13.08.2021
Kazan
Films from the cycle "Muslims, of whom Russia is proud" - in the program of the XVII KIFMC
The XVII Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema will be held in the capital of Tatarstan from 5th to 10th of September. This year, the program of the film festival includes three films from the cycle "Muslims, of which Russia is proud".
The Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema was founded in 2005 on the initiative of the Council of Muftis of Russia, which is a co-founder of the festival along with the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan. The permanent president of the KIFMC is the religious leader of Russian Muslims, General Secretary of the Muslim International Forum, Chairman of the Religious Board of Muslims of the Russian Federation and the Russian Muftis Council , Mufti Sheikh Ravil Gaynutdin.
The film festival, held under the slogan "Through the dialogue of cultures — to the culture of dialogue", will show films from 45 countries of the world in 2021. In addition to the main competition program, which included 50 films in 5 categories: feature films, feature short films, documentary feature films, short documentaries and a national competition, parallel programs will also be presented at the festival.
One of these programs, called "Islam in Russia", will feature three documentaries from the series "Muslims of whom Russia is proud". These are the paintings " Abdulaziz Davletshin. The Road to Mecca "(2012) directed by Abdullah Issa, " Musa Bigiyev. The Involuntary Emigrant" (2015) by Ildar Islamgulov and " Galimjan Barudi. Memorial book" (2017) by Galina Krasnoborova. The head of the project "Muslims of whom Russia is proud" is the head of the department of documentary film projects of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Russian Federation Akhmad Makarov. The films are created with the assistance of the Foundation for the Support of Islamic Culture, Science and Education and are designed to introduce the general public to representatives of Russian Islam who have left a deep mark on its history and culture.
The Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema was founded in 2005 on the initiative of the Council of Muftis of Russia, which is a co-founder of the festival along with the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan. The permanent president of the KIFMC is the religious leader of Russian Muslims, General Secretary of the Muslim International Forum, Chairman of the Religious Board of Muslims of the Russian Federation and the Russian Muftis Council , Mufti Sheikh Ravil Gaynutdin.
The film festival, held under the slogan "Through the dialogue of cultures — to the culture of dialogue", will show films from 45 countries of the world in 2021. In addition to the main competition program, which included 50 films in 5 categories: feature films, feature short films, documentary feature films, short documentaries and a national competition, parallel programs will also be presented at the festival.
One of these programs, called "Islam in Russia", will feature three documentaries from the series "Muslims of whom Russia is proud". These are the paintings " Abdulaziz Davletshin. The Road to Mecca "(2012) directed by Abdullah Issa, " Musa Bigiyev. The Involuntary Emigrant" (2015) by Ildar Islamgulov and " Galimjan Barudi. Memorial book" (2017) by Galina Krasnoborova. The head of the project "Muslims of whom Russia is proud" is the head of the department of documentary film projects of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Russian Federation Akhmad Makarov. The films are created with the assistance of the Foundation for the Support of Islamic Culture, Science and Education and are designed to introduce the general public to representatives of Russian Islam who have left a deep mark on its history and culture.