To the attention of journalists

The press service of the 13th Kazan International Muslim Film Festival invites media representatives to a series of press screenings of films of competitive and out-of-competition programs.

Press-releases will be held every Tuesday, starting from August 8, at 17.00, in the  cinema "Mir".

At the first show, a full-length feature film, included in the contest program, "Clay Kingdom" (Bangladesh) will be presented to the attention of journalists and film community.

The film is a debut in the full meter by  the young Bangladeshi director Bijon (Bijon), who graduated from the film, television and theater department of the University of California (Los Angeles, USA), majoring in "directing". The premiere of the painting took place at the 42nd International Film Festival in Seattle; The film has already received a number of awards, including the "Best Film" award at the 7th Chicago Film Festival of South Asian Cinema, the America Awards prize of the American Film Society and others.

After the show, a discussion will be held with the participation of Albina Nafigova, program director of the 13th KIMMC, and Adilya Khaybullina, a film expert and a member of the selection committee.

Accreditation to the press-show on August 8 is carried out by e-mail shigabetdinov.pr@gmail.com or by phone 8 937 285 01 21 (Liana Nurysheva). We will be glad to see you!

Schedule of further press releases:

August 15, 17.00, "Mir" - the film "Fate" (director Zhang Wei, China / out-of-competition "Out of Access Zone")

August 22, 17.00, "Mir" - the film "Burning Birds" (directed by Sanjiva Puspakumara, Sri Lanka-France-Netherlands-Qatar / an out-of-competition program "Hindustan at the Crossroads of Cultures")

August 29, 17.00, "Mir" - the film "Our Preacher" (directed by Magdi Ahmed Ali, Egypt / film-opening)

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Reference: Kazan International Muslim Film Festival (KMFMK) is one of the largest film reviews in Russia, held annually in the capital of Tatarstan since 2005. The program of the forum selects films that carry the ideas of peacemaking, tolerance, tolerance, telling about the ways of building an interethnic dialogue.

In 2017, 782 applications from 61 countries have  accepted for participation in the festival. The competition shortlist includes 60 films from 27 countries: Azerbaijan, Albania, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, India, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malta, Morocco, Nepal, Niger, Russia, the United States, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, France, Sweden, Estonia. The jury of the Festival-2017 will be headed by People's Artist of Russia, director and screenwriter Nikolai Dostal. Within the framework of the festival, the All-Russian Educational Forum "The Time of Cinema" will be held.

Detailed information about the festival is available on the official website of kazan-mfmk.com.