Rachid Nougmanov
Director, screenwriter, producer, script doctor, architect
After studying directing and acting at the Moscow Film Institute under Sergei Solovyov and Anatoly Vasiliev, his feature film The Needle starring Viktor Tsoi achieved 30 million admissions at the box office across the USSR. Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters of France, Nougmanov founded the National Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Kazakhstan and the Tulpar Award in filmmaking. The Dramaticon method draws on his extensive experience working in the USSR, the USA, Europe, Russia, and Kazakhstan.