My Heart Astana anthology screened in Moscow

The Kazakh-Russian comedy-drama anthology consists of short films, each by a different director. All short films relate in some way to the subject of love, friendship, the past and the future and are set in Kazakhstan's capital. All directors declare their love to the city in the heart of Eurasia. The film is a sequel of sorts to the films Paris, je t'aime, New York, I Love You and Moscow, I Love You. It was produced by well-known Russian directors Yegor Konchalovsky and Alexey Golubev. "Astana is the new symbol of Kazakhstan that unites this multi-national country. I have special feelings for this country [Konchalovsky's mother is famous Kazakh actress Natalia Arinbasarova]," Konchalovsky said. According to the Russian director, the idea behind the project belongs to then mayor of Astana city and his close friend Imangali Tasmagambetov. "We wanted to do something special to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Kazakhstan's Independence. When he saw Moscow, I Love You film, we decided to do the anthology about Astana," he added.