Aktan Arym Kubat (b. 1957, Kyrgyzstan) graduated from the Art Academy in Bishkek and started working as a production designer in the 1980s. His award-winning filmography includes: THE SWING (1993, Golden Leopard at Locarno); THE ADOPTED SON (1998, Silver Leopard at Locarno); THE CHIMP (2001, Cannes Un Certain Regard); and THE LIGHT THIEF (2010, Cannes Directors’ Fortnight).

• Centaur, DIFF 2017