Biography: Sabit Kurmanbekov (Kazakh: Сәбит Құрманбеков; 1 September 1960; Shubar) is a Kazakh film director, screenwriter, product designer and actor. He graduated from the Art Faculty of the All-Union State Institute of cinematography (Moscow , 1990), film and Television Production Artist; course of S. Solovyov. Since 1980-designer-artist of the Almaty art combine" Oner". Since 1986-took part in the filming of films of the Republican creative and Production Association "Kazakhfilm" named after sh. Aimanov. Since 1990-production artist of the Republican creative and Production Association "Kazakhfilm" named after sh. Aimanov (now - JSC "Kazakhfilm" named after sh.Aimanov).