News about cinema

Troy filmmaker will chair jury at 8th Eurasia Film Festival 12 European, Asian and Central Asian movies will be screened as part of the official selection of the Eurasia Film Festival.

20 August 2012

Men in Batman masks rob two Mexican theaters At least three men wearing Batman masks raided two cinemas in northern Mexico Monday at showings of "The Dark Knight Rises," wounding one man.

31 July 2012

Obama pays tribute to US massacre victims, survivors President Barack Obama paid emotional tribute Sunday to the victims and survivors of the Aurora cinema massacre, as the shaken US town held a tearful vigil for the 12 dead filmgoers.

23 July 2012

Almost one-third of polled Kazakhstan residents don’t go to cinema Almost thirty percent of polled Kazakhstan residents don’t go to the movies, according to Kazakhstan by Institute of Political Solutions.

12 July 2012

Vincent Cassel wishes to act in Bekmambetov’s movies Vincent Cassel is interested in acting in Timur Bekmambetov's movies, because he is very impressed with his Abraham Lincoln.

10 July 2012

A joint project of Timur Bekmambetov and Tim Burton opens Astana Film Festival Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, a joint project of Timur Bekmambetov and Tim Burton, has been selected the opening film of the festival in Kazakhstan.

03 July 2012

Israeli Film Festival to be held in Almaty A festival of Israeli films will be held in Almaty on July 1-4.

27 June 2012

Kazakhstan movie Sunny Days showed in Valencia Film Festival Sunny Days movie directed by Nariman Turebayev from Kazakhstan took part in 27th Valencia International Film Festival Cinema Jove.

26 June 2012

Joint Russian-Kazakhstan Cinema Commission presented in Cannes Joint Russian-Kazakhstan Cinema Commission that started working in Los Angeles was presented at the Cannes Festival.

25 May 2012

VIDEO: Trailer of Kazakhstan "Rescuers" released Producers of the 12-series "Rescuers" staring American actor Lane Davies have presented a trailer of the first episodes.

25 May 2012

Zhauzhurek Myn Bala (1000 Brave Boys) earned almost $2 million during 2 week-ends Kazakhstan historical action movie Zhauzhurek Myn Bala by Akan Satayev grossed almost $2 million in two week-ends.

18 May 2012

Mason from Santa Barbara to star in Kazakhstan soap American actor Lane Davies will be starring in Kazakhstan TV series.

10 May 2012

Bekmambetov mulling a film about American inventor Thomas Edison Timur Bekmambetov is going to make a film about the patent war between American inventor Thomas Edison and engineer George Westinghouse.

07 May 2012

VIDEO: Foreign media evaluated Zhauzhurek Myn Bala Foreign media evaluated adventure action movie Zhauzhurek Myn Bala (1000 Brave Boys).

02 May 2012

Tim Burton liked Kazakhstan's Black Swan Tim Burton liked Kazakhstan's remake of Black Swan movie that won "Done in 60 Seconds" competition in London.

31 March 2012

Anshy Bala got The Best Foreign Drama Award in USA Anshy Bala (The Hunter Boy) movie won The Best Foreign Drama Award in International Family Film Festival in Hollywood.

30 March 2012

Romantic Comedy Festival "From Hungary with Love" is held in Almaty Romantic Comedy Festival "From Hungary with Love" will take place in Almaty supported by Oleg Boretskiy's cinema club.

30 March 2012

New 1000-seat concert hall will be constructed in Almaty New 1000-seat concert hall will be constructed in Alatau district of Almaty.

20 March 2012

Movie about Kazakhstan apple tree got Audience Award in French Festival A documentary film The Origins of the Apple by Catherine Peix got the Audience Award in the International Film Festival of Asian Cinema.

19 March 2012

Kazakhstan is producing its version of Sex and the City in Almaty Kazakhstan's response to the popular TV series Sex and the City is being finalized in Almaty.

15 March 2012

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