Askar Uzabaev (Kazakh: Асқар Ұзабаев; born 7 April 1983; Alma-Ata) is a Kazakh film director and founder of the Almaty-based 567 Creative Laboratory Studio production company is already well-established in his home country. He has directed 16 films, many of which have been box-office hits. He has also written the screenplays for ten films and has produced four.