The Movie Script Contest: Semi-Finalists Have Been Announced

The first stage of the Movie Script Contest, held as a part of Timur Bekmambetov’s Astana Action Movie Festival, has been completed.

The Selection Committee names the 22 scriptwriters who have passed the semi-final with their synopsises, there are 12 Kazakh and 10 foreign competitors among them. To continue the contention for a place in the final, the writers should present promptly the full versions of the screenplays, only 10 of which will be chosen (5 Kazakh and 5 foreign writers). We will know to whom Fortune will favor as early as June 1, 2012.

Saby Charity Foundation, acting as an official partner of the Contest, wishes everyone good luck!

Semi-finalists from Kazakhstan
Arman Kalbayev, THE TRUTH OF WAR
Arsene Rayssow, THE GIFT
Asemgul Ergalieva, EMPIRE OF ROBOTS
Evgeniy Melnikov, REALITY
Farida Madibek, INSURED EVENT
Indira Akhymbekova, NO NAME, NO PAST
Kaisar Kaiyrgali, OUR HAPPY DESTINIES
Nurbek Kamenov, DJ OF APOCALYPSE
Olga Nagaeva, GENGHIS CHAN TREASURE
Ravil Valeev, RUN AWAY FROM DESTINY
Seitzhan Spanov, ESCAPE FROM EARTH
Timur Yessentayev, YETI

International semi-finalists
Adam Christoper Porrovecchio, SAVE POINT, USA
Carsten and Marc Fehse, TWILIGHT OF THE GODS, Germany
Evgeny Bysov, KILLER ISLAND, USA
Faisal Qureshi, THE ADVERSARY, United Kingdom
Keith Ward, DEADLY AIR, USA
Michael S Palmer, THIRD, USA
Oleksandr Zheleznyak, TEAM RESCUE, USA
Petro Slesarenko, CAPTAIN MATVEY, Ukraine
Rzwan Cabani, THE EVOLVED, Canada
Ted Campbell, BLUE MOTEL, USA