Janyl Jusupjan

Kyrgyzstan

Janyl Jusupjan

director, producer

Born in Kyrgyzstan, Janyl studied literature in Kazakhstan. Co-founder/artistic director (2006–2009) of One World Kyrgyzstan She was a journalist at Radio Free Europe/Prague before embarking on independent filmmaking in 2015. Studied film at Cinedoc Formation and Les Ateliers Varan in France. In 2016, her 1st feature documentary Letters from the Pamirs 78’, premiered at Traces de vies, and received Grand prix in Kyrgyzstan. Her new Prisoner of Wakhan, 110’, is on an official selection/One World/2023, Atirkül in the Land of Real Men, 65’, FR/CZ/KG, is at East Doc Platform looking for festival funding and distribution. Janyl is looking for French or other producer for her new project Peak Putin Dead End, 90’/KG, which is on development and received an award of Noosfera Foundation/Tbilisi.
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