Adilet Karzhoev is the Chair and an Assistant Professor in the Television, Cinema, and Media Arts department at the American University of Central Asia. He holds a Master of Arts in Journalism from the American University of Central Asia (2019, Kyrgyzstan) and a Bachelor of Arts in Communications in the Department of Radio, Television, and Cinema Arts from the Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University (2011, Kyrgyzstan).
Adilet joined AUCA in 2015 as the Coordinator of the Video Studio. In 2017, he became an Instructor; since 2022, he has been an Assistant Professor and Department Chair. He is a professional filmmaker, a producer, and a scriptwriter. Adilet’s filmography includes the short fiction film “Burul” (2022), the short documentary “Black Wagon” (2021), the full-length documentary “Barakholka. The Time Machine” (2020), the short fiction film “Carousel” (2019), the short documentary “Thank you, doctor!” (2016), and the short documentary “Sary-Oy” (2011).
- “Black Wagon” film, Best Documentary Film, Västerås Filmfestival, Sweden, 2023
- “Black Wagon” film, Special Prize of Jury, Lendoc International Film Festival, Russia, 2023
- “Black Wagon” film, Best Documentary Film, "Человечное Кино", Russia, 2023
- “Black Wagon” film, Best Documentary Film, IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival, Bulgaria, 2023
- “Burul” film, Excellency award, Asian World Film Festival, Los Angeles, 2022
- “Black Wagon” film, Diploma for "For Visual Solution", International Film Festival "Days of Short Films", Russia, 2022
- “Black Wagon” film, a Special Mention of the Jury, VIDSEE Juree Asia Awards competition, Singapore, 2022
- “Black Wagon” film, a Special Mention of the Jury, the 15th International Film Festival “Sol Zemli”, Russia, 2022
- “Black Wagon” film, diploma of the 1st degree, the 14th International Film Festival “Northern Character,” Russia, 2022
- “Black Wagon” film, The Best Film, the 16th International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival “Bir Duino-Kyrgyzstan,” 2022
- “Black Wagon” film, a Special Mention of the Jury, International Film Festival Ismailia, Egypt, 2022
- “Carousel” film, a Special Prize of the Jury, International Film Festival “Moscow Premiere,” Russia, 2020
- “Thank you, Doctor!” film, Special Prize of Press, IFF “Won Together” Russia, 2017
- “Thank you, Doctor!” film, Special Prize of Press, IFF Kyrgyzstan - land of short films, CIS countries, 2016
- “Thank you, Doctor!” film, Best Documentary Film, Forum of Young Filmmakers “Umut” of CIS countries, Kyrgyzstan, 2016
- “Sary-OY” film, Special Prize for Ethno Cinematography, IFF Ethnocinema, Russia, 2016
- “Sary-OY” film, Special Prize, IFF of Turkic World, Turkey, 2016
- “Sary-OY” film, the 2nd Prize, Film Festival “My Kyrgyzstan”, UN Kyrgyzstan, 2014
- “Sary-OY” film, the 2nd Prize, IFF Golden Safranbolu, Turkey, 2013
- “Sary-OY” film, the 2nd Prize, IFF Al-Jazeera, Qatar, 2013
- “Sary-OY” film, Best nonfiction film, IFF Bastau, Kazakhstan, 2012
- “Sary-OY” film, Prize Bronze Knight, IFF “Golden Knight”, Russia, 2012
- Cinema Studies
- Filmmaking
- Producing
Filmography:
- The short fiction film “Burul” 2022 – Producer and director
- The short documentary “Black Wagon” 2021 – Scriptwriter, producer, and director
- The full-length documentary “Barakholka". The Time Machine», 2020 – Producer
- The short fiction film “Carousel” 2019 – Script Writer and director
- The short documentary “Thank you, doctor!”, 2016 – Scriptwriter, director and cameraman
- The short documentary “Sary-Oy” 2011 – Scriptwriter, director, and editor
- Film and TV Directing Skills I
- Film and TV Directing Skills II