Zhanna Issabayeva
Directing1968 (58)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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2026Framing HerMovieas Self
2020FateMovieScreenplay · Producer · Director
2018RejectedMovieDirector · Writer · Producer
2017SvetaMovieProducer · Director · Writer
2015BopemMovieScreenplay · Producer · Director
2014NagimaMovieScreenplay · Producer · Director- 2013Special Purpose DepartmentTV showDirector · 24 episodes
2012TalgatMovieDirector · Screenplay · Producer- 2012Price of FreedomTV showDirector · Screenplay · 8 episodes
2011Losing Innocence in Alma-AtaMovieScreenplay · Director · Producer
2009My Dear ChildrenMovieScreenplay · Director
2007KaroyMovieDirector · Screenplay · Producer