Elizaveta Stishova has produced a number of well-regarded shorts, including 2016’s The Seagull (Chayka). She has spent most of her film career in Kyrgyzstan working with Bishkek-based Aitysh Film. She was assistant director of Queen of the Mountains (Kurmanjan datka, 2014, dir. Sadyk Sher-Niyaz), selected as the Kyrgyz entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards. A graduate of the lauded Higher Course for Scriptwriters and Film Directors, Stishova also participated in the 2014 Berlinale Talents Campus.
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