Aktos
TITLE
Aktos
DIRECTOR
Madina Yelikbayeva
COUNTRY
Kazakhstan
YEAR
2026
DURATION
13′
GENRE
Animation
Overview

Aktos
Twelve-year-old Batyr has been secretly working on a daring project with only his loyal dog, Aktos, by his side. When a sudden crisis threatens his plan, Batyr must race against time to finish it before it’s too late.

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Madina Yelikbayeva
Madina Yelikbayeva is a stop-motion animator and director from Almaty, Kazakhstan. After more than a decade creating stop-motion animation for local and international brands, she made her directorial debut with AKTOS (2026). Her work explores empathy, responsibility, and the way children see the world.
Credits
- DirectorMadina Yelikbayeva
- Screenplay MADINA YELIKBAYEVA, SERGEY LITOVCHENKO, ASSEL TULEGENOVA, AMAL TEMERBAYEV
- Cinematography ALEXANDR VERTYAKOV
- Cast
- Editing
- Producer/s Madina Yelikbayeva
- Production Company
- Distributor/s
- Project TitleAktos
- Project Type Animation
- Completion Date14 Jun 2026
- Country of originKazakhstan
- Country of filmingKazakhstan
- LanguageNo Dialogue
- First-time Filmmaker Yes
- Student ProjectNo

Madina Yelikbayeva
Madina Yelikbayeva is a stop-motion animator and director from Almaty, Kazakhstan. After more than a decade creating stop-motion animation for local and international brands, she made her directorial debut with AKTOS (2026). Her work explores empathy, responsibility, and the way children see the world.










