Sanzhar Sultan (born December 7, 1988, as Sanzhar Sultanov) is a
Canadian film director, producer and screenwriter.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. In
2007, Sultan moved to New York City to study at the Lee Strasberg
Theatre and Film Institute.Sultan (back then as Sultanov) founded his
own company, Reverson Entertainment, in 2009, with his brother Said.
Sultan'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. Sultan
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, Sultan 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 executive produced. Sultan 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. The film had a limited release in the US
(under the title "Anonymous"), on December 2, 2016. Following that,
Sony Pictures released the film on home entertainment.
Canadian film director, producer and screenwriter.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. In
2007, Sultan moved to New York City to study at the Lee Strasberg
Theatre and Film Institute.Sultan (back then as Sultanov) founded his
own company, Reverson Entertainment, in 2009, with his brother Said.
Sultan'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. Sultan
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, Sultan 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 executive produced. Sultan 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. The film had a limited release in the US
(under the title "Anonymous"), on December 2, 2016. Following that,
Sony Pictures released the film on home entertainment.
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