Zhanna Issabayeva

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Female

Birthday 1968-01-01 (56 years old)

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

Also Known As Жанна Исабаева

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.

Known For

Director

2020
Fate

as Director

2018
Rejected

as Director

2017
Sveta

as Director

2015
Bopem

as Director

2013
Nagima

as Director

2012
Talgat

as Director

2012
Price of Freedom

as Director

2009
My Dear Children

as Director

2007
Karoy

as Director

Writer

2020
Fate

as Screenplay

2018
Rejected

as Writer

2017
Sveta

as Writer

2015
Bopem

as Screenplay

2013
Nagima

as Screenplay

2012
Talgat

as Screenplay

2012
Price of Freedom

as Screenplay

2009
My Dear Children

as Screenplay

2007
Karoy

as Screenplay

Producer

2020
Fate

as Producer

2018
Rejected

as Producer

2017
Sveta

as Producer

2015
Bopem

as Producer

2013
Nagima

as Producer

2012
Talgat

as Producer

2007
Karoy

as Producer