“Amangeldy” is considered to be the first Kazakh film. It was made at the “Lenfilm” Studio and told about the great batyr (warrior) Amangeldy Imanov. Mark Levin was its producer; actor Yelubai Omirzakov played Amangeldy. Thus, the first film about the Kazakhs appeared. The further development of Kazakh cinema was during the Second World War. “Lenfilm” and “Mosfilm” Studios started working in Almaty. On September 12, 1941 on the basis of the decision of the Council of People’s Commissars of the KazSSR № 762 the Alma-Ata Feature Film Studio was established. Later, in 1960 it was renamed “Kazakhfilm” Studio, and in 1984 it was named after outstanding worker of national cinematography Shaken Aimanov. Over a period of 70 years 228 feature-length and 70 short feature films, 1133 documentary and 139 animated films were made there. In 2005 the Head of the Union of Kazakhstan’s Cinematographers Baurzhan Nogerbekov proposed to celebrate Kazakh Cinema Day on September 12.
Use of materials for publication, commercial use, or distribution requires written or oral permission
from the Board of Editors or the author.
Hyperlink to Qazaqstan tarihy portal is necessary. All rights reserved by the Law RK “On author’s rights
and related rights”.
To request authorization email to
or call to 8 (7172) 57 14 08 (in
- 1164)
