Kazakhfilm

Kazakhfilm (Kazakh: Қазақфильм, Qazaqfilm, pronounced [qɑzɑqfilm]; Russian: Казахфильм) is a Kazakh film studio located in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Kazakhfilm
TypeJoint-stock company
IndustryFilm
Founded1934 (studio of a newsreel)
September 12, 1941 (1941-09-12) (films studio)[1]
FounderCouncil of Ministers of the Kazakh SSR
HeadquartersAl-Farabi ave., 176, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Key people
Aqan Sataev, President
ProductsMotion pictures, television films, animated films
Websitekazakhfilmstudios.kz

History

The film studio was founded in 1934 as the Alma-Ata newsreel studio, in 1936 the first documentaries were released. On November 15, 1941, the Alma-Ata film studio merged with the Mosfilm and Lenfilm film studios evacuated to Kazakhstan to the Central United Film Studio - TsOKS, which worked in Alma-Ata until 1944 and produced 80% of all domestic feature films during the war. On January 9, 1960, from the Alma-Ata film studio of feature and newsreel films, it was renamed into the Kazakhfilm film studio. In 1984 the film studio was named after the outstanding figure of national cinematography Shaken Kenzhetayevich Aimanov.

In 2005, KazakhFilm launched its first big production, Nomad, which involved investments in technology and talent amounting to $37 million. This boosted the domestic film industry. Nomad was followed by Mongol, (2007) another big-budget epic.[2]

In 2020, the film studio appeared on the seventh episode of The Amazing Race 32 as the site of a Detour task.[3]

The newest project of Kazakhfilm is the film named Томирис (Tomiris) based on the life of the Scythian Queen Tomyris directed by Akan Satayev in 2019. This movie got international attention.

In April 2021 JSC Kazakhfilm named after I. Sh. Aimanova, together with Almaty Management University AlmaU, established the Media & Film School, a new format for media and cinema. The goal of the new school is to train professionals who meet the modern requirements of the media and film market and the development of the creative industry in the country. The training of the first students began in the 2021-2022 academic year.[4]

Productions

Filmography

The company has made films since 1961.[5]

  1. Tomiris (2019)
  2. Mongol (2007)
  3. Nomad (2005)
  4. Ironiya lyubvi (2010)
  5. Rebirth Island (2004)
  6. Ompa (1998)
  7. The Asian (1991)
  8. Gibel Otrara (1991)
  9. The Last Stop (1990)
  10. Vlyublyonnaya rybka (1990) (TV)
  11. Ainalaiyn (1990)
  12. Gamlet iz Suzaka, ili Mamaya Kero (1990)
  13. Manchzhurskiy variant (1989)
  14. Prikosnoveniye (1989)
  15. Woman of the Day (1989)
  16. Igla (1988)
  17. Balkon (1988)
  18. Desant (1988)
  19. Troye (1988)
  20. Voin (1988)
  21. Vyshe gor (1988)
  22. Neprofessionaly (1987)
  23. Snaypery (1987)
  24. Iskusstvo byt smirnym (1987)
  25. Kto ty, vsadnik? (1987)
  26. Skazka o prekrasnoy Aysulu (1987)
  27. Vyyti iz lesa na polyanu (1987)
  28. My Home on the Green Hills (1986)
  29. Wild Pigeon (1986)
  30. Boysya, vrag, devyatogo syna (1986)
  31. The Victims Have No Grievance (1986)
  32. Tayny madam Vong (1986)
  33. Troynoy pryzhok Pantery (1986)
  34. Turksib (1986)
  35. The Cheetah Comes Back (1985) (TV)
  36. Leti, zhuravlik (1985)
  37. Sestra moya, Lyusya (1985) (TV)
  38. Znay nashikh! (1985)
  39. Chelovecheskiy faktor (1984)
  40. Primite Adama! (1984)
  41. Sladkiy sok vnutri travy (1984)
  42. Voskresnye progulki (1984)
  43. God drakona (1983)
  44. Sultan Beybars (1982)
  45. Trizna (1982)
  46. Falconer (1980) (TV)
  47. Gontsy speshat (1980)
  48. Kogda tebe dvenadzat let (1979)
  49. Pogonya v stepi (1979) Vkus khleba (1979)
  50. Transsibirskiy ekspress (1978) (TV)
  51. Leto v zooparke (1977)
  52. Moya lyubov na tretyem kurse (1976)
  53. Pritcha o lyubvi (1976)
  54. Gaukhartas (Hrani Svoyu Zvezdu) (1975)
  55. The Fierce One (1974)
  56. Pesn o Manshuk (1974)
  57. Konets atamana (1973)
  58. Shok and Sher (1972)
  59. Kyz-Zhibek (1970)
  60. Doroga v tysyachu verst (1968)
  61. Za nami Moskva (1968)
  62. Zvuchi tam-tam! (1968)
  63. Tam, gde tsvetut edelveysy (1966)
  64. Zemlya ottsov (1966)
  65. Menya zovut kozha (1964)
  66. Perekrestok (1963)
  67. Pesnya zovet (1961)

Cartoons

A list of cartoons made by the studio.[6]

  1. Pochemu u Lastochki Hvostik Rozhkami (Why the Swallow Has the Tail with Little Horns) - 1967
  2. Aksak-Kulan - 1968
  3. Hvostik (The Little Tail) - 1969
  4. Medved' i Zayac (The Bear and the Hare) - 1969
  5. Prevraschenie (The Transmutation) - 1969
  6. Kausar-Bulak (Klad) (Kausar-Bulak) - 1970
  7. Sbornik Mikromul'fil'mov N 1 (The Collection Of Micro Cartoons) - 1970
  8. Shramy Starogo Erkena (The Scars of Old Erken) - 1970
  9. Zhavoronok (The Skylark) - 1970
  10. Golubaya Planeta (The Blue Planet) - 1971
  11. Hodzha-Nasyr - Stroitel' (Hodga-Nasir - The Builder) - 1971
  12. Lyubitel' Odinochestva (Solitude-Lover) - 1971
  13. Svyatoj Osel (The Saint Donkey) - 1971
  14. Tri Zhelaniya (Three Wishes) - 1971
  15. Tri Tankista (Soldatskaya Skazka) (Three Tankmen) - 1972
  16. Goluboj Kon' (The Blue Horse) - 1973
  17. Hodzha-Nasyr - Bogohul'nik (Prozrenie) (Hodga-Nasir - The Blasphemer) - 1973
  18. Mal'chik-Oduvanchik (Boy-Dandelion) - 1973
  19. Volshebnaya Svirel' (Auen) (The Big Reed-Pipe) - 1973
  20. Derzhis', Rebyata! (Steady, Boys) - 1974
  21. Muzbalak - 2018[7]

Management
  • 1953-1970 - Shaken Aimanov, art director, head of "Kazakhfilm" film studio.
  • From 1978 - Azerbazhan Mambetov, director of "Kazakhfilm" film studio.
  • From 1992 - Ardak Amirkulov, director of "Kazakhfilm" film studio.
  • From May 12, 2002 - Sergey Azimov, general director of "Kazakhfilm" film studio.
  • From June 27, 2006 - Sergey Azimov, President of JSC "Kazakhfilm" named after Sh. Aimanov.
  • From November 21, 2007 - Anar Kashaganova, President of JSC "Kazakhfilm" named after Sh. Aimanov.
  • From May 30, 2008 - Ermek Amanshaev, President of JSC "Kazakhfilm" named after Sh. Aimanov.
  • From January 30, 2015 - Bakhyt Kairbekov, President of JSC "Kazakhfilm" named after Sh. Aimanov.
  • From August 12, 2019 - Asenov Arman, President of JSC "Kazakhfilm" named after Sh. Aimanov.
  • From July 2020 - Akhan Sataev, President of JSC "Kazakhfilm" named after Sh. Aimanov. [8]

References
  1. "Kazakhfilm history". Archived from the original on 2011-11-30.
  2. "Kazakhfilm Supports Young Filmmakers, National Image". astanatimes.com.
  3. Caruso, Nick (November 18, 2020). "Amazing Race Recap: Them's the Brakes — Which Teams Stalled Out in the Week's Double Dose of Episodes?". TVLine. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  4. "Media&Film School нового формата открылась в Казахстане" (in Russian).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Kazakhfilm Studios". IMDbPro.com. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
  6. "Production Company". The Big Cartoon Database. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
  7. "muzbalak". mubi.com.
  8. "Казахфильм — Казахстанская Энциклопедия". ru.encyclopedia.kz. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
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