Events program of the XXII Kazan International Altyn Minbar Film Festival
Terms: September 4-8, 2026
Place: Kazan
September 4 (Friday)
10 a.m. – 8 p.m. official selection and non-competition screenings
(Korston cinema, Nikolay Ershov str.,1а)
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. – Q&A session with actor Roman Kurtsyn and screening of Karate-baby film
(MIR, Dostoevsky str.,30)
5.30 p.m. - Red carpet
(Tatar State Drama Theatre named after G. Kamal, Hadi Taktash str., 74)
7 p.m. - Solemn opening ceremony
(Tatar State Drama Theatre named after G. Kamal, Hadi Taktash str., 74)
7 p.m. – opening film Educator
(Tatar State Drama Theatre named after G. Kamal, Hadi Taktash str., 74, MIR cinema, Dostoevsky str.30, Korston cinema, Nikolay Ershov str.,1а)
9 p.m. – opening film Educator (directed by Ramil Tukhvatullin, Ilhom Muhammadibrohimov)
(Tatar State Drama Theatre named after G. Kamal, Hadi Taktash str., 74)
September 5 (Saturday)
10 a.m. – 8 p.m. - official selection and non-competition screenings
(Korston cinema, Nikolay Ershov str.,1а)
12 a.m. – 2 p.m. – The Stage and Minbar: the Art of Appealing to one’s Heart; meeting of the President of the Kazan International Altyn Minbar Film Festival, Chairman of the Spiritual Board of Muslims of the Russian Federation, Chief Mufti Sheikh Ravil Gainutdin with theatre workers
(State Youth Theatre named after Gabdulla Kariev, Peterburgskaya str., 55 b)
12 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Parallel program. Opening of the Arabic Cinema Day. Q&A session with the director of the Ladan Land film (RT Arabic) (MIR cinema, Dostoevsky str.30)
5 p.m.- 7 p.m. – Q&A session with the screenwriter of the film From Kenya with Love Victor Pipa
(MIR cinema, Dostoevsky str.30)
7 p.m. – 9 p.m. – Q&A session with film crew of Educator (Uzbekistan/Tatarstan)
(MIR cinema, Dostoevsky str.30)
September 6 (Sunday)
10 a.m. – 8 p.m. – official selection and non-competition screenings (Korston cinema, Nikolay Ershov str., 1a)
11 a.m. – 3 p.m. – Parallel program. Opening of Egyptian Cinema Day. Q&A session with the director of Moscow-Cairo film (Egypt/Russia) Khaled Makhran (MIR cinema, Dostoevsky str.30)
3 p.m. – 5.30 p.m. – Kazan premieres. Parallel program
World premiere of the Wedding Palace (Morocco)
Q&A session with the film director Kharki Sufian (MIR cinema, Dostoevsky str.30)
6 p.m. – 8 p.m. – Q&A session with the director of film Dreaming of Space Alexey Uchitel’ (MIR cinema, Dostoevsky str.30)
8 p.m. – 10.30 p.m. - Kazan premieres. Parallel program
Screening of the film Station (Yemen, Jordan, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, France, Qatar) (MIR cinema, Dostoevsky str.30)
September 7 (Monday)
10 a.m. – 8 p.m. - official selection and non-competition screenings (Korston cinema, Nikolay Ershov str., 1a)
10 a.m. – 12 p.m. – Iusup Razykov’s workshop and screening of the film Kerosene
10 a.m. – 12 a.m. – Business platform. Opening of the Kazan international film market. Panel discussion Cinema in Russia. What does the viewer need?
1 p.m. – 6 p.m. – Presentation of film companies and distributors (National Library, Pushkin str., 86)
12.20 p.m. -14.40 p.m. - Kazan premieres. Parallel program
First run of Katanga. The Dance with Scorpions. (Burkina Faso) (MIR cinema, Dostoevsky str.30)
14.30 p.m. – 16.00 p.m. - Kazan premieres. Parallel program
First run of How to catch Santa Claus (France)
(MIR cinema, Dostoevsky str.30)
4 p.m. – 6.00 p.m. - Kazan premieres. Parallel program
First run of Aul Challenge. Knight’s Move
Q&A session with the film producer Artur Naimanov (Karachai-Cherkess Republic) (MIR cinema, Dostoevsky str.30)
7 p.m.- 8.30 p.m.- Cinema+music parallel program. Film soundtracks by Alexander Zatsepin (to the 100th anniversary of the composer)- (Tatar State Drama Theatre named after G. Kamal, Hadi Taktash str., 74, eastern hall)
7.20 p.m. – 9.30 p.m. - Kazan premieres. Parallel program.
World premiere of Melawan Iblis (Malaysia-Indonesia)
Q&A session with the film crew (MIR cinema, Dostoevsky str.30)
September 8 (Tuesday)
10 a.m. – 8 p.m. – official selection and non-competition screenings (Korston cinema, Nikolay Ershov str.,1а)
10 a.m. – 2 p.m. – International pitching of film projects
7 p.m. – Closing ceremony of the Kazan International Altyn Minbar Film Festival (Tatar State Drama Theatre named after G. Kamal, Hadi Taktash str., 74)
7 p.m. – closing film of the festival (MIR cinema, Dostoevsky str.30, Korston cinema, Nikolay Ershov str.,1а)
