Rachid Nougmanov

An internationally acclaimed filmmaker, the founder of the "Kazakh New Wave", Rachid has been actively involved in public and remedial activities since 1999. He was responsible for international relations of various organisations, including the Forum for Democratic Forces of Kazakhstan and Central Asia, Republican People's Party of Kazakhstan, Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan, and For a Just Kazakhstan. He graduated from the Architectural Institute in Almaty and the State Film Institute in Moscow (VGIK).