00:00cinema is more than just entertainment or frames on a screen it presents a
00:10nation's identity and captures untold human stories in the 20th century
00:19Kazakhstan emerged as a vital filmmaking hub within the Soviet Union shaping the
00:24cultural landscape of the entire region Kazakh cinema moves beyond the screen it's a reflection
00:32of who we are and who we are becoming a journey through time history and culture join us this is
00:39modern omats we came to Almaty the starting point of Kazakhstan's film history in the 1930s the Kazakh
00:51film studio was established here during the second world war major studios from Moscow and
00:57Leningrad were evacuated to Almaty and the city became the heart of Soviet cinematography
01:03ordinary looking for each otheritter that of the world of course the world of course the whole world of
01:08the city called the memoirs of the bureau in October 1945 and the power of the world of I
01:10can't even think about it 15 or 2040 and I also like the other will be a key in bio
01:16this is not only car Lennon to the world of course the world of course the world of Cesar
01:23film studio sun became the birthplace of Kazakhstan's most influential directors
01:29Today the Film Center is transforming and contributing to the new wave of Kazakh cinema.
01:59National cinema is gaining more attention at international festivals. Film-critic Gulnara Abikeyeva shares her perspective on how Kazakh filmmakers are shaping the country's presence on the global stage.
02:29It combines us so that we are not like anyone in the world. We have this cross between the West and the West, especially in Kazakhstan.
02:36It's a Kazakh cinema, it's an Asian cinema, but it's in the style, in the aesthetic, in the image and in the European quality.
02:45Kazakhstan produces around 90 films every year. Among them is the upcoming release from director and stuntman Baljan Abishov.
02:54He is currently filming his first action movie in Almaty.
02:57How is the filming going, Baljan?
02:59Our film is action, comedy, by-week.
03:03There are other films on the 20-19 days.
03:07I've been working on the Cascadeer series, which is the most popular genre of action.
03:13The Cascadeer is a team of our team.
03:15It's Asad.
03:17We also have the actors from our team.
03:20We have the actors from the Cascadeer series.
03:23We have the actors from the Cascadeer series.
03:27We have the actors from the Cascade series, and we have the actors from the Cascade series.
03:33We have the actors from the Cascade series.
03:34We have the actors from the Cascade series.
03:36Baljan Abishov's stunt team is making waves not only in Kazakhstan, but also on international productions.
03:45Behind the scenes, all eyes in the process.
03:47Now, private companies are also driving the growth of Kazakhstan's film industry.
03:52One of them is Salim Entertainment, which produces web series that connect viewers from different countries.
03:58Now I understand who our chef has changed.
04:05Remember, boys, our board is 007.
04:09We are the first in this city.
04:11Their latest project, The Film Patrol, is one of the first Kazakh works screened widely across the region in Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia.
04:20He has a wide audience, not only in Kazakhstan.
04:24We see it when we travel.
04:27We have a common story.
04:28We are the ones that we limit.
04:30And we understand that when we meet Belarus, Russian, Uzbek, Uzbek, Tajik,
04:38we have something to talk about.
04:39We grew up in one film, in one literature.
04:42It would be easier to work on these markets.
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