President sent greetings to participants of Eurasia film festival
09:21, 20 September 2011
ALMATY. September 20. KAZINFORM /Aigul Turysbekova/ Ideas regarding film festivals, necessity of maintenance and development of the Eurasian film production, enhancement of its diversity on the basis of peace, concord and tolerance are very popular in Kazakhstan; the Kazakh President's greeting message to participants of the seventh Eurasia international film festival reads. Minister of Culture Mukhtar Kul-Mukhammed has read out the message.
The festival gathered more than 130 guests from 25 countries.
According to Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the festival, president of Kazakhfilm JSC Yermek Amanshayev, year by year Eurasia festival becomes a serious, partnership and business platform.
Chairman of the international jury, well-known South Korean film director Kim Ki-Duk noted that he had participated in many festivals, but he is in Kazakhstan for the first time. "It is great honor for me to be a chairman of the jury. I wish Kazakhstan's film industry to develop rapidly and become as strong and large as your territory is," he said.