Marina Kunarova
Director and scriptwriter
Marina Kunarova is a director and scriptwriter. Marina started working in film industry since she was 17. She started as a clapper loader and worked her way up and eventually became a film director and scriptwriter.
She has worked with films in different genres; however, her favorite is definitely action. Most of her filmmaking skills come from working on sets. She has also attended several filmmaking and scriptwriting workshops
and seminars around the world. But she believes that practice is the best way to learn and improve your skills.
Director:
- 2010 “999” (director, scriptwriter)
- 2010 TV serial “Kurdastar” - (director, scriptwriter)
- 2014 “Hunting the Phantom” feature film (director, scriptwriter)
- 2017 The Reporter (director action scenes, scriptwriter)
- 2017 Like a man (co-director)
- 2020 The crying steppe (director, writer)
Scriptwriter:
- 2017 Golden Eagle feature film (scriptwriter)
- 2017 The Reporter (scriptwriter)
- 2016 MARSEILLE feature film (scriptwriter)
- 2016 Kill Tarantino feature film (scriptwriter)
- 2015 «The Earthman» feature film (scriptwriter)
- 2014 « The years of joy and love» feature film (scriptwriter)
- 2014 « Tomiris» animation film (scripwriter)
- 2013 «The Great Silk Way» feature film (scriptwriter)
- 2012 “Hunting the Phantom” feature film (director, scriptwriter)
- 2011 «Future football» feature film (scriptwriter)
- 2011 «The friendship proven by wa» feature film (scriptwriter)
- 2011 “Mother's heart” feature film (scriptwriter)
- 2010 TV serial “Kurdastar” - (director, scriptwriter)
- 2010 “999” (director, scriptwriter)
- 2009 “The River side” feature film (scriptwriter)
- 2008 “Lava” feature film (Scriptwriter)
- 2007 Reality show «Daraboz» (author)
- 2006 «Long way to home» feature film ( co writer)
- 2005 « Songs of soul» documentary (creative producer)
- 2005 «Samara – city» documentary (co-writer)
- 2004 «The steppe and the ocean” documentary (co-writer)
Creative producer:
- 2017 The Reporter (creative producer)
- 2011 “Mother's heart” feature film (creative producer)
- 2009 “The River side” feature film (creative producer)
- 2007 Reality show «Daraboz» (co-producer)
- 2006 «Long way to home» feature film ( producer)
- 2005 «Songs of soul» documentary (creative producer)
- 2005 «Samara – city» documentary (producer)
- 2004 «The steppe and the ocean” documentary (producer)
Awards:
- Screening at the "Black Tallin" Film Festival, Estonia, 2010
- The Wisest Film – Artek Film Festival, Ukraine, 2010
- The Best Actress – Kamila Yermekova – Artek Film Festival, Ukraine, 2010
- Official Selection - SCHLINGEL Film Festival, Germany, 2010
- Winner – The Best Foreign Film - LA Femme Film Festival, Los Angeles, 2010
- Official Selection - Night Horizons - ZLIN Film Festival, Czech Republic, 2011
- Best film - Berdyansk Film Festival, Ukraine, 2011
- KILL TARANTINO Best Pitch – Short Shorts Film Festival, Tokyo, Japan 2016