February 17. Kazinform's timeline of major events

DATES

Happy Random Acts of Kindness Day is celebrated each year on February 17.

EVENTS

2005– Chairman of the Committee on International Relations, Defense and Security of the Senate of the Kazakh Parliament, PhD, Prof, prominent Statesman, diplomat, and Journalist Kuanysh Sultanov joins the Council of the Wise of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

2009– The Foreign Intelligence Service of Kazakhstan Syrbar subordinate and accountable to the Kazakh President is set up.

2013– Kazakh cinematographer Aziz Zhambakiyev wins the prize at the Berlin Festival for Harmony lessons film.

2016– Astana hosts a premiere of the full documentary Sagadat Nurmagambetov. The Last Interview produced by the Sh. Aimanov Kazakhfilm film studio.

2018– The Kazakhstani journalists are awarded the Prize of the International Organization of Turkic Culture for the contribution of the media to promoting the common values of the countries of the Turkic world.

2021– Kazakhstani Taufik Karimov wins the International London Literary Prize in the category «Stars» in the Small prose nomination – Charles Dickens Prize – for his book Fata Morgana.

2022- The Kazakh film 'Scheme' by Farkhat Sharipov wins the Grand Prix in the Generation competition program at the 72nd International Berlin Film Festival.