Life is like cinema, cinema is life.
Polina was born in a spectacular city of Almaty, Kazakhstan. In 2021 she started studying directing in the workshop of director Mariya Abadieva. In June 2022, she finished her debut short film “Never”, which was selected in and won numerous international festivals. Moving on, she has made commercial videos, experimental short film and worked as an editor and producer on short projects. She has also performed as a judge on Dreamer Film Festival 2023 and as a speaker on ALP Film Festival 2023. During her exchange year in Maryland, U.S. in 2024 she graduated from Carroll County Career and Technology Center Video Production program with a seal of excellence. Polina made 3 successful short films in the United States. She then got a scholarship in the T.K. Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts for Film Directing bachelor's program, where she continues her filmmaking journey.
Official Selection
The Good Fight
Dreamer International Film Festival
Almaty
2024
Official Selection
Hidden Secrets
Thank You Film Festival
Towson, MD
2024
Official Selection
Hidden Secrets
Independent Youth International Film Festival
2024
Official Selection
Hidden Secrets
All American High School Film Festival
New York, NY
2024
Best Soundtrack
Always Near
International Dreamer Film Festival
Almaty
2023
Best Actress in Supporting Role
Always Near
International Dreamer Film Festival
Almaty
2023
Best Director
Always Near
International Dreamer Film Festival
Almaty
2023
Official Selection
Not Too Late
Corto Creativo Short Film Festival
Baja California
2023
Best Experimental Film
Not Too Late
International Dreamer Film Festival
Almaty
2023
Official Selection
Never
CMS, International Children's Film Festival
Lucknow
2023
"Best Fiction Film"
Never
Brothers' Borisovs Film Festival
Moscow
2023
Official Selection
Never
Corto Creativo Short Film Festival
Baja California
2023
Best Super Short Film Semi-Finalist
Never
Student World Impact Film Festival
New York
2023
"Best drama short film"
Never
Dreamer Film Festival
Almaty
2022
"Best actress in a supporting role"
Never
Dreamer Film Festival
Almaty
2022
"Best Fiction Film"
Never
"Cinema For Kids" Film Festival
Samara
2022
Official Selection
Never
First-time Filmmaker Sessions - by Lift-Off Global Network
Buckinghamshire
Semi-Finalist
The Good Fight
Festival Internacional de Cinema Escolar de Alvorada (FECEA)
Alvorada
Semi-Finalist
A Mermaid
Festival Internacional de Cinema Escolar de Alvorada (FECEA)
Alvorada
College
T.K. Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts
Film Directing
2025Present
Birth Date
April 21, 2007
Nickname
Polina Lozh
Birth City
Almaty
Current City
Almaty
Gender
Female
Life is like cinema, cinema is life.
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