― 14 ноября 2024 г.
Cinema Summit of the Turkic World held in Ashgabat
The Cinema Summit of the Turkic World 2024 took place at the Korkut Ata Film Festival in Ashgabat within the framework of events held in Anev the Cultural Capital of the Turkic World.
The summit, hosted by the State Committee for Television Cinematography Radio of Turkmenistan and TURKSOY, was attended by TURKSOY Secretary General Sultan Raev, as well as the general directors of cinema of TURKSOY member countries and producers, directors and actors from all over the Turkic World.
Delivering statements to press members after the summit, Secretary General Sultan Raev emphasised the importance of co-productions in the Turkic World. Secretary General Raev who also stated that the establishment of the Cinema Fund Turkic World is under way, further stressed that the summit offered the opportunity to stakeholders of Turkic cinema to get acquainted with each other and underlined that there are many opportunities for co-productions today. Referring to the decisions of the 11th Summit of the Organisation of Turkic States held in Bishkek, Secretary General Raev said: ‘At this summit, our Presidents have entrusted us with a very important duty. Indeed, in line with the decision made in Bishkek, our stakeholders were given the task to create a funding mechanism that will financially support Turkic cinema and provide a lifeline to co-productions. A working group will be established as soon as possible and I believe that we will soon be able to share the good news which the entire sector has been waiting for for many years. In this regard, I would like to thank the General Directorate of Cinema of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Türkiye, because the experience of the Republic of Türkiye in this field can shed light on the way of endeavours of the entire Turkic World in the field of cinema. The Turkish Radio and Television TRT and the General Directorate of Cinema are already providing very important support. Our aim is to further foster this support while developing the related mechanisms available for cinema professionals in all TURKSOY member countries. All our efforts are aimed at strengthening the bridges of friendship between our peoples. In this regard, it goes without saying that the power of cinema is extremely precious."
At the event, Annesehat Kakayev, the Deputy Director General of the Television of Turkmenistan said that cinema is one of the most efficient tools to strengthen cultural ties and added that Turkmenistan is ready to share all its knowledge and experience in the field of cinema. Following their presentations, participants of the summit shared their ideas and opinions which could play an important role in the development of the Korkut Ata Film Festival.
