Director

Zhenia Kazankina

Directing

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Directed credits

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0.5

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Directed movies: 4Directed series: 0All crew credits: 6

TMDB ID: 2549802

IMDb ID: nm13280234

Known for: Directing

Born: May 6, 1996

Age: 30

Place of birth: Moscow

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2019 - 2026

Years active: 8

Average TMDB rating: 8.2

Also known as

Евгения Казанкина • Evgenia Kazankina • Женя Казанкина • Zhenya Kazankina • Evgeniya Kazankina

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Director (4)Editor (2)

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Biography

Zhenia Kazankina (she/her) is a director, screenwriter, and editor, born in Moscow, Russia, in 1996. She graduated from the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) and is currently based in Rome, Italy. Her work explores themes of adaptation, attachment, and the search for belonging, often through the lens of feminine characters and perspectives. Unfolding in a collective dimension, her stories are rooted in metaphorical concepts and personal experience, and touched with elements of mystery and fable. Her short films have screened at international festivals including Cannes, Locarno, Palm Springs ShortFest, ZINEBI, True/False, Curtas Vila do Conde and many others. Her recent short film "City of Owls" premiered at Cannes Film Festival in the Semaine de la Critique program. She is an alumna of Locarno Filmmakers Academy, Spring Academy, and Reykjavík Talent Lab.