Rustem Shaikhutdinov is a film director, producer, screenwriter, head of the ‘Studio Kina’ video production company, and director of the ‘Bashfilm’ Autonomous Non-Profit Organisation of the Republic of Bashkortostan. His films also include *The Orphan* (2016), ‘Khaibulla’ (2022) and ‘Zirakh’ (2026). He has attended courses and masterclasses in directing, producing, screenwriting and film production led by renowned experts, including Radda Novikova, Alexander Arkhipov, Alexey Aleshkovsky and others.
