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Gulnara Ivanova

Director · Screenwriter

GulnaraIvanova

Founder
WORKMANSHIP Production
Grand Prix
ISCA, Japan
Jury Award
Côte d'Azur WebFest, Cannes

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Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Stephen King's Dollar Baby

$1

That is what Stephen King charged her for the rights to adapt his short story

Short story

“The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands”

  1. 01

    King entrusted his stories to emerging filmmakers. But only to those whose vision convinced him.

  2. 02

    The first and only participant in the program from Uzbekistan.

  3. 03

    And the last in its history: the program closed in December 2023.

The contract with Stephen King's office and a one-dollar bill
The contract and that one dollar · September 1, 2023

Film · 2023 · Short film

One Touch

Best Thriller, Nitiin International Film Festival

An adaptation of Stephen King's “The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands”: the story of a cursed man whose touch is fatal.

Selected

Works

festivals
52
awards
9
works
12
years in film
9

Geography

Festivals and awards

winner: Nitiin International Film Festivalwinner: Panama Series Festivalwinner: International Students Creative Awardwinner: Bloomington Indiana Film Festivalwinner: Debut Youth Film Festivalwinner: International Russian Film Festivalwinner: Light to the World Film Festivalwinner: Côte d'Azur WebFest Canneswinner: Competition of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of UzbekistanPompeywood Genre Film FestivalThe Monthly Film FestivalKalakari Film FestWideScreen Film & Music Video FestivalStudent World Impact Film FestivalBloody Flicks AwardsSocial Film Festival ArtelesiaEgyptian American Film FestivalAhmedabad International Film FestivalLos Angeles Action/Adventure Film FestivalNorthwest International Film FestivalInternational Film Forum of Women DirectorsInshort Film FestivalAsia South East-Short Film FestivalWorld Independent Cinema Awards, New YorkAfterLife FestivalGolden Baklava Film Academy International Student Film Festival
HALO International Film FestivalEmerald PeacockShort Shot FestAlibag Short Film FestivalHimachal Short Film FestivalGoa Short Film FestivalWest Bengal Short Film FestivalKerala Short Film FestivalBishkek International Film FestivalFollow Your Heart NYSeoul International WebfestVenice Architecture Film FestivalWOW Film Festival TunisiaLift-Off Filmmaker Sessions, Pinewood StudiosFirst-Time Filmmaker Sessions, Pinewood StudiosPrologue International Film FestivalMusic Video FestXalpisud Movie FestSport Movies & TV - Iran FICTS FestivalMiami 4 Social Change Youth Film Festival48 HFR KazakhstanThe Paus Premieres FestivalSIFF High School Film CompetitionScript WorkshopFilm Egypt FestivalSan Mauro Film Festival

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WORKMANSHIP Production

Production studio

The studio founded by Gulnara. Music videos, commercials and films: from idea to final cut.

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