President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Joomart Tokayev received film director Timur Bekmambetov, Akorda reports. The parties discussed the prospects for the development of Kazakh cinematography, issues of training specialists in the creative industry, creating conditions for increasing domestic film content and supporting filmmakers. Timur Bekmambetov shared his experience in implementing a project to retrain traditional specialists (teachers, actors, artists, and others) to become digital creative industries in other countries. Kassym-Joomart Tokayev noted the important role of the law “On Cinematography”, which provides conditions for the development of this industry and allows attracting foreign specialists. In addition, the President focused on the need to modernize domestic cinema, taking into account the best world experience.
Source: Central Asian News Services