Timur Nuruakhitovich Bekmambetov (, ; ; born June 25, 1961) is a
Russia
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n-
Kazakh film
director
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,
producer,
screenwriter
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...
, and tech entrepreneur. He is best known for the fantasy epic ''
Night Watch'' (2004) and action thriller ''
Wanted'' (2008), as well as for pioneering
Screenlife
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According to Timur Bekmambeto ...
films: ''
Unfriended
''Unfriended'' is a 2014 computer screen supernatural horror film directed by Levan Gabriadze and produced by Timur Bekmambetov. The first feature film to be entirely set on a computer screen, it is produced in the so-called Screenlife format. T ...
'' (2015), ''
Searching
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** :Search algorithms
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'' (2018) and ''
Profile
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Art, entertainment and media Music
* ''Profile'' (Jan Akkerman album), 1973
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* '' ''Profi ...
'' (2021). He founded Baselevs, a production company that earned a spot among the 2021 World's 10 Most Innovative Companies in Video, according to
Fast Company
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History
''Fast Company'' was launched in November 1995 by Alan Web ...
.
Early life
Bekmambetov was born on 25 June 1961, in the city of
Atyrau
Atyrau ( kk, Атырау, ', ; russian: Атырау, ), known until 1991 as Guryev (russian: Гурьев, ), is a city in Kazakhstan and the capital of Atyrau Region. Atyrau is a transcontinental city, at the mouth of the Ural River on the Cas ...
, formerly known as
Guriev.
His father, Nuruakhit Bekmambetov, worked in management positions with the energy supplier GuryevEnergo. As Timur recollects, he was chief power engineer of Western Kazakhstan. His mother, Mira Bogoslovskaya, was deputy editor leading the party issues department at the regional newspaper ''Prikaspiyskaya Kommuna''.
He has
Kazakh ancestry on his father's side, and
Jewish
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ancestry on his mother's side.
After graduation from school, Bekmambetov entered the
Moscow Power Engineering Institute
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in 1979 and left it in 1980, on the eve of the
1980 Summer Olympics
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. He was deported from Moscow on the grounds of being "unreliable" and moved to
Tashkent
Tashkent (, uz, Toshkent, Тошкент/, ) (from russian: Ташкент), or Toshkent (; ), also historically known as Chach is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of ...
,
Uzbek SSR
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, to study at the
Alexander Ostrovsky Theatrical and Artistic Institute, from which he graduated in 1987 with a degree in theater and cinema set design.
Career
Film and television career
Bekmambetov started his career in the late 1980s as a production designer at Ilkhom Theater in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and at Uzbek national film studio Uzbekfilm.
After the demise of the Soviet Union, Bekmambetov moved from Uzbekistan to Moscow, Russia, where he started making commercials for the Russian market. His commercial series World History retelling life episodes of the world’s prominent rulers (from Neron and Tamerlan to Napoleon and the last Russian emperor Nicholas 2d) is still considered the best video advertising in Russia. In 1994, he founded
Bazelevs
Bazelevs is a US-based production company founded by Hollywood director and producer Timur Bekmambetov. The company has been producing films such as ''Night Watch'', '' Day Watch'', ''Wanted'', ''The Darkest Hour'', '' Abraham Lincoln: Vampire ...
, an advertising and film production company. Its advertising division continues making commercials for big Russian and international brands (in 2021 its commercial featuring Apple’s new iPhone in the Hermitage Museum interiors was nominated for the Cannes Lions.
Bekmambetov's directorial debut was
Peshavar Waltz
''Peshawar Waltz'' (russian: Пешаварский вальс, Peshavarskiy val's) is a 1994 Russian action film directed and written by Timur Bekmambetov. The film is a dramatic depiction of war in Afghanistan based on the actual events of the B ...
(1994) depicting the war fought by the
USSR
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in Afghanistan. The film was dubbed in English as Escape from Afghanistan and released
direct-to-video
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by
Roger Corman
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in 2002. In 1998, Corman invited Bekmambetov to direct his production of
''The Arena'' (2001) starring
Karen McDougal
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and
Lisa Dergan
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Dergan has established a career beyond ''Playboy'', in particular in the world of ...
. The film was a
remake
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of the 1974 gladiator exploitation film
''The Arena''.
In 2004, Bekmambetov wrote and directed
''Night Watch'' (2004), a Russian fantasy film based on the
book
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by
Sergey Lukyanenko
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. The film was the first Russian production which, after the demise of the Soviet Union, managed to top the domestic box office, making
US$
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16.7 million in Russia alone, thus overtaking ''
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring''. The sequel to Night Watch,
''Day Watch'' (2006), was likewise written and directed by Bekmambetov and set a new record for the domestic box office, having grossed more than US$26 million in the first two weeks. The Russian blockbuster epic attracted the attention of
Fox Searchlight Pictures
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, which paid US$4 million to acquire the worldwide distribution rights (excluding
Russia
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and the
Baltic states
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). In 2010, the tape entered the 100 Best Films of World Cinema by Empire magazine. The film received positive reviews from American directors
Quentin Tarantino
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and
James Gunn
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(''
Guardians of the Galaxy
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'').
Bekmambetov's Hollywood directorial debut was Universal's action thriller
''Wanted'' (2008), an adaptation of the graphic novel series created by
Mark Millar
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and
J. G. Jones
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Early life
Jones hails from Walker, Louisiana and attended Louisiana State University and the University at Albany, SUN ...
. Starring Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy and Morgan Freeman, the action film grossed US$341 million worldwide, became Universal's highest ever grossing “R” rated film, and earned two Oscar nominations.
In 2009, alongside
Tim Burton
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and
Jim Lemley
Jim Lemley (born March 9, 1965) is an American film and television producer based in Paris best known for his work on the action-thriller film ''Wanted''.
Early life
Born March 9, 1965, Jim is the son of the engineer Jack Lemley. Jack Lemley wa ...
, Bekmambetov produced an animation film titled
''9'' (2009), the story of a rag doll in a post-apocalyptic world, directed by
Shane Acker
Shane Richard Acker (born 1971 in Wheaton, Illinois) is an American animator, film director, screenwriter and animation teacher known for directing '' 9'', which is based on his 2005 Academy Award-nominated short film, of the same title. He is a ...
.
In 2011, Bekmambetov produced the science fiction thriller
Apollo 18, together with The Weinstein Company, and the science fiction film
''The Darkest Hour''' set in Moscow and produced by
New Regency
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.
In 2012, Bekmambetov directed and produced the
live-action adaptation of
Seth Grahame-Smith
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’s novel –
''Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter'', together with
Tim Burton
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and
Jim Lemley
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Early life
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. He was awarded the 2012 International Filmmaker of the Year award by the
National Association of Theatre Owners
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.
In 2013,
Variety
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(Russian Edition) named Bekmambetov one of the most commercially successful Russian directors of the decade.
In 2016, Bekmambetov directed
''Ben-Hur'', the fifth film adaptation of the novel ''
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ'' by
Lew Wallace
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.
At the same time, he produced the action film ''Hardcore Henry'' (directed by Nobody’s Ilya Naishuller), using the first-person perspective of a first-person shooter.
In 2017, Bekmambetov produced the historical drama ''
The Current War
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'' starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Holland and Nicholas Hoult. The film was inspired by the 19th-century
war of currents
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between
Thomas Edison
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and
George Westinghouse
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.
In 2021, Bekmambetov directed the WW2 action film V2. Escape from Hell, with its aircraft battle scenes using the War Thunder game engine. The film was released in Russia both theatrically as a feature and on a streaming platform as a smartphone-only vertical series.
In 2021, Deadline announced Bekmambetov bringing to the screen a new universe based on the unexploited works in the horror genre by the
Marvel Сomics creator
Stan Lee
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.
In December 2022, Timur Bekmambetov sold the
Bazelevs film studio in
Russia
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to its general producer Lala Rustamova and commercial director Timur Asadov. Timur has completely retired from the Russian business, but the studio will continue to cooperate with him as a filmmaker and screenwriter.
Screenlife filmmaking
Bekmambetov is the pioneer of the
Screenlife
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According to Timur Bekmambeto ...
filmmaking, thus responding to people’s life migrating to the digital world of mobile gadgets. In a screenlife film, viewers see the action play out from the POV of the computers, tablets or smartphones used by the characters.
In 2015, Bekmambetov's debut screenlife production, the teen horror ''
Unfriended
''Unfriended'' is a 2014 computer screen supernatural horror film directed by Levan Gabriadze and produced by Timur Bekmambetov. The first feature film to be entirely set on a computer screen, it is produced in the so-called Screenlife format. T ...
'', was picked up by
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, grossing $65 million worldwide with a budget of $1 million; three years later a sequel ''
Unfriended: Dark Web'' appeared.
Bekmambetov followed that up with the 2018 thriller led by
John Cho
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Early in his career, Cho also starred in the Asian A ...
, ''
Searching
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'', grossing more than $75 million worldwide.
In 2019, he produced the 10-episode series ''Dead of Night'' for
Snapchat
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, with the story revolving around a viral outbreak that turns people into zombies. It scored over 16 million viewers in the first releasing month and got extended for the second season.
In 2020, Universal and Bekmambetov inked a deal to partner on five Hollywood features to be made in the screenlife format in various genres.
In 2021, Focus Features released ''
Profile
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* ''Profile'' (Jan Akkerman album), 1973
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* ''Profile'' (Pat Donohue album), 2005
* ''Profile'' (Duke Pearson album), 1959
* '' ''Profi ...
'', Bekmambetov's first directorial feature in the screenlife format, where a reporter goes online to catch a Jihadi recruiter to get a story on why and how European women join ISIS. Inspired by the 2015 nonfiction bestseller ''In the Skin of a Jihadist'' by a French journalist Anna Erelle, ''Profile'' won a 2018 Audience Award by
Berlin Film Festival
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.
Bekmambetov's recent screenlife production, ''R#J'', a Gen Z adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, premiered at Sundance 2021 and won a special prize at
SXSW
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.
Invention of the screenlife filmmaking technique brought Bekmambetov’s Bazelevs a spot among Fast Company’s 2021 World’s Most Innovative Companies.
Personal life
Bekmambetov is the current owner of the former
Walt Disney's mansion in Los Angeles.
Bekmambetov is married to the Russian urbanist Natalia Fishman-Bekmambetova, who worked on the facelift of the Gorky Park in Moscow and the renovation of Kazan.
Filmography
Producer only
* ''
9'' (2009)
* ''
Black Lightning
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'' (2009)
* ''
Lucky Trouble
''Lucky Trouble'' (russian: Выкрутасы, Vykrutasy) is a 2011 Russian comedy film, directorial debut of Levan Gabriadze.
The film premiered on February 17, 2011, and grossed 12.86 million dollars by May 1, 2011.
Plot
Vyacheslav "Slava" Ko ...
'' (2011)
* ''
Apollo 18'' (2011)
* ''
The Darkest Hour
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The phrase
The phrase "the darkest ...
'' (2011)
* ''
Kikoriki. Team Invincible'' (2011)
* ''
The Snow Queen
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'' (2012)
* ''
Yolki 3
''Yolki 3'' (russian: Ёлки 3, meaning ''Christmas Trees 3''), Russian New Year comedy film. It is a continuation of the films Yolki (2010) and Yolki 2 (2011). The premiere took place on December 26, 2013.The release on DVD and Blu-ray took p ...
'' (2013)
* ''
Alisa Knows What to Do!
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'' (2013)
* ''
Gorko!'' (2013)
* ''
Hardcore Henry
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'' (2015)
* ''
The Snow Queen 2: The Snow King'' (2015)
* ''
Unfriended
''Unfriended'' is a 2014 computer screen supernatural horror film directed by Levan Gabriadze and produced by Timur Bekmambetov. The first feature film to be entirely set on a computer screen, it is produced in the so-called Screenlife format. T ...
'' (2015)
* ''
Paws, Bones & Rock'n'roll
''Paws, Bones & Rock'n'roll'' (russian: Ёлки лохматые, Yolki lokhmatye, meaning ''Shaggy Christmas Trees''), is a 2015 Russian children's comedy film, spin-off from ''Yolki'', featuring the dogs Pirate and Yoko, which appeared in ''Yol ...
'' (2015)
* ''
Hack the Bloggers''
(ru) (2016)
* ''
Yolki 6
''Yolki 6'' (russian: Ёлки новые, Yolki novye, meaning ''Christmas Trees New''), is a 2017 Russian comedy film, the sequel to ''Yolki 5''. Starring Ivan Urgant, Sergey Svetlakov, Dmitry Nagiyev, Elena Yakovleva, and Yulia Aleksandrova. ...
'' (2017)
* ''
The Age of Pioneers
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'' (2017)
* ''
I Am Dragon'' (2017)
* ''
The Current War
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'' (2017)
* ''
Searching
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** :Search algorithms
* Search and optimization for problem solving in artificial intelligence
* Search engine technology, software for findi ...
'' (2018)
* ''
Unfriended: Dark Web'' (2018)
* ''
Persian Lessons
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It was sel ...
'' (2020)
* ''
R#J'' (2021)
* ''
Missing
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* ''Missing'' (2007 film) (''Vermist''), a Bel ...
'' (TBA)
Music videos
*
Yulia Chicherina – Tu-lu-la
* Yulia Chicherina – Zhara
*
Linkin Park
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–
Powerless
References
External links
Portrait of Timur Bekmambetov*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bekmambetov, Timur
1961 births
Living people
People from Atyrau
Kazakhstani expatriates in Russia
Kazakhstani film directors
Russian film directors
Action film directors
Kazakhstani film producers
Russian film producers
Kazakhstani screenwriters
Russian screenwriters
High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors alumni
Moscow Power Engineering Institute alumni
Advertising directors
Russian activists against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine