Zhanna Issabayeva

January 1, 1968 — Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR, (now Almaty, Kazakhstan)

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.

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Nagima

2013

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Bopem

2015

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Sveta

2017

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Rejected

2018

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Karoy

2007

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My Dear Children

2009

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Talgat

2012

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Losing Innocence in Alma-Ata

2011