The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival is one of the oldest in the world and has become Central and Eastern Europe's leading film event.
The Heartland International Film Festival is a film festival held each October in Indianapolis, Indiana. The festival was first held in 1992, its goal is to "inspire filmmakers and audiences through the transformative power of film".
The Central Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Almaty, Kazakhstan and the largest sports complex in the Republic of Kazakhstan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium is shared by FC Kairat Almaty. It also serves as the home stadium for the Kazakhstan national football team.
Ahmedjan Smagululy Yessimov is a Kazakh politician who's served as the chairman of Samruk-Kazyna from 2017 to 2021. Prior to that, he was the director of Expo 2017 from 2015 to 2017, akim of Almaty from 2008 to 2015, Minister of Agriculture from 2006 to 2008 and 2001 to 2004, Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from 2002 to 2006 and 1994 to 1996, First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from 1996 to 1998, Acting Head of the Presidential Administration of Kazakhstan and State Secretary of Kazakhstan in 1996.
AFC Kairat is a professional futsal club based in Almaty, the biggest city of Kazakhstan. The club was founded in 1995. Since 2012 the club has been one of the strongest teams in Europe, having reached UEFA Futsal Cup semi-finals four times and winning it in 2012–13 and 2014–15 seasons.
Almaty Metro is a rapid transit/metro system in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The first line of the system was opened on 1 December 2011, after more than 23 years of construction. A 2.9-kilometre (1.8 mi), two-station extension of the Metro to Moskva station opened on 18 April 2015.
The Golden ApricotYerevan International Film Festival (GAIFF) is an annual film festival held in Yerevan, Armenia. The festival was founded in 2004 with the co-operation of the "Golden Apricot" Fund for Cinema Development, the Armenian Association of Film Critics and Cinema Journalists. The GAIFF is continually supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, the Ministry of Culture of Armenia and the Benevolent Fund for Cultural Development.The objectives of the festival are "to present new works by the film directors and producers in Armenia and foreign cinematographers of Armenian descent and to promote creativity and originality in the area of cinema and video art".
Almaty Management University (AlmaU) is a higher educational institution in Almaty, Kazakhstan, providing preparation of specialists of economic fields under bachelor's degree programs, MBA and DBA.
The Baluan Sholak Sports Palace or Bolyan Sholak Sports Palace is a Palace of Sports in Almaty, the former capital of Kazakhstan. It was built in 1967 and extensively renovated in 2009–2011. It is named after Baluan Sholak, a celebrated Kazakh composer, singer, poet, dombra player, dzhigit and wrestler.
Emir Kenzhegazyuly Baigazin is a Kazakh actor and film director, active in the genres of auteur cinema and art-house.
The Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) is an annual film festival that takes place in Nigeria. It was founded in 2010 with its Inaugural edition in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. AFRIFF was founded by Chioma Ude a passionate film buff and entrepreneur, The event normally spans through a week and it includes award shows and film training classes. Keith Shiri, the founder/director of Africa at the Pictures is the artistic director of the festival. AFRIFF gives out honors in categories such Feature, Documentary, Short, Animation, and Students Short, as well as awards and prizes for Directing, Acting, and Screenplay. There are additional special awards for Audience Choice and an Outstanding Film Jury Award.
The cinema of Kyrgyzstan is part of the cinema of Central Asia.
Basketball Club "BC" Almaty is a Kazakhstani professional basketball club based in the city of Almaty in southern Kazakhstan.
Bakhytzhan Abdiruly Sagintayev is a Kazakh politician who was a Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, from 9 September 2016 until his resignation on 21 February 2019. He has since 28 June 2019 served as the Äkim of Almaty until being replaced by Erbolat Dosaev on 31 January 2022 following the 2022 Kazakh unrest which greatly affected the city.
Viktor Yelisseyev is an entrepreneur and media expert. He is the founder and CEO of the Select Communication Group, and a speaker at international forums and conferences on Internet marketing and communications. He organized "Kazakhstan Media Summit", content marketing conferences "Marcon", "Astana Digital Forum", "Night of the AdEaters" in Kazakhstan and "Business Women Forum". He is a television producer and a writer, a member of the Russian Union of Writers of the XXI century.
Elahe Hesari is an Iranian actress.
The Almaty City Mäslihat is a local unicameral legislative branch in the city of Almaty. It is led by current Secretary Stanislav Kankurov (Amanat).
Elections to the Almaty City Mäslihat were held on 10 January 2021 to elect 39 councillors of the Almaty City Mäslihat. This is the first time that the councillors would be chosen by party-list proportional representation.
Stanislav Vladimirovich Kankurov is a Kazakh politician who is serving as a member of the Almaty City Mäslihat since 2016 and its Secretary from 15 January 2021. As a member of the Nur Otan, Kankurov occupied several posts in the party's branch in Almaty and was its First Deputy Chairman from October 2018 to January 2021.
Beshkempir 
Serik Aprymov
Dalia Micheleviciute
The Tuner 
Issey Ogata 
Eden 
Zhang Yuan 
Ladan Mostofi 
Half Moon 
Diyas Rakhmatov
Pelin Esmer 
Theodór Júlíusson
Małgorzata Szumowska 
Carlo Cecchi 
Koh Jia Ler
Next to Her 
Elchin Musaoglu 
Bong Joon-ho 