“Saby” Supports “Bastau” Film Festival

“Saby” Supports “Bastau” Film Festival “Saby” Charitable Foundation within the framework of the "Alem" Young Talents Support Program became the general sponsor of the Fifth International “Bastau” Film Festival of Student Films and Cinema Schools (“Beginning”), which will be held from October 21, 2015 to October 25, 2015.

Based on the present festival the International Association of CILECT Cinema Schools was founded, thanks to which students from different countries exchange their experience, undergo trainings in America, Russia, Turkey and other countries, as well as win prizes of prestigious film festivals. The Higher courses of Film Directors are successfully held within the framework of created association.

The main purpose of “Bastau” festival is the development of general professional level of participants, cultural exchange between young filmmakers of Europe and Asia, support and development of their works, increase of the interest in filmmaking of different genres. The festival provides unique place to young filmmakers and scriptwriters for realization of their own projects.

The show of competitive works will last for three days: on October 21, 22 and 23 in the largest cinemas of Almaty city. About 50 mini movies will participate in the film festival.

Famous filmmakers and producers plan to give their master classes within the framework of the event in the Kazakh National Academy of Arts named after T. Zhurgenov.

Besides, money prize of 1,000,000 tenge was determined to the best scriptwriter with the purpose of mini movie production, by which the next film festival will start.

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