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Shaken's Stars
The Shaken's Stars International Film Festival (Kazakh: Шәкен Жұлдыздары, translit. Shaken Zhuldyzdary), is the film festival first held in Almaty, Kazakhstan in 2003. The festival takes place in May and has been held annually since 2003. It is named after the Kazakh actor and director Shaken Aimanov. The Festival's priority is to support and help young artists and filmmakers. It is the only film festival in Central Asia that promotes and focuses on young talents. Every year the festival welcomes around 50 filmmakers from all over the world. The president of the festival is Kazakh actor Asanali Ashimov; the director of the festival is Kazakh actress Venera Nigmatulina. The Festival's guests have been Peter Greenaway, Dev Patel, Michael Madsen, Mark Dacascos, Jason Scott Lee. Last time the festival was held in 2018. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almaty
Almaty, formerly Alma-Ata, is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population exceeding two million residents within its metropolitan area. Located in the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains in southern Kazakhstan, near the border with Kyrgyzstan, Almaty stands as a pivotal center of culture, commerce, finance and innovation. The city is nestled at an elevation of 700–900 metres (2,300–3,000 feet), with the Big Almaty (river), Big Almaty and Small Almaty (river), Small Almaty rivers running through it, originating from the surrounding mountains and flowing into the plains. Almaty is the second-largest city in Central Asia and the fourth-largest in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Almaty served as the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1997 during the Soviet era and after independence from 1991 until the capital was relocated to Astana, Akmola (now Astana) in 1997. Despite no longer being the capital, Almaty re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
