Zhanna Issabayeva

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Female

Birthday

1968-01-01 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR, (now Almaty, Kazakhstan)

Zhanna Issabayeva

Biography

Zhanna Issabayeva (Kazakh: Жанна Исабаева; born 1 January 1968; Almaty) is a Kazakh film director, screenwriter and producer. She graduated from the journalism faculty of Kazakh States University in 1991. She has worked as a producer and director since 1993. In 2007 debuted with the full-length feature film Karoy (2007) which took part in Venice Film Festival, "Critics Week" and was nominated for "Best Asian Director 2007" at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards.

Production

2007

Karoy

as Director

2007

Karoy

as Producer

2009

My Dear Children

as Screenplay

2007

Karoy

as Screenplay

2012

Talgat

as Director

2012

Talgat

as Screenplay

2012

Talgat

as Producer

2013

Nagima

as Screenplay

2020

Fate

as Producer

2015

Bopem

as Producer

2017

Sveta

as Producer

2013

Nagima

as Producer

2015

Bopem

as Screenplay

2020

Fate

as Screenplay

2013

Nagima

as Director

2015

Bopem

as Director

2017

Sveta

as Writer

2017

Sveta

as Director

2009

My Dear Children

as Director

2020

Fate

as Director

2018

Rejected

as Writer

2018

Rejected

as Director

2018

Rejected

as Producer

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