About
Aygul Bakanova was born in 1982 and grew up in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. In 2011 she received her MA degree from the London Film School.
For her graduation project Aygul wrote, directed and co-produced The Song of The Rain set in rural Kyrgyzstan. The film was has been screened at various film festivals around the world, including Locarno Film Festival and Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.
Aygul is currently developing her first feature project Drifting Snows, a family drama of a young woman coming to terms with a stale marriage set against the complex backdrop of modern Kyrgyz society. With this project Aygul has been selected for the Residence of the Cannes Film Festival in Paris and the Jerusalem Film Lab.
Aygul Bakanova
LFS Filmography
The Song of the Rain (Jamgyr), WRITER/DIRECTOR/CO-PRODUCER, RED, 17m, LFS/Aitysh Film, 2011 Padi di domain International Competition, 64th Locarno International Film Festival
Family Affairs, PRODUCTION DESIGNER, HD, 17m, LFS, 2011
Fairy Tale, EDITOR, 16mm, 13m, LFS, 2009
Mechanical Heart, EDITOR, 35mm, 15m, LFS, 2009
Our Day Will Come, PRODUCTION DESIGNER, 35mm, 15m, LFS, 2009
Norway, DIRECTOR OF PHOTGRAPHY, 35mm, B&W, 13m, LFS, 2009
Satin, DIRECTOR, Documentary, DVcam, 15m, LFS, 2008
Memento Mori, WRITER/DIRECTOR/EDITOR, 16mm, 3m, LFS, 2008
Where? Short Distance, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY, 16mm, 3m, LFS, 2008
Kind of Love, WRITER/DIRECTOR, 16mm, B&W, 3m, LFS, 2008
