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Baiqonyr International Short Film Festival started in Almaty

Baiqonyr International Short Film Festival started in Almaty

Baiqonyr International Short Film Festival started in Almaty

The IV Baiqonyr International Short Film Festival opened in Almaty. At the international short-film show, supported by the Foundation of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Elbasy, 33 works of young filmmakers are presented. The initiator of the festival is the Broadway movie portal.

Short film makers from Kazakhstan, Russia, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Altai, Tatarstan, Azerbaijan and Belarus take part in the festival.

For the third year in a row, the festival receives support from the Elbasy Foundation in the form of a grant, as a sustainable and socially significant project. The main goal of Baiqonyr International Short Film Festival-to support young talented filmmakers-is in line with the Foundation's mission to identify and encourage gifted youth and help them reach their potential.

The current festival opened with the film “Water” by a young Director Aizhan Kasymbek. The film won the best short film at the 5th Hanoi International Film Festival in Vietnam, and at the Monaco International film festival it won in three categories: “Best Arthouse film”, “Best work by a costume designer”,”Best music”.

The General partner of Baiqonyr ISFF is Kinoplexx Theaters.

“Today is a big holiday for me. Since November last year, when I began to prepare for the 4th Baiqonyr Film Festival, we had many ups and downs. And I am very pleased that you shared this memorable day with us. I am proud that this year the film festival opens the film “Water” In my opinion, this is one of the most beautiful love stories I have seen,” said the festival director Anuar Kenzhibayev with pleasant excitement at the opening of the IV Baiqonyr ISFF.

Chairpersons of the international and national jury Christiane Buechner and Farhat Sharipov also spoke at the opening ceremony. They wished the participants of the festival success in the upcoming show, and the audience - pleasant acquaintances with the works of the contestants.

“I am very grateful to the organizers for the invitation. I’m very interested in what is being shot in Kazakhstan and what kind of people are behind these films. At this festival I have two tasks - I am a member of the jury, as well as a selector of the non-competition programme “Oberhausen”. Our Oberhausen International Short Film Festival is 65 years old and I wish the Baiqonyr Film Festival to also celebrate such a beautiful date,” said Christiane Buechner, Chairman of the International Jury.

Director Farhat Sharipov wished the festival participants to enjoy their premieres.

As part of the contest, Baiqonyr ISFF will feature 33 short films, as well as 3 non-competition programmes: “Debut”, “Ushqyn” and “Oberhausen”.

Let us recall that the national jury, which will evaluate the work of international participants, included director Farhat Sharipov, owner of Golden George of the Moscow International Film Festival. Together with him, the winners will be chosen by camera operator Azamat Dulatov and producer Diana Ashimova.

The work of participants from Kazakhstan will be judged by an international jury: Chairman, Director and selectman of the Oberhausen International Short Film Festival Christiane Buechner, Gulbara Tolomushova, Programme Director of the UMUT CIS Young Film Forum, Eurasian Creative Guild Film Festival Director Maira Karsakbayeva, Director and Scriptwriter Serik Aprymov, III Baiqonyr SFF winner Timur Serdalin and producer Daniyar Ibragimov.

In addition to the screenings, guests and participants of IV Baiqonyr ISFF will receive master classes from camera operator Azamat Dulatov and Director and producer Serik Abishev, which will be held at Turan University (Satpayev street, (16A).

The festival will end on September 8 with the awarding of the winners of the IV Baiqonyr ISFF, as well as a press conference with the members of the festival jury.

All screenings will be held in Kinoplexx Sary Arka.

A detailed programme of IV Baiqonyr ISFF can be found on the website http://baiqonyr.brod.kz/.

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