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In Uzbekistan, the XV Tashkent Film Festival ended last week, which was attended by hundreds of filmmakers from different countries. More than fifty of them gave master classes or participated in creative meetings. Over the past few years, cinema in Uzbekistan has reached a new, higher quality and professional level, and therefore it is becoming fashionable among young people. A branch of VGIK has opened, and a couple more specialized universities operate in Tashkent. Young people are happy to take part in everything related to cinema, so the halls at these educational events, as at most film screenings, were full. The famous Russian director Alexander Sokurov also brought a full house to his master class. He had a very busy program at the film festival: in addition to the master class, there was a presentation of his film “Fairy Tale”, participation as a jury in the competition for young filmmakers “Cinema in Five Days”, presentation of awards to the winners, and also receiving the award “For Contribution to the Development of World Cinema " We talked with the film director about the festival.
Education and the state.Maksud Sheikhzade 12:44 Kazakhstan plans to increase oil transit from the Russian Federation to Uzbekistan to 550 thousand tonsAt the Tashkent Film Festival there was an extensive educational program, you gave a master class. How do shows and education fit together? — It depends on the purpose of the festival and the place where it takes place. If the festival is in a big city, where there are a lot of young people, a lot of people who are interested in art and culture, then you can’t do without an educational program. Let’s not forget about the educational component Country Email List because such events are an excellent and sometimes the only opportunity to introduce people to cinema. Alexander Sokurov at a master class. Photos of the organizers At the same time, the film festival can allow screenings of non-commercial, auteur films, which is also a rare opportunity for many directors. Through these pictures we get acquainted with the modern moral coloring of society, therefore their display is a necessity. Moreover, to achieve the educational goal, it is not necessary to have thousands or hundreds of spectators.
A dozen are enough - the result will be no less impressive. Festival and education are interconnected things. — How often is the master class program practiced at other festivals? — At class A festivals, everywhere I’ve been, it’s practiced. Another thing is that the master classes and creative meetings are mostly attended by people who deliberately went to the festival. Students rarely attend such events, since festivals are often held during school holidays. In addition, visiting a film forum is not a cheap pleasure - tickets, hotels, everything costs money. In this sense, for example, European film festivals from the point of view of education are a miss. The Tashkent festival is publicly accessible. And that's great. - About the high cost. Carrying out such events and developing cinema in general requires considerable funds. How important is it that the government provides this money? — The purpose of the state’s existence is to create and maintain culture. Of course, the state must deal with the economy, defense capabilities, and so on. But the development of culture is a primary task. If the culture is not at a high level, this will certainly affect the competence of diplomats, military officers, economists, and bureaucrats.
Education and the state.Maksud Sheikhzade 12:44 Kazakhstan plans to increase oil transit from the Russian Federation to Uzbekistan to 550 thousand tonsAt the Tashkent Film Festival there was an extensive educational program, you gave a master class. How do shows and education fit together? — It depends on the purpose of the festival and the place where it takes place. If the festival is in a big city, where there are a lot of young people, a lot of people who are interested in art and culture, then you can’t do without an educational program. Let’s not forget about the educational component Country Email List because such events are an excellent and sometimes the only opportunity to introduce people to cinema. Alexander Sokurov at a master class. Photos of the organizers At the same time, the film festival can allow screenings of non-commercial, auteur films, which is also a rare opportunity for many directors. Through these pictures we get acquainted with the modern moral coloring of society, therefore their display is a necessity. Moreover, to achieve the educational goal, it is not necessary to have thousands or hundreds of spectators.
A dozen are enough - the result will be no less impressive. Festival and education are interconnected things. — How often is the master class program practiced at other festivals? — At class A festivals, everywhere I’ve been, it’s practiced. Another thing is that the master classes and creative meetings are mostly attended by people who deliberately went to the festival. Students rarely attend such events, since festivals are often held during school holidays. In addition, visiting a film forum is not a cheap pleasure - tickets, hotels, everything costs money. In this sense, for example, European film festivals from the point of view of education are a miss. The Tashkent festival is publicly accessible. And that's great. - About the high cost. Carrying out such events and developing cinema in general requires considerable funds. How important is it that the government provides this money? — The purpose of the state’s existence is to create and maintain culture. Of course, the state must deal with the economy, defense capabilities, and so on. But the development of culture is a primary task. If the culture is not at a high level, this will certainly affect the competence of diplomats, military officers, economists, and bureaucrats.