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Results of the IV Baiqonyr International Short Film Festival

Results of the IV Baiqonyr International Short Film Festival

Results of the IV Baiqonyr International Short Film Festival

Last Sunday, the IV Baiqonyr International Short Film Festival came to its end in Almaty. For five days, from September 4 to 8, at the Kinoplexx Sary Arka cinema, young Directors from Kazakhstan, Russia, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Altai, Tatarstan, Azerbaijan and Belarus delighted fans of short films with their works. The festival was supported for the third time by the Foundation of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Elbasy.

According to the organizers, the regular support of the Elbasy Foundation gives them confidence and strength to work on improving the quality of the festival. In addition to the fact that the fourth Baiqonyr ISFF has significantly changed its programme, it has reached the international level for the first time. The programme director Yerzhan Zhumabekov spoke in detail about the transformation of the festival: “This year we collaborated with local and foreign film festivals such as Ushqyn and the Oberhausen International Short Film Festival, which facilitated new acquaintances, the exchange of experience and contacts for participants. If earlier we also showed films made by well-known directors or university graduates, this year we focused on the work of students. When building the programme of the film festival, we also started from the fact that this year was proclaimed the Year of Youth, therefore, young professionals in their field, camera operator Azamat Dulatov and director Serik Abishev, were invited to share knowledge and conduct a master class. And the opening film “Water” with its theme of love between two young people set the direction for the film festival.”

The winners of the 4th Baiqonyr International Film Festival were selected by two jury members. The international collegium, which reviewed the work of Kazakhstani participants, included: Chairman and Director of the Oberhausen International Short Film Festival Christiane Buechner, Programme Director of the UMUT CIS Young Film Forum Gulbara Tolomushova, Director and Scriptwriter Serik Aprymov, Director of the Eurasian Creative Guild Film Festival Mayra Karsakbayeva, winner of the III Baiqonyr SFF Timur Serdalin, producer Daniyar Ibragimov. The national jury evaluating the international contestwas composed of: chairman - director, winner of Golden George of the Moscow International Film Festival Farhat Sharipov, producer Diana Ashimova and camera operator Azamat Dulatov.

“I am grateful that I was invited to the film festival as a jury. I was always interested to find out how things are with a short meter in Kazakhstan. Having watched a lot of works, I was pleasantly surprised, and I am glad to the attention of the audience for short films, their number at shows. Young Kazakhstani filmmakers need a platform for communication, getting to know each other, showing their films. And the Baiqonyr Film Festival gives them this opportunity, moreover, it has become that platform,” said Christiane Buechner, chairman of the international jury.

Master classes from the director of photography Azamat Dulatov and the director and producer Serik Abishev were no less interesting for the participants and the students. Each of them spoke about the peculiarities of their activities, shared their work experience, gave practical advice to future specialists and, of course, answered current questions from the audience.

Christiane Buechner, in turn, also noted that, despite a wide range of live-action films, Kazakhstanis have much to strive for. In her opinion, “local directors need to experiment more, observe the development of the cinema and think about what the viewer did not see, perhaps shoot and show topics that you can’t just talk about, but you need to feel.”

So, the winners of the international contest:

Special jury prize - “Hedgerow”, Mikhail Kulunakov (Altai Republic);

Best Script - “DVR”, Sarah Knar (Kazakhstan);

Best camera operator – “Franka”, Pavel Skakun (Belarus);

Best actor - “Goodbye”, Salamat Nurmambetov and Daniel Kurmanaliyev (Kyrgyzstan);

Best Director - “51+”, Daniyar Abirov (Kyrgyzstan);

Best film - “Goodbye”, Karash Zhanyshov (Kyrgyzstan).

Representatives of the Ushkyn International Film Festival presented their own nomination “For the best student film” to the film “Paper Helicopter” by Alisher Zhadigerov.

In the national contest, the victory went to:

Broadway Choice – “Dombyra”, Ramazan Haliolla;

Special jury prize - “With diploma to the village”, Samgar Rakhim;

Best documentary film - “Khan's Dances”,  Rabiga Orynbasarova;

Best production designer - “Status is not free”, Asel Ulzhebaeva;

Best Actor – “Low”, Sanzhar Mustafa;

Best Actress - “Paper Helicopter”, Laura Zhadiger; “Cold Summer Night”, Anel Islyamova;

Best camera operator – “Brother”, Aydos Suleimen;

Best Director - “Brother”, Elaman Shaubanov;

The Grand Prix - “Cold Summer Night”, Amir Amenov.

The winners of the IV Baiqonyr ISFF were awarded with diplomas and “The First Step” statuettes.

“As cliche as it may sound, I would like to wish the young filmmakers faith and desire. Belief in your sincerity and in what you do, what it is and should be. As long as this feeling of faith is present in you, you will go to a victorious end, ” concluded the chairman of the national jury, director Farhat Sharipov.

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