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- Actress
- Additional Crew
Stasia Caz was born on 21 January 1988 in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR [now Almaty, Kazakhstan]. She is an actress, known for Polar (2019), Taken (2017) and Reign (2013).- Actress
- Director
- Writer
Monika Gossmann was born on 10 December 1981 in Alma-Ata, Kazakhskaya SSR, USSR [now Almaty, Kazakhstan]. She is an actress and director, known for Mank (2020), The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (2023) and The Staircase (2022). She is married to Anton Pampushnyy.- Yvon Barrette was born on 16 September 1946 in Alma, Quebec, Canada. He is an actor, known for Slap Shot (1977), The True Nature of Bernadette (1972) and Bingo (1974).
- Lev Prygunov was born on 23 April 1939 in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR [now Almaty, Kazakhstan]. He is an actor, known for The Sum of All Fears (2002), The Saint (1997) and K-19: The Widowmaker (2002).
- Actor
- Writer
- Art Department
Michel Côté is a French-Canadian actor. He is best known for his performance in the comedy Broue and his role in Omertà. He was born on June 25, 1950 in Alma, Québec, Canada. For his Education, he studied and graduated out of the National Theatre School of Canada in 1973. Michel is best known for his TV shows TV shows: La Petite Vie, Et Dieu créa... Laflaque. He is married to Véronique Le Flaguais since 1972 and they have two sons. Maxime Le Flaguais (Born in 1983 and known for movies Tentacules 8, le retour de la chose, The Sands, Turn Off Before Living) and Charles Côté.
Michel also formed "Broue" with Marc Messier and Marcel Gauthier in 1979. He also convinced Jean-Marc Vallée to film C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005) in Montréal instead of in the USA. Côté won the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for C.R.A.Z.Y.
From a modest family, he made known classical studies. For personal enjoyment, he played in amateur plays. With Marc Messier and Marcel Gauthier, it is one of the pillars (bar) of the traveling comedy, Broue. Despite his 33 years of age, this comedy is always a great success and constitutes the bulk of its income. It is presented from October to April. For this reason, all his films are always made from May to September.
Throughout his career, he played various roles in television series, most notably the Omertà trilogy and Omertà La Petite Vie. He played in several films, including Le Dernier Tunnel, C.R.A.Z.Y., De père en flic, Liste noire, etc.. He received a Gémeau Award in 1999 for her performance in Omertà, Genie Award for best actor and the Jutra for best supporting actor. He is married to Véronique Le Flaguais and the father of two sons, Charles and Maxime.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Susanna Simon was born on 23 July 1968 in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR [now Almaty, Kazakhstan]. She is an actress, known for Dr. Molly & Karl (2008), Godless Youth (2017) and Tatort (1970).- Actress
- Additional Crew
- Producer
Aruzhan was born in Almaty, Kazakhstan. From the very early age Aruzhan has always been a leader. First place winner on ballroom dance competitions, class monitor, student council member. Being only 16 years old Aruzhan won a modeling contest Ford Models Supermodel of Kazakhstan and became an international model. During next several years she was modeling in New York and Paris. In 2007 Aruzhan had her bachelor degree in international journalism and mass communications. It took her only two years after graduation to become a chief editor of local business magazine. Despite her success in journalism, Aruzhan decided to change her life completely when she got an invitation to play a lead in her debut film "Swings". In 2013 Aruzhan applied for UCLA Acting program and went to Los Angeles to study. In 2016 received Kazakhstan Film Critics Association Award (Best actress in leading role) for comedy "Wedding for three".- Writer
- Producer
- Casting Department
Halsted Welles was born on 29 December 1906 in Alma, Michigan, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Suspense (1949), 3:10 to Yuma (2007) and Mannix (1967). He died on 24 January 1990 in the USA.- Actor
- Stunts
Matthew B Mills was born in Alma, Michigan. Matthew B is an actor, known for Samir (2019), One Night with Ava and The Raven of Baltimore City (2024).- Betty Mahmoody was born on 9 June 1945 in Alma, Michigan, USA. She is a writer, known for Not Without My Daughter (1991), Ilman tytärtäni (2002) and Sacrée soirée (1987). She was previously married to Seyyed Bozorg Mahmoody.
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Peter Zhmutski was born in the former Soviet Union, in what is today the country of Kazakhstan. Growing up in the capital city of Almaty with a population over 2 million people, Zhmutski's life has always included diverse forms of art. His extensive educational background includes graduating from six different schools. Zhmutski studied and mastered the crafts of music, sports, foreign languages, acting, film, video and television, and even professional writing.
Zhmutski came to the United States of America in 1998 having completed an 8-year music degree and holding a diploma from the Linguistic Gymnasia of Almaty. From childhood, Zhmutski has always been active in stage performances. In Kansas he studied theatre and received his Associate degree from Fort Scott Community College, graduating Summa Cum Laude.
Zhmutski moved on to Pittsburg State University to study Communications with an emphasis in Broadcasting. Back home in Kazakhstan, Zhmutski hosted National Television shows for children, which made him feel quite at home with the craft of Broadcasting. After producing several TV shows at PSU, winning the highest awards for his Public Service Announcements and receiving his bachelor degree Magna Cum Laude, Zhmutski opened his own production company "PZ Production" and began making films.
"PZ Production" started in 2002. Zhmutski has already directed and produced 13 shorts, 3 feature films, 3 documentaries, 1 mini series, numerous corporate, training, television projects and music videos. As an actor in major roles, he has participated in more than 25 films and 10 television and web projects. Several of Zhumtski's 20 international merits and awards were presented in Oklahoma at the Barebones International Film Festival and Script-2-Screen International Film Festival. Zhmutski also received 2 Platinum Remi, 1 Gold Remi, and 1 Silver Remi awards in Houston at the 3rd oldest International Film Festival - Worldfest where such directors as Spielberg, Lynch, Cohen Brothers, Ang Lee, Ridley Scott and many others have been recognized with awards.
Zhmutski moved to Oklahoma in 2003. He received his Master of Professional Writing diploma from the University of Oklahoma where Zhmutski also taught film and video courses for two years. In Oklahoma, Zhmutski produced films together with Golden Wing Films, Darkwood Productions, New Ad Age International, National Film Studios, National Film Project Co., Gon Productions and V-DIGI Media.
Zhmutski also produced 15 original individual music CDs and scored 16 films. Over the past 7 years, Zhmutski has also given concerts of his original solo performances, most of which were done as benefit events. His last big performance was a Hurricane Katrina Benefit Concert held in Norman, Oklahoma in December of 2005.
Zhmutski has been invited to develop projects for different production companies across the United States. In 2006 he worked as a creative producer/director at 21st-Century Studios in Jacksonville Florida. From 2007 to 2009 he developed projects for Hollywood companies in California.
Zhmutski returned to Norman, Oklahoma in January 2009 with his wife and daughter. He is a published writer. Today Zhmutski is teamed up with internationally acclaimed Oscar-winning filmmakers to develop and produce projects in the motion picture industry.
In 2013 Zhmutski produced and directed another feature film in Oklahoma called "Project Ghost Town" which will premiere in 2014. In February 2013 Zhmutski produced the first 3D feature film shot in Oklahoma called "Higher Mission" starring Casper Van Dien and Catherine Oxenberg.- Writer
- Additional Crew
- Script and Continuity Department
Julie Dare's lifelong obsession with words was cemented at age 13 with a trip to the National Spelling Bee. Since then, she's garnered writing credits on the streaming drama series 5th Ward (UMC) and over 40 children's books, including Royal Palm Literary Award-winning "Sofia's Flower." Her works explore stories of women redefining themselves after epic failure, devastating loss, and uproarious calamity. With her comedy feature script, My Clone's an A-Hole, Julie was named winner of National Lampoon and Stage 32's Search for Comedy Gold, was a finalist in Universal Pictures' Emerging Writers Fellowship and Final Draft's Big Break Competition, and placed in the Quarterfinals of the Nicholl Fellowship. Most recently, Julie was recently named one of ISA's Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch for 2023.- Julia Pogrebinska was born on 16 July 1984 in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR [now Almaty, Kazakhstan]. She is an actress, known for Wataha (2014), In Hiding (2013) and Pitbull: New Orders (2016). She has been married to John Scott since 19 August 2017.
- Vladimir Tolokonnikov was born on 25 June 1943 in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR [now Almaty, Kazakhstan]. He was an actor, known for Khottabych (2006), Heart of a Dog (1988) and Mechty idiota (1993). He was married to Nadezhda Tolokonnikova. He died on 15 July 2017 in Moscow, Russia.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Eugen Bauder was born on 5 March 1986 in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR [now Almaty, Kazakhstan]. He is an actor, known for Türkisch für Anfänger (2012), Fucking Berlin (2016) and Unsere Jungs - Auch Strippen will gelernt sein (2018).- Director
- Writer
- Producer
In 1977 Rachid Nougmanov graduated from an architectural institute. In 1984 he entered the VGIK Moscow Film Institute. His first feature The Needle (1988) initiated what was to become in cinematic history: the 'Kazakh New Wave'. Claiming recognition abroad at festivals including Berlin, Toronto and Sundance, the film took First Prize at Nuremberg and was released in the USSR with 1,000 prints in circulation (the resulting boxoffice number - over 30 million admissions). The film's star, Victor Tsoi, was voted Best Actor of the Year 1989 by the national press. From 1989 to 1992, Nougmanov served as President of the Union of Kazakh Filmmakers. In 1992-1993, he wrote, directed and produced The Wild East, which won international acclaim in venues spanning from Venice to Los Angeles to Tokyo, and was honored in Valenciennes, France with the Prix Special du Jury. Since 1993 Rachid Nougmanov resides in Paris.- Director
- Writer
- Editor
Emir Baigazin was born on 19 July 1984 in Alma-Ata, Kazakhskaya SSR, USSR [now Almaty, Kazakhstan]. Emir is a director and writer, known for Harmony Lessons (2013), The River (2018) and The Wounded Angel (2016).- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Born in Almaty city, worked in Los Angeles, Appleton, Chicago, Almaty, Astana cities.
In 2006 received Associates Degree in Broadcasting and Television at UW Fox Valley. In 2009 received Bachelors Degree in Film Directing and Producing at Columbia College Chicago.
Served as the Head of Production Branch and Executive Producer of government studio "Kazakhfilm" (2015-2018). Served as President of Kazakhstan Film Union (2016-2018).
Initiated, co-wrote, developed, and lobbied the first Film Law of Kazakhstan (from 2016 to 2018), which was signed by the president of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2019.
He is currently focused on producing and directing his own projects and providing production services to foreign productions in Kazakhstan.- Director
- Writer
- Art Director
Anton Dyakov is a director, writer, and a graphic artist, known for BoxBallet (2020), Vivat Musketeers! (2017), and Python and Guard (2016). Anton earned a Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design from Almaty's Art College (1995-1999) followed by a Master's degree in Textile Design at Abai Kazakh State University (1999-2001). Transitioning into animation, he dedicated two years (2010-2012) to refine his skills as an Animation Director at the renowned Animation Studio School SHAR. Since 2010, Anton has served as Animation Director, Script-writer, and Art Director. His roles have included directing, script-writing, and managing artistic direction for both his own projects and externally commissioned animated films and series. 2010 - Bach - 6 min 2011 - Mutagenerationation-2012 - 50 sec 2012 - Kostya - 6 min 2013 - In & Yana - 11 min 2014 - Language of love - 1 min 30 sec 2014 - Space donkey - 15 min 2015 - Python and the Guard - 14 min 2017 - Vivat, Musketeers! - 5 min 2019 - Boxballet - 15 min (teaser) 2021 - Burning! - 7 min- Stunts
- Actor
Sam Yunussov was born on 13 May 1991 in Alma Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR. He is an actor, known for Skyscraper (2018), Death Note (2017) and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022).- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Yermek Shinarbayev was born in 1953 in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR [now Almaty, Kazakhstan]. He is a producer and director, known for Revenge (1989), Alciz Shurek (1994) and The Place on a Grey Tricorne (1993).- Vsevolod Kuznetsov was born on 25 February 1970 in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR [now Almaty, Kazakhstan]. He is an actor, known for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015), Mafia: Game of Survival (2016) and Resistance 3 (2011).
- Actor
- Producer
Farhat Abdraimov was born on 21 January 1966 in Alma-Ata, Kazakskaya SSR, USSR. He was an actor and producer, known for Fara (1999), Alga (2022) and Kniga legend: Tainstvennyy les (2012). He was married to Victoria. He died on 21 May 2021 in Tbilisi, Georgia.- Kevin McCreery was born on 8 February 1964 in Alma, Michigan, USA. He died on 14 September 2017 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
- Nick is a Russian-American actor from USSR. Nick's first film role was playing a gangster using his Russian martial arts skills in "Tayny madam Vong" (1986). After College of Almaty, he moved to Moscow, Russia. And then immigrated to U.S. in 1991. Since 2002 he is a Member of SAG/AFTRA- Screen Actors Guild / The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. He received his Bachelor's Degree of Fine Arts from the Touro College of New York U.S. in 2005. Now he lives in New York. U.S.
- Zhan Baizhanbayev was born on 5 August 1961 in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR. He is an actor, known for Kniga legend: Tainstvennyy les (2012), Chelovek na mototsikle (1986) and Reketir (2007).
- Marcel Gauthier was born on 13 September 1949 in Alma, Québec, Canada. He is an actor, known for Cruising Bar (1989), Suzanne (1980) and Montréal vu par... (1991).
- Cinematographer
- Director
- Writer
Igor Vovnyanko was born on 14 July 1942 in Alma-Ata, USSR. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Manchzhurskiy variant (1989), Gospodi, pomiluy zabludshikh (1992) and Tayny madam Vong (1986). He died on 10 October 2021.- Ilya Kovrizhnykh was born on 15 January 1981 in Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan, USSR. He is an actor, known for Shtrafbat (2004), House Arrest (2018) and Island of the Doomed (2019).
- Maksim Sergeev was born on 21 March 1968 in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR [now Almaty, Kazakhstan]. He is an actor, known for Russian Ark (2002), Zvyozdniy vors (2012) and Vaska Easoff (1996).
- Director
- Writer
Aleksandr Baranov was born on 20 March 1955 in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR [now Almaty, Kazakhstan]. He is a director and writer, known for Ekaterina (2014), Kletch (1990) and Beryozka (2018).- Actor
- Additional Crew
Erbolat Toguzakov was born on 25 March 1948 in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR [now Almaty, Kazakhstan]. He is an actor, known for The Old Man (2012), Ompa (1998) and Krov i pot (1979).- Ivan Mamonov was born on 25 January 1978 in Alma-Ata, Kazakhskaya SSR, USSR [now Almaty, Kazakhstan]. He is an actor, known for The Day After (2013), Centaur (2023) and Marshrut postroen (2016).
- Sergey Barkovskiy was born on 14 December 1963 in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR [now Almaty, Kazakhstan]. He is an actor, known for The Ugly Swans (2006), Beginning of the Great Revival (2011) and Perom i shpagoy (2007).
- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Dan Goggin came to New York from Alma, Michigan to study as a singer. He sang in the Broadway production of "Luther" starring Albert Finney. He began writing while appearing in a comic folk-duo called "The Saxons". The first show he wrote the music for was "Hark". In 1986 Goggin received the Outer Critics' Circle Awards given to Nunsense for Best Musical, Best Book, and Best Music. Nunsense, in addition to running 10 years in New York City, has now run in thousands of theatres around the world. There have been over 30,000 "nuns" in the Nunsense family. Goggin followed that with the off Broadway show "Balancing Act" which ran at the West Side Theatre in NYC. Subsequent productions of Nunsense included Nunsense 2, Nunsense Jamboree, Nunsense A-Men!, Nuncrackers, Meshuggah-Nuns, and Nunsensations. Nunsense and Nunsense 2: The Second Coming, both starring Rue McClanahan have been videotaped for the A&E Television Network and also aired on PBS. Both shows won Telly Awards. Nunsense 3: The Jamboree toured the U.S. starring Georgia Engel and has been recorded for television at the Grand Ole Opry starring Vicki Lawrence. The Nuncrackers television special playing the PBS network starring Rue McClanahan with guest star John Ritter, received an Emmy nomination for Best Musical Score. Danny is currently working on a new musical, A Nunsensequel - Hollywood - The Final Frontier.- Irina Lindt was born on 15 April 1974 in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR. She is an actress, known for Kroshka (2021), Tochka vzryva (2013) and Igra v lyubov (2000).
- Larissa Iwlewa was born in 1977 in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR [now Almaty, Kazakhstan]. She is an actress, known for Realismus (2020) and Heimat 3: A Chronicle of Endings and Beginnings (2004).
- Aisulu Azimbayeva was born on 9 January 1988 in Alma-Ata, Kazakhskaya SSR, USSR [now Almaty, Kazakhstan]. She is an actress, known for Joker (2013), Ona (2017) and Prepod (2013).
- Rakhimdzhan Abdykadyrov was born on 3 May 1972 in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR [now Almaty, Kazakhstan]. He is an actor, known for The Needle (1988).
- Sound Department
Igor Gladkiy was born on 8 November 1980 in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR [now Almaty, Kazakhstan]. He is known for Jetlag (2021), Gkavbukh. Istoriya odnoy firmy (2019) and Countdown to UFC (2011).- Natalya Nazarova was born on 28 June 1949 in Alma-Ata, Kazakhskaya SSR, USSR [now Almaty, Kazakhstan]. She was an actress, known for A Slave of Love (1976), Molodaya zhena (1979) and A Little Doll (1988). She died on 17 March 2022 in Russia.
- Katharina Schmidt was born in 1982 in Alma Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR. She is an actress, known for Tatort (1970), Eyjafjallajökull Tam-Tam (2011) and Bumpy Night (2012).
- Vladimir Zhirinovskiy was born on 25 April 1946 in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR [now Almaty, Kazakhstan]. He was an actor, known for Korabl dvoynikov (1997), Parizhskaya lyubov Kosti Gumankova (2004) and Reportery (2008). He was married to Galina Lebedeva. He died on 6 April 2022 in Moscow, Russia.
- Actress
- Director
- Writer
Olga Landina was born on 7 November 1973 in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR [now Almaty, Kazakhstan]. She is an actress and director, known for Razgovór (2018), Schizo (2004) and Rebirth Island.- Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was born on 17 May 1953 in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR [now Almaty, Kazakhstan].
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Zhanna Issabayeva was born in 1968 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. She graduated from the journalism faculty of Kazakh States University in 1991. She has worked as a producer and director since 1993.
In 2007 debuted with the full-length feature film Karoy (2007) which took part in Venice Film Festival, "Critics Week" and was nominated for "Best Asian Director 2007" at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards.- Sergey Pogosyan was born on 20 July 1972 in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR. He is an actor, known for Prodaetsya dacha (2005), Big Little Life (2020) and Chisto moskovskie ubiystva - 2 (2018).
- Actor
- Art Department
- Production Designer
Born and raised in South Georgian farmland, Westley is the son of a preacher and school teacher. In his formative years he would often entertain his family at dinner time with comedic monologues and songs which he had memorized for his own enjoyment. His parents, realizing his inclinations sought the local theatre as a haven for their youngest son. At nine years Westley performed as narrator and Master of Ceremonies for the Tift Theatre Opening Gala. From there he would participate in various local productions winning acclaim and awards for his acting talent until his abrupt move to Los Angeles. At seventeen, just one year shy of completing high school, Westley stole his father's pick-up and loaded it with just enough soda to get him to California. In thirty-seven hours he was confronted by Los Angeles traffic. Five-weeks was enough to convince him to stay. He completed Meisner training at the Piero Dusa Acting Conservatory in Santa Monica. He has since privately studied with Douglas Matranga Formerly of the New York Film Academy. Westley beginning in Los Angeles was as Pale in Lanford Wilson's "Burn This" to which he received mixed reviews as a chain smoking, cocaine snorting restauranteur. He has since appeared as Ivan Ivanovich in Anton Checkhov's "the Proposal" where his talents for prat-fall were realized by Matranga who cast him in several other productions over the years. As Jerry in Albee's "The Zoo Story" Westley became entranced with the piece and has revisited the work several times over the years. As Roy in James McClure's "Lone Star" his portrayal of this Home town hunk come Vietnam Veteran Gained him status as "scary and loveable". His back stage work as Stage Manager has also gained him recognition having served as stage manager for CASA's annual Toys For Tots extravaganza, an elaborate musical production.- Biken Rimova was born on 1 January 1923 in Alma-Ata, Turkestan ASSR, RSFSR, USSR [now Almaty, Kazakhstan]. She was an actress, known for Kto ty, vsadnik? (1988), Daughter of the Steppes (1955) and Devushka-dzhigit (1955). She died on 6 January 2000.
- Art Director
- Animation Department
- Art Department
Francheska Yarbusova was born in 1942 in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR [now Almaty, Kazakhstan]. She is an art director, known for Shinel, Go There, Don't Know Where (1966) and How One Peasant Fed Two Generals (1965). She has been married to Yuri Norstein since 1967. They have two children.