Opening of 3rd ASTANA Action Film Festival

Participants and honored guests of the film festival walked the red carpet.

Kazakhstan actor Sanzhar Madiyev. Photo by Danial Okassov©

Maitre of Kazakhstan cinema Assanali Ashimov. Photo by Danial Okassov©

Popular Kazakhstan actor Farkhat Abdraimov. Photo by Danial Okassov©

Popular Kazakhstan actor Farkhat Abdraimov. Photo by Danial Okassov©

Kazakhstan actress and model Assel Sagatova. Photo by Danial Okassov©

Famous Kazakhstan singer Batyrkhan Shukenov. Photo by Danial Okassov©

Famous Kazakhstan singer Batyrkhan Shukenov. Photo by Danial Okassov©

Festival's guests. Photo by Danial Okassov©

The guests are traditionally met by the festival's Director General Iren Vanidovskaya. Photo by Danial Okassov©

Kazakhstan actress Venera Nigmatulina. Photo by Danial Okassov©

Photo by Danial Okassov©

Journalists. Photo by Danial Okassov©

Honored guests of the festival. Photo by Danial Okassov©

Photo by Danial Okassov©

Russia's Honoured Artist Galina Konshina. Photo by Danial Okassov©

Russian singer and actor Aleksey Vorobyov. Photo by Danial Okassov©

Photo by Danial Okassov©

Russian singers Arkadiy Ukupnik (L) and Julia Kovalchuk (R). Photo by Danial Okassov©

Photo by Danial Okassov©

Official opening of the festival. Photo by Danial Okassov©

Timur Bekmambetov and Iren Vanidovskaya on stage. Photo by Danial Okassov©

Timur Bekmambetov handing an award to Kazakhstan director Akhan Satayev. Photo by Danial Okassov©

Timur Bekmambetov handing awards to fetival's honored guests. Photo by Danial Okassov©

Timur Bekmambetov handing awards to fetival's honored guests. Photo by Danial Okassov©

Russian singer Julia Kovalchuk and French actor Vincent Cassel. Timur Bekmambetov handing awards to fetival's honored guests. Photo by Danial Okassov©

Bekmambetov awarding Russian actress Yelizaveta Boyarskaya. Timur Bekmambetov handing awards to fetival's honored guests. Photo by Danial Okassov©

Snapshot of Timur Bekmambetov's movie Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Photo by Danial Okassov©

Palace of Peace and Accord. Photo by Danial Okassov©