Kazakhstan Law on Cinematography
One of the authors of Kazakhstan’s first dedicated law on cinematography, adopted in 2019.
Project Overview
Kazakhstan’s Law on Cinematography No. 212-VI, adopted on 3 January 2019, established for the first time a separate legal basis for the national film industry. Andrey Khazbulatov was one of the authors of the law, which covered state support for film production, the status of a national film, distribution, preservation of film heritage and a new institutional model of support for cinema.
Key facts
- Role
- one of the authors of the law
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Field
- state film policy / cinematography legislation
- Adopted
- 3 January 2019
- Law
- No. 212-VI
Project Timeline
Phase 1
A new model
of support
The law established state financial support for national films and a competitive selection mechanism for film projects with professional expert review.
Phase 2
Institutional
reform
The law provided for a dedicated operator of state support for cinema. The National Film Support Center was created in 2019.
Phase 3
From law
to industry
The reform covered not only film production but also the development of the film industry, international cooperation, promotion of national cinema and preservation of film heritage. In 2019 the new model of support was presented to the professional community at the XV Eurasia International Film Festival.
