts, Tomiris and her army likely brought about the downfall of Cyrus the Great of Persia, who attacked the peoples of the Great Steppe.
The latest deals include Blue Swan for Italy, Snd Films for France, Art Mood for Spain, At Entertainment for Japan, Gulf Film for Middle East, Challan for South Korea, Paradise/Mgn for Cis, Shaw for Singapore, Program 4 Media for Romania, and Siyah Bayez Movies for Turkey. Arclight announced earlier this month that the U.S. rights of the film were picked up by Well Go USA.
The film tells the real-life story of Queen Tomiris who, along with her female warriors, united divided nomadic tribes to create a powerful nation capable of repelling the likes of Persia. According to historical accounts, Tomiris and her army likely brought about the downfall of Cyrus the Great of Persia, who attacked the peoples of the Great Steppe.
- 6/25/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Kazakhfilm Studios, Sataifilm co-pro one of biggest box office hits of all time in Kazakhstan.
Gary Hamilton’s Arclight Films, has licensed all Us rights on Kazakh action film Tomiris to Well Go USA.
Akan Satayev (The Liquidator) directed the epic about Queen Tomiris, the central Asian warrior who some 2,500 years ago united nomadic tribes to repel invading armies from Persia.
Kazakh actors Almira Tursyn and Aizhan Lighg star and performed their own stunts.
The film is a co-production between Kazakhfilm Studios and Sataifilm. It got a theatrical release in Kazakhstan on October 1 last year when it became one of...
Gary Hamilton’s Arclight Films, has licensed all Us rights on Kazakh action film Tomiris to Well Go USA.
Akan Satayev (The Liquidator) directed the epic about Queen Tomiris, the central Asian warrior who some 2,500 years ago united nomadic tribes to repel invading armies from Persia.
Kazakh actors Almira Tursyn and Aizhan Lighg star and performed their own stunts.
The film is a co-production between Kazakhfilm Studios and Sataifilm. It got a theatrical release in Kazakhstan on October 1 last year when it became one of...
- 6/4/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Well Go USA has nabbed the U.S. distribution rights to action-adventure feature Tomiris, an epic tale of Queen Tomiris and her female warriors, directed by Kazakhstan's Akan Satayev (The Liquidator).
"We have a passion for incredible stories, and few are more compelling than the almost unfathomable life story of the first historical queen of the Amazons," Doris Pfardrescher, president and CEO of Well Go USA Entertainment, said in a statement.
The sword-and-sandals pic stars Almira Tursyn as Tomiris as well as Adil Akhmetov and Aizhan Lighg, and portrays the real-life sixth century B.C. female warlord and ...
"We have a passion for incredible stories, and few are more compelling than the almost unfathomable life story of the first historical queen of the Amazons," Doris Pfardrescher, president and CEO of Well Go USA Entertainment, said in a statement.
The sword-and-sandals pic stars Almira Tursyn as Tomiris as well as Adil Akhmetov and Aizhan Lighg, and portrays the real-life sixth century B.C. female warlord and ...
Well Go USA has nabbed the U.S. distribution rights to action-adventure feature Tomiris, an epic tale of Queen Tomiris and her female warriors, directed by Kazakhstan's Akan Satayev (The Liquidator).
"We have a passion for incredible stories, and few are more compelling than the almost unfathomable life story of the first historical queen of the Amazons," Doris Pfardrescher, president and CEO of Well Go USA Entertainment, said in a statement.
The sword-and-sandals pic stars Almira Tursyn as Tomiris as well as Adil Akhmetov and Aizhan Lighg, and portrays the real-life sixth century B.C. female warlord and ...
"We have a passion for incredible stories, and few are more compelling than the almost unfathomable life story of the first historical queen of the Amazons," Doris Pfardrescher, president and CEO of Well Go USA Entertainment, said in a statement.
The sword-and-sandals pic stars Almira Tursyn as Tomiris as well as Adil Akhmetov and Aizhan Lighg, and portrays the real-life sixth century B.C. female warlord and ...
Queen lived 2,500 years ago, created female warrior divisions.
Gary Hamilton’s Arclight Films has commenced talks here on worldwide rights excluding Kazakhstan to the central Asian country’s Golden Globes foreign language entry Tomiris.
Akan Satayev directed the story of Queen Tomiris, who lived 2,500 years ago and created female warrior divisions to unite nomadic tribes in the central Asian region and was renowned for her strategic acumen.
Kazakh star Almira Tursyn plays the lead alongside Adil Akhmetov and Aizhan Lighg. Tomiris is a co-production between Kazakhfilm Studios and Sataifilm. The film was released in Kazakhstan on October 1 and according to...
Gary Hamilton’s Arclight Films has commenced talks here on worldwide rights excluding Kazakhstan to the central Asian country’s Golden Globes foreign language entry Tomiris.
Akan Satayev directed the story of Queen Tomiris, who lived 2,500 years ago and created female warrior divisions to unite nomadic tribes in the central Asian region and was renowned for her strategic acumen.
Kazakh star Almira Tursyn plays the lead alongside Adil Akhmetov and Aizhan Lighg. Tomiris is a co-production between Kazakhfilm Studios and Sataifilm. The film was released in Kazakhstan on October 1 and according to...
- 11/9/2019
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
The industry section of the 2nd Almaty Film Festival has chosen the winner of its script competition after a jam-packed, week-long programme. The Business Forum, the Almaty Film Festival’s industry section, which ran from 14-20 August, has picked the winner of its script competition. The jury headed up by Almaty Film Festival’s president, director-producer Akan Satayev, decided to present first-time Kazakh filmmaker Zhandos Smakov with the Made in Almaty Award for Blood and Copper. Written by Smakov, the project is a horror film, in which a gang of robbers, after a successful raid, decide to lay low in an old, abandoned house out in the wilds of the Kazakh Steppe. But little do they know who the real owner of their hideout is… Organised for the second year in a row by the Astana Film Fund, the script competition aims to offer the winner all of the necessary tools to.
The literal translation of Kazakhstan is “Land of the Wanderers” – reflecting the nomadic origins of the Kazakh people – and if the folks behind the soon-to-be-launched Almaty Film Festival have their way it’ll become the destination of choice in Central Asia for itinerant international producers seeking a partner in the region for their projects, or dramatic locations for their shoots. The first edition of the festival will run Sept. 15-19.
The land-locked country, sandwiched between China and Russia, has a modest population, 18.6 million, in relation to its huge size – almost four times the area of Texas. Contained within that vast space are a variety of natural terrain – predominantly grassland plains, the Steppe, but also the Altai Mountain in the East, deserts in the South, lakes and inland seas, like Caspian and Aral, forests and canyons.
For the past two decades the capital has been Astana, but before that it was Almaty,...
The land-locked country, sandwiched between China and Russia, has a modest population, 18.6 million, in relation to its huge size – almost four times the area of Texas. Contained within that vast space are a variety of natural terrain – predominantly grassland plains, the Steppe, but also the Altai Mountain in the East, deserts in the South, lakes and inland seas, like Caspian and Aral, forests and canyons.
For the past two decades the capital has been Astana, but before that it was Almaty,...
- 7/7/2018
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Telling a nation's modern story through the biography of a fictional character, The Road to Mother aims for epic sweep. It works mainly in fits and starts, though there's no question that the movie's depiction of the effects of Soviet rule on a nomadic population will be eye-opening for many Western viewers, and deeply resonant for Kazakhstanis.
Director Akan Satayev and screenwriter Timur Zhaksylykov, who previously collaborated on the wan English-language crime thriller Hacker, tap into something far more compelling here, but the two-dimensionality of most of the characters, however well played, limits the film's dramatic impact.
The visually fluent...
Director Akan Satayev and screenwriter Timur Zhaksylykov, who previously collaborated on the wan English-language crime thriller Hacker, tap into something far more compelling here, but the two-dimensionality of most of the characters, however well played, limits the film's dramatic impact.
The visually fluent...
- 12/1/2017
- by Sheri Linden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
What begins as a fascinating look at the collectivization of formerly privately owned cattle in a small mountain village in Kazakhstan ends as an epic journey of a boy into manhood and even old age before he finds his way back to his mother.
The Road to Mother is set during one of the most tragic periods in the history of the former Ussr Republic of Kazakhstan. Director Akan Satayev tells a story of the power of a mother’s love which endures challenges of the turbulent times. The storyline covers a timespan from the 1930s to the present day with key elements of collectivization, war and postwar years for the Kazakh people.
The director was inspired by what his parents told him when he was a child.
According to Kazakhstan’s tradition, all legends are passed from the older generation to younger generation orally. It is the story of a lonely mother,...
The Road to Mother is set during one of the most tragic periods in the history of the former Ussr Republic of Kazakhstan. Director Akan Satayev tells a story of the power of a mother’s love which endures challenges of the turbulent times. The storyline covers a timespan from the 1930s to the present day with key elements of collectivization, war and postwar years for the Kazakh people.
The director was inspired by what his parents told him when he was a child.
According to Kazakhstan’s tradition, all legends are passed from the older generation to younger generation orally. It is the story of a lonely mother,...
- 11/10/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
And now we’ve arrived at the end of the calendar year. As the final push for year-end viewing continues at a furious pace, some of the last unknown films of 2016 will finally make their way to audiences. To help focus your viewing choices, here is a list of films opening throughout the coming weeks, separated into categories of wide and limited runs. (Synopses are provided by festivals and distributors.)
If you’re interested in what still might be in a theater near you, check out our November Release Guide. For those curious what 2017 might bring, you can also visit our calendar page, which has releases through the beginning of the new year.
Happy watching!
Week of December 2 Wide
Incarnate
Director: Brad Peyton
Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Carice van Houten, Catalina Sandino Moreno, David Mazouz, John Pirruccello, Keir O’Donnell, Matthew Nable
Synopsis: A scientist with the ability to enter the...
If you’re interested in what still might be in a theater near you, check out our November Release Guide. For those curious what 2017 might bring, you can also visit our calendar page, which has releases through the beginning of the new year.
Happy watching!
Week of December 2 Wide
Incarnate
Director: Brad Peyton
Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Carice van Houten, Catalina Sandino Moreno, David Mazouz, John Pirruccello, Keir O’Donnell, Matthew Nable
Synopsis: A scientist with the ability to enter the...
- 12/1/2016
- by Alec McPike and Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Welcome back to the Weekend Warrior, your weekly look at the new movies hitting theaters this weekend, as well as other cool events and things to check out.
This Past Weekend:
It wasn’t a bad Thanksgiving weekend, especially for the Weekend Warrior who pretty much nailed two of his predictions for the weekend! Disney Animation’s Moana indeed at opened at #1 with $55.5 million for the three-day weekend (exactly my prediction), although it ended up with more--$81.1 million--in its first five days. The Brad Pitt-Marion Cotillard spy thriller, Allied (Paramount), directed by Robert Zemeckis, also opened with $18 million, right on track with my prediction. I guess I could take some comfort on being spot on with two of the Thanksgiving releases—like I said last week, that holiday weekend is a bear to predict—but I way overestimated the other two movies as sequelitis indeed hit Billy Bob Thornton...
This Past Weekend:
It wasn’t a bad Thanksgiving weekend, especially for the Weekend Warrior who pretty much nailed two of his predictions for the weekend! Disney Animation’s Moana indeed at opened at #1 with $55.5 million for the three-day weekend (exactly my prediction), although it ended up with more--$81.1 million--in its first five days. The Brad Pitt-Marion Cotillard spy thriller, Allied (Paramount), directed by Robert Zemeckis, also opened with $18 million, right on track with my prediction. I guess I could take some comfort on being spot on with two of the Thanksgiving releases—like I said last week, that holiday weekend is a bear to predict—but I way overestimated the other two movies as sequelitis indeed hit Billy Bob Thornton...
- 11/30/2016
- by Edward Douglas
- LRMonline.com
Uninvolving from start to finish, the would-be thriller Anonymous traffics in a certain bland slickness, placing it squarely in the international crime subset of generic action features. Kazakh director Akan Satayev’s first English-language feature is technically proficient but devoid of a beating heart. As it juggles half-formed and feebly dramatized notions of the dark web, black markets, cybercrime and hacktivism, the success or failure of the hoaxes enacted by its young hackers and thieves matters not a whit.
In large part that’s because the screenplay, credited to Sanzhar Sultan and Timur Zhaksylykov, substitutes a clumsy excess of voiceover narration for...
In large part that’s because the screenplay, credited to Sanzhar Sultan and Timur Zhaksylykov, substitutes a clumsy excess of voiceover narration for...
- 11/28/2016
- by Sheri Linden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment has secured all worldwide rights to the international thriller and started talks with Afm buyers.
Akan Satayev directed the film from Sanzhar Sultanov and Timur Zhaksylykov’s screenplay about three young coders who fall foul of the authorities and the shadowy operators behind their criminal paymasters.
Hacker shot in New York, Hong Kong, Toronto and Bangkok and stars Callan McAuliffe, Lorraine Nicholson, Daniel Eric Gold and Clifton Collins Jr.
Sultanov’s production company Know Rules Media produced with Satayev’s SataiFilm. Loudon Owen and Jai Khanna from Brillstein Entertainment Partners are the executive producers.
“We were immediately intrigued by Hacker because it is very topical and timely,” said Electric’s head of international distribution Sonia Mehandjiyska. “It deals with a scary situation that could unfortunately become a reality for all of us one day.”
“When we finished the film, we felt confident that we have a good film,” said Satayev...
Akan Satayev directed the film from Sanzhar Sultanov and Timur Zhaksylykov’s screenplay about three young coders who fall foul of the authorities and the shadowy operators behind their criminal paymasters.
Hacker shot in New York, Hong Kong, Toronto and Bangkok and stars Callan McAuliffe, Lorraine Nicholson, Daniel Eric Gold and Clifton Collins Jr.
Sultanov’s production company Know Rules Media produced with Satayev’s SataiFilm. Loudon Owen and Jai Khanna from Brillstein Entertainment Partners are the executive producers.
“We were immediately intrigued by Hacker because it is very topical and timely,” said Electric’s head of international distribution Sonia Mehandjiyska. “It deals with a scary situation that could unfortunately become a reality for all of us one day.”
“When we finished the film, we felt confident that we have a good film,” said Satayev...
- 11/6/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Callan McAuliffe in Beneath The Harvest Sky.
After Callan McAuliffe landed roles in two studio films, Flipped and I Am Number Four, several years ago, the teenager says he naively expected a glittering Hollywood career would ensue.
That.s now how the actor.s career has panned out but he shot four indie movies around the world in the past 18 months, working with Samuel L. Jackson, Sir Ben Kingsley and Gillian Anderson.
.I am no A-lister,. the Los Angeles-based McAuliffe, 19, told If today on a visit to Sydney as a national ambassador for Unicef promoting children.s rights. "I would rather be a working actor than a mega-famous star..
.I have to audition for every role but when you get the job, it.s very rewarding. I.ve been very fortunate, with a bit of luck and hard work. I have done some diverse movies, although some are not my type of movie.
After Callan McAuliffe landed roles in two studio films, Flipped and I Am Number Four, several years ago, the teenager says he naively expected a glittering Hollywood career would ensue.
That.s now how the actor.s career has panned out but he shot four indie movies around the world in the past 18 months, working with Samuel L. Jackson, Sir Ben Kingsley and Gillian Anderson.
.I am no A-lister,. the Los Angeles-based McAuliffe, 19, told If today on a visit to Sydney as a national ambassador for Unicef promoting children.s rights. "I would rather be a working actor than a mega-famous star..
.I have to audition for every role but when you get the job, it.s very rewarding. I.ve been very fortunate, with a bit of luck and hard work. I have done some diverse movies, although some are not my type of movie.
- 7/30/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Callan McAuliffe, 18, and Lorraine Nicholson, 23, will co-star in Akan Satayev’s indie drama “Hacker,” according to a report by Deadline. “Hacker” will follow Alex Danyliuk (McAuliffe), an “ambitious teen tech head” who is a member of a secret Internet criminal network known as DarkWeb. Nicholson will play opposite McAuliffe as Kira Whittal, a fellow [...]
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- 11/12/2013
- by Alfonso Espina
- UpandComers
• Idris Elba (Thor: The Dark World) has signed on to star in the thriller Bastille Day, which finds a young artist and a former CIA agent teaming up on an anti-terrorist mission in France. Baran bo Odar (The Silence) is set to direct. Andrew Baldwin (The Outsider) penned the script. Elba can be seen next as Nelson Mandela in the biopic Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (out Dec. 18). [Variety]
• Alan Taylor, who is directing the Terminator reboot, is reportedly set to meet with actresses to take on the role of a young Sarah Connor. So far the reported potentials include Emilia Clarke...
• Alan Taylor, who is directing the Terminator reboot, is reportedly set to meet with actresses to take on the role of a young Sarah Connor. So far the reported potentials include Emilia Clarke...
- 11/12/2013
- by Lindsey Bahr
- EW - Inside Movies
Ad Inexplorata
Mark Strong ("Low Winter Sun") is set to join Mark Elijah Rosenberg's "Ad Inexplorata" with filming to begin in 2014.
Strong plays a Nasa pilot alone on a one-way mission to Mars. Josh Penn, Matthew Parker, Thomas B. Fore and Jason Michael Berman will produce. [Source: Deadline]
Hackers
Callan McAuliffe ("I Am Number Four," "Kite") and Lorraine Nicholson have joined the cast of Akan Satayev's $5 million Canadian indie film "Hackers".
McAuliffe an ambitious teen techhead member of a secret Internet criminal network called DarkWeb. Nicholson plays one of the fellow members of the network. Filming begins at the end of this month in Toronto, NYC, Dubai and Thailand. [Source: Deadline]
Baseballissimo
"Good Neighbors" director Jacob Tierney and actor Jay Baruchel are re-teaming for the indie dramedy "Baseballissimo" at A71 Productions and Gefilter Productions. Baruchel and Jesse Chabot penned the script based on the novel by Dave Bidini.
Baruchel plays a young...
Mark Strong ("Low Winter Sun") is set to join Mark Elijah Rosenberg's "Ad Inexplorata" with filming to begin in 2014.
Strong plays a Nasa pilot alone on a one-way mission to Mars. Josh Penn, Matthew Parker, Thomas B. Fore and Jason Michael Berman will produce. [Source: Deadline]
Hackers
Callan McAuliffe ("I Am Number Four," "Kite") and Lorraine Nicholson have joined the cast of Akan Satayev's $5 million Canadian indie film "Hackers".
McAuliffe an ambitious teen techhead member of a secret Internet criminal network called DarkWeb. Nicholson plays one of the fellow members of the network. Filming begins at the end of this month in Toronto, NYC, Dubai and Thailand. [Source: Deadline]
Baseballissimo
"Good Neighbors" director Jacob Tierney and actor Jay Baruchel are re-teaming for the indie dramedy "Baseballissimo" at A71 Productions and Gefilter Productions. Baruchel and Jesse Chabot penned the script based on the novel by Dave Bidini.
Baruchel plays a young...
- 11/11/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Callan McAuliffe is set to star in Hackers alongside Lorraine Nicholson, reports Deadline. The indie film is being directed by Akan Satayev where McAuliffe will play Alex Danyliuk, an ambitious teen member of DarkWeb, a secret Internet criminal network. Nicholson will play Kira Whittal, also in DarkWeb. Satayev also wrote the story alongside Timur Zhaxylykov, which Sanzhar Sultanov scripted. Producing are Knows Rules Media while Brillstein Entertainment Partners are executive producing the film which has a $5 million budget, and starts shooting in Toronto at the end of November.
- 11/11/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Toronto – Kazakhstani director Akan Satayev has signed on to direct the $5 million theatrical feature Hacker, which will be executive produced by Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Satayev, who directed the Kazakhstan best foreign language film entries Strayed and Myn Bala, will lens the Canadian indie drama based on real events about a young immigrant who gets involved with a cyber criminal organization called DarkWeb. Photos: Toronto 2013: The Films Hacker is produced by Sanzhar Sultanov's indie production shingle Know Rules Media, which is backed by Canadian venture capitalist Loudon Owen. Financing for the project will come from Timur Meirambekov, Zhanbolat Serikov and
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- 9/6/2013
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Stars: Assylkhan Tolepov, Aliya Telebarisova, Kuralay Anarbekova, Ayan Utepbergenov | Written by Muhammad Mamyrbekov, Javik Sizdikov, Timur Zhaksylykov | Directed by Akan Satayev
It’s a story we can all relate to: boy sees entire tribe slaughtered by enemy warriors, goes into hiding with survivors and becomes the greatest freedom fighter his country’s ever seen. Oh, and he also meets a girl, though that’s not terribly important.
Warriors of the Steppe: Myn Bala is the story of the oppression of the native Kazakhstani people by the Dzungars (a Mongol tribe descended from Genghis Khan) in the early 18th century and how a young boy grew into a powerful yet compassionate leader. It’s an aspect of world history that I knew almost nothing about before so there’s a vague history lesson among all the arrow-slinging and speech-giving but I suspect that pinpoint accuracy was left by the wayside in...
It’s a story we can all relate to: boy sees entire tribe slaughtered by enemy warriors, goes into hiding with survivors and becomes the greatest freedom fighter his country’s ever seen. Oh, and he also meets a girl, though that’s not terribly important.
Warriors of the Steppe: Myn Bala is the story of the oppression of the native Kazakhstani people by the Dzungars (a Mongol tribe descended from Genghis Khan) in the early 18th century and how a young boy grew into a powerful yet compassionate leader. It’s an aspect of world history that I knew almost nothing about before so there’s a vague history lesson among all the arrow-slinging and speech-giving but I suspect that pinpoint accuracy was left by the wayside in...
- 4/15/2013
- by Mark Allen
- Nerdly
108 Media was launched early this year by COO Nathaniel Warsh and CEO Ahbi Rastoghi, the former Managing Director of Cinesavvy, a Canadian film finance and sales company where he exec produced Golden Globe nominated Frankie & Alice starring Academy Award winner Halle Berry and , established2012. They set up 108 Media as a unique, vertically integrated and diversified next-generation media company with activities including worldwide sales, distribution, and ownership of films, television, and digital content. The company seeks underappreciated, overlooked gems across a wide range of genres, with and without North American rights attached.
In December 2011, 108 began acquiring more than 10 pictures, some for North American Distribution, some for international sales representation and some for both.
In August 2012 the company announced a partnership with Mark Urman's Paladin for North American distribution to be led by My Brother the Devil. The new venture kicks off with an initial slate of five titles that 108 Media has acquired over the past several months. The films will be released starting late this year and will extend through the first quarter of 2013.
Of the deal Urman says, "I am thrilled to be working with 108 Media on the distribution of these impressive and varied films, and am even more excited about the projects we will be able to pursue together.” Rastogi comments, "We always had Mark in mind as the ideal partner to do the films justice and help us plant a flag in the U.S. His reputation, contacts, and talents are second to none and, with several fine films in hand, we can hit the ground running as a full-service distributor."
Exemplifying the sort of project 108 Media and Paladin plan to release-- quality based, distinctive films with festival pedigree and critical cachet-- is Sally El Hosaini's My Brother the Devil, which has garnered awards and acclaim at Sundance, Berlin, Frameline, and Outfest. Developed at multiple Sundance Institute labs, the film stars James Floyd as a young Londoner from a traditional Egyptian family who tries to break free from the violent street gang he belongs to, only to discover that his teenage brother is attracted to the very life he is trying to escape. The film is slated for a March 2013 release.
Also on the slate are two provocative documentaries that premiered at this year’s Slamdance Film Festival: Alexandra Berger’s Danland, a candid look at the personal life of amateur pornographer Dan Leal; and Todd Kellstein’s Buffalo Girls, a searing exposé of the world of child boxing in Thailand. Representing international cinema is Myn Bala: Warriors of the Steppe, Akan Satayev’s sweeping historical epic, a box-office smash in its native Kazakhstan and the country’s frontrunner to be this year’s official foreign language Oscar entry. Equally successful in its homeland is the animated feature Leafie, by Seong-yun Oh, the acclaimed, award-winning hit from Korea. Leafie will be dubbed into English for its North American release.
With its partnership with Paladin in place, 108 Media is in a position to guarantee North American distribution to its international sales clients and is also able to pre-buy domestic rights on a selective basis going forward. Current world sales titles include the aforementioned Myn Bala as well as Zack Bernbaum’s contemporary comic fable, And Now a Word From Our Sponsor, starring Bruce Greenwood and Parker Posey.
108 Media’s ancillary arrangements include a combination of direct deals with certain platforms as well as select partnerships with established companies. Announcements on these deals will be made shortly. “Thanks to Paladin and our new ancillary partners,” says Rastogi, “we are now in a unique position to offer a full spectrum of services and a customized release strategy, both domestically and internationally, to a broad range of films and filmmakers worldwide.”...
In December 2011, 108 began acquiring more than 10 pictures, some for North American Distribution, some for international sales representation and some for both.
In August 2012 the company announced a partnership with Mark Urman's Paladin for North American distribution to be led by My Brother the Devil. The new venture kicks off with an initial slate of five titles that 108 Media has acquired over the past several months. The films will be released starting late this year and will extend through the first quarter of 2013.
Of the deal Urman says, "I am thrilled to be working with 108 Media on the distribution of these impressive and varied films, and am even more excited about the projects we will be able to pursue together.” Rastogi comments, "We always had Mark in mind as the ideal partner to do the films justice and help us plant a flag in the U.S. His reputation, contacts, and talents are second to none and, with several fine films in hand, we can hit the ground running as a full-service distributor."
Exemplifying the sort of project 108 Media and Paladin plan to release-- quality based, distinctive films with festival pedigree and critical cachet-- is Sally El Hosaini's My Brother the Devil, which has garnered awards and acclaim at Sundance, Berlin, Frameline, and Outfest. Developed at multiple Sundance Institute labs, the film stars James Floyd as a young Londoner from a traditional Egyptian family who tries to break free from the violent street gang he belongs to, only to discover that his teenage brother is attracted to the very life he is trying to escape. The film is slated for a March 2013 release.
Also on the slate are two provocative documentaries that premiered at this year’s Slamdance Film Festival: Alexandra Berger’s Danland, a candid look at the personal life of amateur pornographer Dan Leal; and Todd Kellstein’s Buffalo Girls, a searing exposé of the world of child boxing in Thailand. Representing international cinema is Myn Bala: Warriors of the Steppe, Akan Satayev’s sweeping historical epic, a box-office smash in its native Kazakhstan and the country’s frontrunner to be this year’s official foreign language Oscar entry. Equally successful in its homeland is the animated feature Leafie, by Seong-yun Oh, the acclaimed, award-winning hit from Korea. Leafie will be dubbed into English for its North American release.
With its partnership with Paladin in place, 108 Media is in a position to guarantee North American distribution to its international sales clients and is also able to pre-buy domestic rights on a selective basis going forward. Current world sales titles include the aforementioned Myn Bala as well as Zack Bernbaum’s contemporary comic fable, And Now a Word From Our Sponsor, starring Bruce Greenwood and Parker Posey.
108 Media’s ancillary arrangements include a combination of direct deals with certain platforms as well as select partnerships with established companies. Announcements on these deals will be made shortly. “Thanks to Paladin and our new ancillary partners,” says Rastogi, “we are now in a unique position to offer a full spectrum of services and a customized release strategy, both domestically and internationally, to a broad range of films and filmmakers worldwide.”...
- 10/30/2012
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
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