Sitora Alieva

Russia

Producer, film expert, programme director of the debut feature section at the Koroche Festival. Born in 1963 in Dushanbe. Graduated from the Screenwriting and Film Studies Faculty at VGIK. Worked at Iskusstvo Kino magazine, served as director of the Sochi International Film Festival, as well as Faces of Love and Kinotavrik festivals. From 2005 to 2021, she was the programme director of the Kinotavr Open Russian Film Festival. Served on juries at major international festivals, including Berlin, Venice, Mar del Plata, Karlovy Vary, Warsaw, and Thessaloniki. Guest lecturer at universities and film schools in Russia, Europe, United States, South Korea, and Central Asia. In 2023, Sitora Alieva produced the documentary Smile. Member of the European Film Academy.