Kazakh movie ‘Fire’ wins Grand Prix at international film festival

The movie “Fire” by Kazakh director Aizhan Kassymbek won the international competition of debut films held in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Alisher Zhadigerov’s film “Otau” also represented Kazakhstan in the competition and was awarded the prize for the best international debut feature film. Along with Kazakhstan, film directors from Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Russia, Serbia and other countries also presented their works at the festival. Iranian director, producer and screenwriter Mehdi Fard Ghaderi presided over the jury of this festival.