Zhandos Kussayinov

Biography

Zhandos Kussainov is a Kazakh film director and screenwriter working in both feature-length and short films. Throughout his professional career, he has combined directing and screenwriting, creating a number of fiction film projects. In 2014, he wrote and directed Ali, followed by Koke in 2015. In 2016, he wrote and directed Sergelden and Shatqal; in 2017, Shabdaly and Omir Sakshylary; and in 2018, Menin Bolashagym and Tamyz. Tamyz was selected as the winning project in a screenwriting competition organized by the Kazakhfilm Studio. In 2022, he published Kinoscenarii Alippesi, a book dedicated to the fundamentals of screenwriting. In 2024, he served as both director and screenwriter of the historical drama Zhambyl. Zhana Dauir (Jambyl: A New Era) and directed the Kazakh crime drama Zero Qaryz. In 2026, he wrote and directed Koshshygulov. Chocolate Factory.