Having graduated from the Kazakh National Academy of Arts named after Temirbek Zhurgenov as a film director, Askhat Kuchinchirekov (b. 1982) started out his career as a lead cast in Sergey Dvortsevoy’s film Tulpan (2008, Un Certain Regard Award Winner at the 61st Cannes Film Festival). In 2013, Kuchinchirekov was awarded the Best Short Award at the Dubai International Film Festival and attended the Best Short Film Competition at the Tampere Film Festival with his first social drama, Benzin Bitti.

He spent the past three years working on his debut feature film, Bauryna Salu, named after a nomadic tradition whereby the firstborn child is given to the grandparents for them to look after instead of its parents.

Accolades

Askhat Kuchinchirekov and Anna Katchko
Best Youth Film, 2023

Askhat Kuchinchirekov and Anna Katchko

Best Youth Film, 2023

Askhat Kuchinchirekov and Anna Katchko

Bauryna Salu

In accordance with the old nomadic tradition of bauryna salu, Yersultan was given at birth to his grandmother so that she could raise him. He…

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Films

Bauryna Salu

Bauryna Salu

Kazakhstan

Bauryna Salu

In accordance with the old nomadic tradition of bauryna salu, Yersultan was given at birth to his grandmother so that she could raise him. He…

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Tulpan
2008

Tulpan

Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, Switzerland, Poland, Germany
2008

Tulpan

Winner, Best Feature Film, 2008 Asa’s dream is to become a sheepherder and have a flock of his own. We are introduced to Asa, handsomely…

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