Aizada Bekbalaeva (Aizada Amangeldy)
She graduated with a master’s degree in Dramaturgy from the St. Petersburg State Institute of Cinema and Television, Russia (2020). And also she completed her intern-assistant at All Russian state university named after S. Gerasimov in the direction of Dramaturgy, Russia (2023). Previously, she worked as Screenwriter and Creative Producer at Shadow and Light Film Company (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 2017-2019), and as a Senior Editor at the National Film Studio Kyrgyzfilm (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 2020-2021). Currently works as an independent screenwriter, producer and director. Founder CEO Creative Bureau – festival promotion office based in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Now Aizada is working on her second full-length documentary called MANASCHY. This project was selected for the American Film Showcase International Documentary Workshop in Los Angeles (June 2023). Aizada is a recipient of both international and national awards. Aizada is a resident of the International Writers’ House Peredelkino, a Nipkow Programm Fellow (2024), an alumna of IDFAcademy (2024), and a resident of the Fund of Art Females in Asia.