Director

Zhanna Issabayeva

Directing

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Directed credits

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Directed movies: 3Directed series: 0All crew credits: 9

TMDB ID: 1209004

IMDb ID: nm2760074

Known for: Directing

Born: January 1, 1968

Age: 58

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

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2007 - 2026

Years active: 20

Wikidata: Q15965429

Also known as

Жанна Исабаева

Frequent jobs

Director (3)Screenplay (5)Producer (1)

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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.