Zhanna Bekmambetova
Director 02/18/1987
Biography
Zhanna Bekmambetova was born in Tashkent and grew up in Moscow. She graduated from the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) with a degree in animated film production design. Her debut film Tweet-Tweet (2018) received numerous awards at international festivals, including Best Animated Short Film at the Shanghai IFF. Zhanna enjoys drawing caricatures, especially of her friends and her daughter Sonya, which often inspires her creative projects.
Filmography
2022 / Andryusha’s Diary / animation 2016-2018 / Alice Knows What to Do / series, animation 2018 / Tweet-tweet / animation
Film In competition – 2025 | Animation | 20 min. | Kazakhstan, Russia
The story of a boy and his dad who live in a small house on the edge of the steppe. The boy is confined to a wheelchair and can’t even take a spoon with porridge. The dad is close to despair, but everything changes when one day the TV shows the landing of the newest robot on Mars… This tale is dedicated to all parents who don’t give up.