Adilkhan Yerzhanov

Adilkhan YERZHANOV (1982, Kazakhstan) was born in the Jezkazgan region of Kazakhstan. He was educated as a filmmaker at the Kazakhstan National Academy of Arts. Yerzhanov is a two-time participant of the Cannes Film Festival's Official Program (The Owners, 2014 and The Gentle Indifference of the World, 2018, Un Certain Regard Section). The Owners received awards at many film festivals all over the world and was included in the 100 Best Asian Films catalogue, published in 2015 by Busan International Film Festival. Yerzhanov was a participant at Atelier Cinefondation (2014), Berlinale Talents (2014) and Open Doors Locarno (2010). The Plague at the Karatas Village had its world premiere at IFFR 2016. Yerzhanov won the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Achievement in Directing for his A Dark, Dark Man (2019).