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Announcement: X “Eurasia” IFF

On 15 – 20 September 2023, the 10th Eurasia International Film Festival will be held in Almaty. Traditionally, the Fest organized by the Republic of Kazakhstan Ministry of Culture and Sports, Kazakhfilm Studios named after Shaken Aimanov, and Almaty City Akimat (Mayor’s Office). This year marks Festival’s 10th anniversary, which is to be celebrated as part of 100th anniversary of Shaken Aimanov, Kazakhstan’s great film director, which is on the UNESCO Calendar of Great Personalities and Events Anniversaries.

Логотип X Международного кинофестиваля Евразия Eurasia’s concept is based on its host country’s geopolitical situation at the crossroads of Western and Eastern cultures. That is why Festival’s Competition features the best films from all around Europe, Asia and CIS countries. This year, 170 films from Kazakhstan, Russia, France, South Korea, Japan, Germany, Kyrgyzstan, Israel, Belgium, Uzbekistan, Iraq, Turkey, India, Malaysia, and many other countries applied for participation in Eurasia’s International Competition.

The members of the Screening committee of «Eurasia» are:

  • Serik APRYMOV, the scriptwriter, director, actor and producer, winner of Lenin Komsomol and Union of cinematographers of Kazakhstan awards, the Honored artist of Kazakhstan and one of the bright representatives of " Kazakhstan’s new wave".
  • Gaziz NASYROV, the scriptwriter and director
  • Nariman TUREBAYEV, the scriptwriter, director and producer (the best director award of the VII IFF "Eurasia").
  • Galina LEONOVA, the journalist, film expert
  • Didar AMANTAY (chairman), winner of the youth state prize "Daryn", writer, scriptwriter and editor-in-chief of the "Kazakhfilm" film studio.

The Festival plans to hold a number of events to pay tribute to Shaken Aimanov’s life and creative works: a retrospective screening of his films, presentation of a book album, the premiere of a documentary, and commemoration meeting. Shaken Kenjetayevich Aimanov dedicated his entire life to development of Kazakh cinema. He is the director of such remarkable films as Beardless Trickster, Land of the Fathers, Our Lovable Doctor, Angel in Taqiyah, which are now Kazakh film classics.

On 15 – 20 September 2023, the 10th Eurasia International Film Festival will be held in Almaty. Traditionally, the Fest organized by the Republic of Kazakhstan Ministry of Culture and Sports, Kazakhfilm Studios named after Shaken Aimanov, and Almaty City Akimat (Mayor’s Office).

This year marks Festival’s 10th anniversary, which is to be celebrated as part of 100th anniversary of Shaken Aimanov, Kazakhstan’s great film director, which is on the UNESCO Calendar of Great Personalities and Events Anniversaries.