Akhtem Seitablayev
Crimean Tatar actor and film director born in Yangiyo'l, Uzbekistan; a Ukrainian citizen and the maker of «Haytarma» and «Cyborgs».
- Occupation:
- Actor, Director, Film actor, Stage actor
- Born:
- December 11 1972(53 years old) ♐
- Birthplace:
- Yangiyul, Tashkent Region
Biography
Akhtem Seitablayev was born on 11 December 1972 in Yangiyo'l, Uzbek SSR, into a Crimean Tatar family. He finished school in Uzbekistan, then moved to Crimea and in 1992 graduated from the acting department of the Crimean Cultural and Educational College.
From 1992 to 2004 he worked as an actor and director at the Crimean Tatar Academic Music and Drama Theatre in Simferopol. In 1999 he completed the directing course at the Karpenko-Karyi Theatre Institute in Kyiv, and since 2005 he has worked at the Kyiv Theatre of Drama and Comedy on the Left Bank of the Dnipro.
He made his film debut in 2003 with «Mamay». As a director he is best known for «Haytarma» (2013), about the Crimean Tatar pilot Amet-khan Sultan, in which he also played the lead; he then directed «Cyborgs» (2017), «Another's Prayer» (2017) and «Zakhar Berkut» (2019).
In 2017 he received Ukraine's Order of Merit, third class; in 2020 he won the Vasyl Stus Prize, and in 2024 he was named an Honoured Art Worker of Ukraine. In February 2022 he joined the territorial defence in Kyiv.
Education
- Crimean Cultural and Educational CollegeCollege · 1992 · Acting
- Karpenko-Karyi Kyiv Theatre InstituteUniversity · 1999 · Directing and dramaturgy
Career
- Crimean Tatar Academic Music and Drama TheatreActor and director · 1992–2004
- Theatre of Drama and Comedy on the Left Bank of the Dnipro (Kyiv)Actor and director · 2005–present
Life path
- 1972Born
Born in Yangiyo'l, Uzbek SSR, into a Crimean Tatar family.
- 1992Acting training
Graduated from the Crimean Cultural and Educational College and joined the Crimean Tatar theatre in Simferopol.
- 1999Directing degree
Graduated from the Karpenko-Karyi Theatre Institute in Kyiv.
- 2003Film debut
Appeared in the film «Mamay».
- 2005Kyiv theatre
Moved to the Theatre of Drama and Comedy on the Left Bank of the Dnipro.
- 2013«Haytarma»
Directed the film about Amet-khan Sultan and played the lead.
- 2017«Cyborgs»
Directed the film about the defenders of Donetsk airport.
- 2020Vasyl Stus Prize
Became a laureate of the Ukrainian Vasyl Stus Prize.
- 2024Honorary title
Named an Honoured Art Worker of Ukraine.
Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| «Mamay» | 2003 |
| «Quartet for Two» | 2007 |
| «Dark Waters» | 2011 |
| «Champions from the Backyard» | 2012 |
| «Haytarma» | 2013 |
| «Cyborgs» | 2017 |
| «Another's Prayer» | 2017 |
| «Zakhar Berkut» | 2019 |
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