Gulshat Omarova
Gulshat Omarova (sometimes credited as Guka Omarova, born 1968) is a Kazakh film director, actress and screen writer. She was born in Almaty, Kazakhstan and now lives in Rotterdam, Netherlands. In 2004, Omarova was presented the Alice Award for Best Female Director by the Copenhagen International Film Festival for her film, Shiza.
Biography
In 1984 Omarova graduated from the journalism faculty of Al-Farabi University. From 1986 to 1988 she worked in television as assistant administrator and director. In 1998 she graduated from the Academy of Arts in Almaty on specialty "documentary film and television director". Since 2001 she has been living and working in the Netherlands. The first notable role was in the film Shiza, which succeeded in winning of several prizes.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Position | Notes |
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| 1984 | Sladkiy sok vnutri travy | Actress |
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| 2001 | Sisters aka Syostry | Story |
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| 2004 | Shiza aka Schizo or Fifty-Fifty | Director Writer |
Alice Award for Best Female Director |
| 2007 | Mongol aka The Rise to Power of Genghis Khan | 2nd Unit Director Casting Director |
Film was nominated for Oscar for Best Foreign Film |
| 2008 | Baksy a.k.a. Native Dancer (film) | Director Writer |
External links
- Gulshat Omarova at the Internet Movie Database
- http://www.cinema.bg/sff/2005/eng/movie.php?movieSid=318
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