Shanghai International Film Festival names Aisultan Seitov as the best director

Aisultan Seitov, a prominent clip maker from Kazakhstan, won the Best Director prize at the 25th Shanghai International Film Festival. The award was given for his debut movie Qash (Escape). The young director wrote about the news on his Instagram page.

What this award is and to whom it is awarded: The award is called the Golden Goblet Awards Asian New Talent. Any director with a debut film can be nominated for it.

What other awards the film claimed: the movie was also nominated for Best Film and Best Screenwriter.

What the movie Qash is about and when it was released: The film was released in Kazakhstan in 2022 after two years of production. The movie tells us about the massive famine in Kazakhstan in the 1930s when about 70% of Kazakhs died.

Who Aisultan Seitov is and what he did before directing the movie: After graduating from the New York Film Academy in the U.S. Aisultan has become a prominent clip maker. For instance, he shot clips for Kanye West, which is the best case in his portfolio so far, A$AP Rocky, Travis Scott, Offset, 21 Savage and J Cole. He made commercials for Sprite, Nike and Yves Saint Laurent. Seitov is also a well-known director and clip maker among Kazakh and Russian-speaking audiences for the clips he has shot for Galymzhan Moldanazar, Scryptonite, Ivan Dorn, Jah Khalib, L’One, Noize MC and Eljey.