Ilsur Metshin: “Kazan will become the capital of jazz for three days”

On August 28 - 30, Kazan will host the international festival “Congress of Dixieland and Ethno-Jazz Ensembles from the BRICS Countries in Russia”. Twenty-two bands from India, Ethiopia, Brazil, China, Iran, Cuba and Turkey will take part in the event. Azat Abzalov, Head of the Department of Culture, reported about the festive program at the Business Monday meeting.

“Holding the BRICS summit in Kazan has allowed us to improve many events, including those we are already familiar with. We see a diverse and multifaceted world, and for three days, Kazan will become the capital of jazz. Luckily, BRICS summit gives us this opportunity,”-  said the Mayor, Ilsur Metshin.

On the first day of the festival, jazz films will be screened for residents and visitors of the city. These films will be shown in outdoor locations, including Aksyonov Garden, Fisherman’s Garden, and the embankment of Lake Kaban. The film screenings will begin at 8 pm.

On August 29, Baumana and Peterburgskaya streets will be filled with the sounds of jazz orchestras. In the evening at 16.00, guests will enjoy a Dixieland parade from Baumana and Peterburgskaya Streets to the final destination – the Kamal theater.

A festival concert will take place on the stage near the Kamal theater, where the combined orchestra of Dixieland BRICS will perform a popular Tatar melody and other well-known music.

A screening of “Some like it hot” will take place in Fisherman’s Garden, and “Volga, Volga” in Aksyonov Square.

On the final day of the festival, August 30, a rich musical program will start at various venues at 11:00 am. The musicians will perform for guests and residents of the city at the Ekiyat Puppet Theater, Krylia Sovetov Park, and the Gorkinsko-Ometyevsky Forest, as well as at the park named after Uritsky.

The highlight of the holiday will be two concerts that will take place at 6:00 pm on the stage of the Kazan Family Center and the Kamal Theater.

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The Turkish director Metin Gunay will chair the jury at the Altyn Minbar International Film Festival

More than 50 films from 20 different countries will be screened at the event in Kazan

The 20th Kazan International Film Festival “Altyn Minbar” will take place in the capital of Tatarstan on September 6-11. The festival program includes screenings of films by filmmakers from various countries as well as a business program. This information was announced during a staff meeting by Azat Abzalov, head of the Kazan Department of Culture.

The Altyn Minbar Film Festival's competition program will feature 51 movies from 20 different countries. The judging panel will consist of representatives from the film industries of Russia, Syria, Egypt, Iraq, India, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. Metin Gunay will head the jury, who is famous for of the television series “Resurrection: Ertugrul” and “Kurulos: Osman”. Additionally, Turkish cinema stars such as Çagrı Şensoy, Yığit Uçan, and Fatih Ayhan will be attending the festival.

Screenings of the competition films will take place on the weekend, September 7 and 8, at the Almaz Cinema Rodina and Mir cinemas.

The festival also includes an extensive business program, which will take place at the Kazan Digital Week forum in the Kazan Expo.

The opening of the festival will take place at the Kazan City Hall, and the closing will take place at the Kamal Theater.