News of program » The Name of the Best Action Script Writer Is Declared |
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5 July 2012 | Views: 1357 The III International festival of action movies ASTANA held from July 1 to July 3 on the threshold of the Day of the Capital of Kazakhstan is completed. The movie holiday once again gathered the stars of world movie industry: actors, movie directors, workers of culture and men of art, famous producers and potential investors. The last year’s promise of Timur Bekmambetov to annually make the Festival more unique and interesting embodying a variety of ideas and plans is fulfilled. Among the guests there were noticed: a French actor Vincent Cassel, well-known producers and script writers Jim Lemli, Kang Je Gu, Kevin Reynolds, popular Russian actors Vladimir Menshov, Yelizaveta Boyarskaya, Galina Konshina, Arkadiy Ukupnik and “Z.Dance” team. The movie program of 16 films included the works of Timur Bekmambetov “President Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”, Julien Leklerk “Assault”, Mark Webb “The New Spider-Man” which the lucky movie-goers were able to see the first in the world. Within the framework of film festival there was also held the final of script competition where Saby Charitable Foundation acts as an official partner for the second time already. A name of the winner was declared in solemn environment on July 3. It is Faisal Qureshi from Great Britain. Now a sacred door to “the land of dreams” is opened for a new author – Bazelevs film company offered him a unique opportunity to make a film using his own scenario and also presented him a cash prize amounting to 10 000 dollars. |
News of program » The Results of the Poetry Contest |
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4 July 2012 | Views: 1456 The results of the second Poetry Contest in the state language held by Saby Charitable Foundation as a part of the Alem Young Talents Support Program were summarized. All participants, both grown-ups and children, tried to express their love to the motherland, native country, our planet, the humanity and Human Being. The poetical compositions were evaluated by an expert in literature – the poet, writer, pressman, secretary and chairman of the Childhood Reading Council of the Kazakhstan Writers Alliance Khali Sultan Khaliuly. By results of this creative contest, the only winner was defined to be a 17-year old Akzharkyn Mutiyeva from Atyrau region. According to our expert, she has “perfect potential and great chances to reach high goals in the world of letters”. The winner received the grand prize of the contest – a notebook. |
News of program » International Recognition of Saby |
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27 June 2012 | Views: 1294 The social and cultural campaign “Nomad’s Way”, organized this year in February by Saby Foundation, had a goal to introduce Kazakhstan to the world as a young country at the political arena, but with deep historical roots dating back to the ancientry. The cultural heritage of our country, Kazakh masters Zergers being an example of achievements, became a message for the West. Certainly, this campaign drew attention to the Foundation as well: having carefully examined Saby fundraisers, several foreign organizations proposed to cooperate, that proves a positive evaluation of our activities at the international level. In support to this fact the European Society for Quality Research – ESQR conferred Saby Foundation with the “International Diamond Prize for Customer Satisfaction 2012” at the award ceremony held in Rome, on June 23-24. It is annually awarded to commercial and non-commercial organizations from different countries “in sign of recognition of distinguished achievements in meeting customers’ expectations and excellent outcomes in quality management”. |
News of program, Information for Candidates » FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions |
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22 June 2012 | Views: 1447 Dear candidates for the participation in the Alem Young Talents Support Program! Examining your applications, we often get frequently asked questions. Most common questions have been published in this article. We kindly ask you to read and to take into consideration the information below to provide that all your applications get assess to the selection procedure. |
News of program, Announcement » The Finalists in the Beat of ‘Action’ |
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6 June 2012 | Views: 1649 Great Alfred Hitchcock used to say: “There are three things for shooting a good film: a script, a script and again a script!”. As if continuing the thought of the genius, the Movie Script Contest, which gives the opportunity to our compatriots, and not only to them, to internationally reveal their talent, has been held for the third year in the frame of the International Movie Festival. In Kazakhstan such a serious contest is held with the support of the Akimat of Astana and the Alem Program of Saby Charitable Foundation. Today, we know the names of the 10 best screenwriters (5 Kazakh and 5 international), which have the real chance to collaborate with Bazelevs production company of the well-known director Timur Bekmambetov and receive a significant prize in the amount of $10,000. From July 1 to July 3, 2012, at the festival in Astana, the finalists will submit to approval to the educated audience their scripts of the action category. |