DASTAN ZHAPAR RYSKELDI
Dastan Zhapar Ryskeldi is a filmmaker from Kyrgyzstan. He was born in 1988.
2010 – Member of the Union of Filmmakers of the Kyrgyz Republic.
2017 – Member of the Asia Pacific Screen Academy (APSA), Australia.

2016 "A Father’s Will" a debut film as scriptwriter and director.

Prizes: 2016 - Montreal World Film Festival - Golden Zenith for the Best First Fiction Feature film.
2016 - Minsk International Film Festival “Listapad”. Main Competition. The film won three prizes. The diploma "For a modern view on tradition". Special prize of the CIS Executive Committee "Cinema without Borders". Special prize of the Minsk city executive committee. Belarus.
2017 - Bengaluru International Film Festival. Asian Cinema Competition. Grand Prix for the Best Asia Film. Bangalore, India.
2017 - The nominated for the Russian National Film Award “Nika” in the nomination “Best film of the CIS and Baltic countries”. Russia.
2017 - Durban International Film Festival. Main competition. The film won three prizes. Grand Prix – Best Feature Film, Best Direction and Best Cinematography. South Africa.
2017 - The film «A Father’s Will» nominee at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards APSA in the nomination “Best Screenplay” of the Asia Pacific Screen Academy. Brisbane, Australia.