Adilkhan Yerzhanov (1982) graduated from the Kazakh National Academy of Arts as a film director in 2009, and then continued his training in New York. He is a two-time participant in the Official Programme of the Cannes Film Festival (“The Owners”, “The Gentle Indifference of the World”) and winner of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards for Achievement in Directing (“A Dark Dark Man”). He is a member of the European Film Academy.

Ukkili kamshat (Omanikud, PÖFF 2014), Laskovoe bezrazlichie mira (Maailma õrn ükskõiksus, PÖFF 2018), Sary mysyq (Kollane kass, PÖFF 2020), Ulbolsyn (Ulbolsõn - üksi kõigi vastu, PÖFF 2020), Onbagandar (Karjaimmuunsus, PÖFF 2021), Ademoka's Education (2021), Steppenwolf (2024), Moor (2024)