The literal translation of Kazakhstan is “Land of the Wanderers” – reflecting the nomadic origins of the Kazakh people – and if the folks behind the soon-to-be-launched Almaty Film Festival have their way it’ll become the destination of choice in Central Asia for itinerant international producers seeking a partner in the region for their projects, or dramatic locations for their shoots. The first edition of the festival will run Sept. 15-19.
The land-locked country, sandwiched between China and Russia, has a modest population, 18.6 million, in relation to its huge size – almost four times the area of Texas. Contained within that vast space are a variety of natural terrain – predominantly grassland plains, the Steppe, but also the Altai Mountain in the East, deserts in the South, lakes and inland seas, like Caspian and Aral, forests and canyons.
For the past two decades the capital has been Astana, but before that it was Almaty,...
The land-locked country, sandwiched between China and Russia, has a modest population, 18.6 million, in relation to its huge size – almost four times the area of Texas. Contained within that vast space are a variety of natural terrain – predominantly grassland plains, the Steppe, but also the Altai Mountain in the East, deserts in the South, lakes and inland seas, like Caspian and Aral, forests and canyons.
For the past two decades the capital has been Astana, but before that it was Almaty,...
- 7/7/2018
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Veteran Bollywood director Yash Chopra is set to receive a prestigious honour - organisers of the international Pusan Film Festival have named him Asian filmmaker of the year.
Asian Cinema Night will be held in Chopra's honour at the upcoming 14th annual event, held in South Korea.
The 76 year old made his directorial debut in 1959 with Dhool ka phool (Blossom in the Dust).
The Yash Raj Films founder has produced, written and directed celebrated films including Waqt, Deewar, Kabhi Kabhie, Lamhe, Darr, Dil To Pagal Hai, and Veer-Zaara.
Previous recipients of the Asian filmmaker of the year award include Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Taiwan's Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang, Hong Kong's Andy Lau, and Kazakhstan's Gulnara Sarsenova.
The festival is scheduled to run from 8 to 16 October.
Asian Cinema Night will be held in Chopra's honour at the upcoming 14th annual event, held in South Korea.
The 76 year old made his directorial debut in 1959 with Dhool ka phool (Blossom in the Dust).
The Yash Raj Films founder has produced, written and directed celebrated films including Waqt, Deewar, Kabhi Kabhie, Lamhe, Darr, Dil To Pagal Hai, and Veer-Zaara.
Previous recipients of the Asian filmmaker of the year award include Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Taiwan's Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang, Hong Kong's Andy Lau, and Kazakhstan's Gulnara Sarsenova.
The festival is scheduled to run from 8 to 16 October.
- 9/4/2009
- WENN
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