Zhanna Issabayeva
Known for
Directing
Born
January 1, 1968 (age 58)
Birthplace
Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR, (now Almaty, Kazakhstan)
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.
Best known work
Bopem
2015
Nagima
2014
Talgat
2012
Losing Innocence in Alma-Ata
2011
Sveta
2017
Rejected
2018
Framing Her
2026
Karoy
2007
My Dear Children
2009
Fate
2020Filmography
2026
Framing Heras Self
2020
FateProducer, Screenplay, Director
2018
RejectedDirector, Writer, Producer
2017
SvetaProducer, Director, Writer
2015
BopemProducer, Screenplay, Director
2014
NagimaScreenplay, Producer, Director
2013
2012
TalgatScreenplay, Producer, Director
2012
2011
Losing Innocence in Alma-AtaScreenplay, Director, Producer
2009
My Dear ChildrenScreenplay, Director
2007
KaroyDirector, Screenplay, Producer