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Zhanna Bekmambetova was born in Tashkent and grew up in Moscow. She graduated from the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) with a degree in animated film production design. Her debut film Tweet-Tweet (2018) received numerous awards at international festivals, including Best Animated Short Film at the Shanghai IFF. Zhanna enjoys drawing caricatures, especially of her friends and her daughter Sonya, which often inspires her creative projects.