Entered the Kazakh Academy of Arts in 1996 (graduated in 2001).
After making the short film Antiromantika (2001) was selected for 4 month stay in the Residence of the Cannes Festival in Paris. Member of SACD (Author’s society, France).
Made his first long feature Little Men in 2002-2003.
Films and projects:
Director and writer:
2017 - City Filth, Long feature, non-budget (Cottbus IFF-2017)
2014 – Adventure, Long feature, co-production Kazakhstan – France, based on Dostoyevski’s White Nights.(Karlovy Vary IFF, Eurasia IFF, prizes FIPRESSI and NETPAK)
2011 – Sunny Days, Long feature, co-production Kazakhstan – Swiss (festivals in Locarno, Cottbus, Vesoul e.t.c.).
2003 – Little Men, long feature, co-production Kazakhstan-France (festivals in Locarno, Chicago, Marrakech, Vienna, Nantes, best male performance, Angers, Rotterdam)

2001 – Antiromantika, short feature (Cannes-2001; Angers-2002,
Grand Prix; many other festivals)