Almaty hosts VIII Eurasia International Film Festival
ALMATY. September 18. KAZINFORM The VIII International Film Festival Eurasia opening ceremony was held in Almaty. Countries of Central Asia, CIS, the European Union and Asia were invited to participate in the Eurasia Film Festival this year.
The festival is attended by Hollywood celebrities such as Dennis Haysbert, Wolfgang Petersen, Vincent Perez, and Russian cinema stars Nonna Grishayeva, Fedor Bondarchuk, Alice Grebenschikova, Darya Poverennova, Yegor Pazenko and others.
Kazakh film director Amir Kararkulov had the honor to open the festival with the first show of "Virtual Love" film.
As a result of the high level programs, and also the international standards of the competitive film festivals, together with the international jury, prestigious juries representing FIPRESCI and NETPAC film critics will also work at Eurasia.
Eurasia is the unique Kazakhstan's Film Festival which works according to the FIAPF regulations (The International Federation of Film Producers Associations).
In 2012 the annual information collection «International Film Guide» published in Great Britain, included IFF Eurasia into the list of 35 leading world film festivals.