contact: danasabitova@gmail.com

She is an inspired producer and documentary film popularizer from Kazakhstan. Dana believes that to develop regional film production there should be educational programs, international festivals for local viewers, and the production of local films with international support. Her experience includes the organization of several film festivals in Almaty. Dana is the founder of the independent film studio “24 FPS”. She is working with her allies/friends/directors Kristina Mikhailova and Almira Ismailova on feature documentaries «River Dreams» and “Burning Land”.

FILMOGRAPHY:

• River Dreams / hybrid documentary / 2025 / as producer (in development)

• Burning Land / documentary / 2024 / as producer (in pre-production)
• Small hopes / documentary / 2021 / as producer
• Freedom that not everyone will agree to / documentary / 2021 / as producer
• Almaz / documentary / 2021 / as producer
• Moon Hares / hybrid documentary / 2020 / as producer and editor
• Bin’s summer / mixed-media documentary / 2020 / as producer and editor
• Marat’s video / drama short film / 2018 / as producer and editor

FESTIVALS & AWARDS

River Dreams / hybrid documentary / 2025 / as producer (in development)

• Participant of the Eurodoc 2023
• Participant of the DOK Leipzig Co-Pro Market 2022
• Participant of the IDFAcademy 2022
• Participant of the CIRCLE Women Doc Accelerator International Training Initiative 2022
• Winner of the Governmental Pitching by State Center for Support of National Cinema of Kazakhstan 2022
• Winner of the “Format Doc” competition by Internews in Kazakhstan 2022
• Winner of the New Talents Caucasus and Central Asia Pitching 2021
• Winner of the Central Asian AYT Qara Film Festival Pitching 2021
• Burning Land / documentary / 2024 / as producer (in pre-production)
• Winner of the “Format Doc” competition by Internews in Kazakhstan 2023
• Winner of the New Talents Caucasus and Central Asia Pitching 2022