Bolotbek Shamshiyev to Attend the 15th edition of the Kazan Muslim Film Festival, Russia

The 15th edition of the Kazan Muslim Film Festivalwill be held from 24 to 30 April 2019 with the support of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov. 

The jubilee edition of the festival will bring together the chairmen of its jury boards from previous editions. Their works will be presented in a special retrospective programme of the festival. 

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The attendance of the Kazan Muslim Film Festival was confirmed by Bolotbek Shamshiev(Kyrgyzstan), a Soviet and Kyrgyz film director, screenwriter, actor, a People’s Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR, a People’s Artist of the USSR, Honoured Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic.

Among the other leaders of the film industry, who confirmed their attendance in the 15th edition of the festival, it is necessary to mention Karen Shakhnazarov (Russia), Vadim Abdrashitov (Russia), Alexander Proshkin (Russia), Nikolai Dostal (Russia), Radoslav Spasov (Bulgaria), Rustam Ibragimbekov (Azerbaijan), Ali Khamraev (Uzbekistan), Davlatnazar Khudonazarov (Tajikistan), Khojakuli Narliev (Turkmenistan) and Maya-Gomel Aimedova (Turkmenistan). 

The 15th edition of the Kazan Muslim Film Festival will be held in the partnership with the Russia - Islamic World group of strategic vision and within the framework of the Russia - Islamic World: KAZANSUMMIT 2019 International Economic Summit.

The festival is founded by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan, the Mayor of Kazan and the Council of Muftis of Russia and organised by Tatarkino.

The festival programme focuses on Russian and international films promoting the ideas of tolerance, peacebuilding and intercultural dialogue regardless any religion affiliations. The festival motto is ‘Through the dialogue of cultures - to the culture of dialogue’.

More information is available on the official web-site of the festival: http://kazan-mfmk.com/en/