Golden Minbar International Film Festival
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Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema will be organized as an annual forum of cinematographers, and a place of regular meetings and an exchange of experience, of further cooperation, between filmmakers of Russia and the Muslim countries and the entire world. In festival can take part not only Muslims, but also the representatives of other faiths creating films, popularizing universal spiritually-moral and cultural traditions.
The purpose of the given festival is creation of objective representation in Russia and the world community about an Islam and Muslims.
- Kazan
- from the 5th to the 11th of September 2005 and was devoted to the 1000th anniversary
of Kazan. About 20 countries took part in the festival.
Like the first festival, the second «Kazan International Festival Of Muslim Cinema» also was held in Kazan under motto «religious tolerance
and political correctness
».
A total of over 175 pictures from 25 countries have been sent in.
The third Kazan International Festival Of Muslim Cinema has strengthened its significance in the world cinema. And there's one more thing of importance here: it gave rise to new ideas.
The guest of honour
of the festival in Kazan was The French actress Catherine Deneuve
and Kazakhstan
's ambassador to UNESCO
Olzhas Suleimenov
, came up with the initiative to declare the coming year the year of cultures' closeness. This is exactly what was seen at the festival of Muslim films in Kazan, whose motto was "Through the dialogue of cultures to the culture of dialogue". The chairman of the selection commission Sergei Lavrentyev
is of the opinion that the films that were shown in Kazan offer proof that the potential is not fully untapped here.
It was exactly at the festival of Muslim films in Kazan that I once again made certain that all people are brothers. Filmmakers had a chance to learn more about the cultures of countries, which submitted their films to the festival. And understand that such religions as Judaism
, Christianity
and Islam
, which one considers different enough, come into contact.
More than 40 countries took part in Kazan International Festival Of Muslim Cinema.
The International Jury for full & short -length feature films competition will present the following prizes :
1-The main prize for best full-length feature film;
2-The main prize for best short-length feature film;
3-The prize for best direction in full-length feature film;
4-The prize for the Best scriptwriter in full-length feature film;
5-The prize for the Best Cinematography in full-length feature film;
6-The prize for Best Actress in full-length feature film;
7-The prize for Best Actor in full-length feature film;
8-The main prize for best full-length documentary film;
9-The main prize for best short-length documentary film;
10-The special Prize of the President of Republic Tatarstan «For humanism in cinema art»;
11-The special prize of spectator sympathies;
12-The special prize of Guild Russia's Cinematographers and film critics;
13-The special prize of the international organization TURKSOI “For contribution to development of the Turkic world, cinematography”.
Entries
Open to the public
The purpose of the given festival is creation of objective representation in Russia and the world community about an Islam and Muslims.
History
The First Kazan International Festival Of Muslim Cinema took place in the capital of TatarstanTatarstan
The Republic of Tatarstan is a federal subject of Russia located in the Volga Federal District. Its capital is the city of Kazan, which is one of Russia's largest and most prosperous cities. The republic borders with Kirov, Ulyanovsk, Samara, and Orenburg Oblasts, and with the Mari El, Udmurt,...
- Kazan
Kazan
Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the...
- from the 5th to the 11th of September 2005 and was devoted to the 1000th anniversary
Anniversary
An anniversary is a day that commemorates or celebrates a past event that occurred on the same day of the year as the initial event. For example, the first event is the initial occurrence or, if planned, the inaugural of the event. One year later would be the first anniversary of that event...
of Kazan. About 20 countries took part in the festival.
Like the first festival, the second «Kazan International Festival Of Muslim Cinema» also was held in Kazan under motto «religious tolerance
Religious toleration
Toleration is "the practice of deliberately allowing or permitting a thing of which one disapproves. One can meaningfully speak of tolerating, ie of allowing or permitting, only if one is in a position to disallow”. It has also been defined as "to bear or endure" or "to nourish, sustain or preserve"...
and political correctness
Political correctness
Political correctness is a term which denotes language, ideas, policies, and behavior seen as seeking to minimize social and institutional offense in occupational, gender, racial, cultural, sexual orientation, certain other religions, beliefs or ideologies, disability, and age-related contexts,...
».
A total of over 175 pictures from 25 countries have been sent in.
The third Kazan International Festival Of Muslim Cinema has strengthened its significance in the world cinema. And there's one more thing of importance here: it gave rise to new ideas.
The guest of honour
Guest of Honour
Guest of Honour is a 1934 British comedy film directed by George King and starring Henry Kendall, Micki Hood, Edward Chapman and Joan Playfair. An aristocrat unmasks a blackmailer. Based on F. Anstey's 1903 play The Man from Blankley's which had been made as a 1920 Paramount silent The Fourteenth...
of the festival in Kazan was The French actress Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Deneuve is a French actress. She gained recognition for her portrayal of aloof and mysterious beauties in films such as Repulsion and Belle de jour . Deneuve was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1993 for her performance in Indochine; she also won César Awards for that...
and Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
's ambassador to UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
Olzhas Suleimenov
Olzhas Suleimenov
Olzhas Omaruli Suleimenov is a Soviet poet, Kazakhstani politician, and Soviet anti-nuclear activist.-Life:Suleimenov was born on 18 May 1936 in Alma-Ata. He graduated from Geological Sciences Department of Kazakh State University in 1959. Suleimenov also finished Gorkii Institute of Literature in...
, came up with the initiative to declare the coming year the year of cultures' closeness. This is exactly what was seen at the festival of Muslim films in Kazan, whose motto was "Through the dialogue of cultures to the culture of dialogue". The chairman of the selection commission Sergei Lavrentyev
Sergei Lavrentyev
Sergei Nikolayevich Lavrentyev is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. In 2010, he managed FC Nara-ShBFR Naro-Fominsk. As a player, he made his debut in the Soviet Second League in 1989 for FC Dynamo-2 Moscow.-References:...
is of the opinion that the films that were shown in Kazan offer proof that the potential is not fully untapped here.
It was exactly at the festival of Muslim films in Kazan that I once again made certain that all people are brothers. Filmmakers had a chance to learn more about the cultures of countries, which submitted their films to the festival. And understand that such religions as Judaism
Judaism
Judaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...
, Christianity
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
and Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
, which one considers different enough, come into contact.
More than 40 countries took part in Kazan International Festival Of Muslim Cinema.
Awards
A- feature filmThe International Jury for full & short -length feature films competition will present the following prizes :
1-The main prize for best full-length feature film;
2-The main prize for best short-length feature film;
3-The prize for best direction in full-length feature film;
4-The prize for the Best scriptwriter in full-length feature film;
5-The prize for the Best Cinematography in full-length feature film;
6-The prize for Best Actress in full-length feature film;
7-The prize for Best Actor in full-length feature film;
8-The main prize for best full-length documentary film;
9-The main prize for best short-length documentary film;
10-The special Prize of the President of Republic Tatarstan «For humanism in cinema art»;
11-The special prize of spectator sympathies;
12-The special prize of Guild Russia's Cinematographers and film critics;
13-The special prize of the international organization TURKSOI “For contribution to development of the Turkic world, cinematography”.
Entries
Open to the public