Evgeniya Mandzhieva is an international fashion model and actress of ethnic Kalmyk descent. The Gulls is her stunning feature film debut as an actress. Mandzhieva has appeared on the covers of Vogue in Russia and China and is a regular on the runway for Dolce & Gabbana, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Marc Jacobs, Hugo Boss, Vera Wang, Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen, Armani Prive, Givenchy Hermès and others. She has been featured in advertising campaigns for Costume National, MAC Cosmetics, Vera Wang, Garnier, Diesel, Moschino and has been the face of Uniqlo and L’Oreal. Mandzhieva is currently studying acting at the Moscow School of Cinema.
The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and present. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.
