Kazakhstan's films to be available on popular video service
More than one hundred films produced by Kazakhfilm will be available on MEGOGO video service.
From September 1 this year a catalogue of the Kazakhfilm film studio that includes more than hundred films will be available for users around the world on the site of one of the large video services in the CIS and Eastern Europe - MEGOGO. It was said by representatives of the JSC Kazakhfilm film studio.
One of the directions of content policy of MEGOGO is to screen the films of local production. Even there are demands among the public, which is important in terms of culture. Last years the films produced in Kazakhstan are worthy off world recognition. We have many films to show. If not all Kazakhstan's films can be found in cinemas abroad, then a wide catalogue can be in access online. In addition, the catalogue is full of masterpieces of the 20th century," said Director General at the MEGOGO Office for Central Asia Nurlan Chukubayev.
As of today, the domestic archieve of films presented by the Kazakhfilm film studio to the online cinema-theater includes 150 films. Of which, 148 feature films, a 10-series documentary called Cultural Heritage, as well as a series - Astana, my love. Among the films available in the platform are such classic works as My name in Kozha, Our lovely doctor, Angel in tubeteika, Kyz-Zhibek and many others. Following the agreement, that was signed on July 28 2018 by the film studio with the MEGOGO film studio, teh films will be available on a paid basis. In addition to the films of Kazakhfilm, the agreement provides for the information support of projects of the film studio by MEGOGO, as well as fight againt the unlicensed use of the video content.
We expose our content on the Internet platform, particularly, on MEGOGO, because of the damand for films of the film studio. The films will be available in Kazakh and Russia. we believe that this project is important to promote domestic films," said head of a press service off JSC Kazakhfilm Ainur Issayeva.
The monthly audience of MEGOGO is 40 million users. The site's catalogue includes more than 77 thousand movies, of which, more than 5 thousand are feature films and series, mote 1500 - animations, more than 45 thousand - TV shows, concerts and music movies, as well as more than 20 thousand news programmes.
MEGOGO is the largest international video service in Eastern Europe of the CIS, personal TV for the entire family. The video service signs contracts with the largest studios: FOX, Universal, SONY, WaltDisney, MGM, Miramax, Warner Brothers, Paramount Pictures, BBC, Euronews, Discovery Communications, Viacom, that is why the entire content on the service is legal.
Films and TV on MEGOGO is available through any device: Smart TV, computers, tablets, smartphones, game- and media-consoles.
Source: BNews.kz
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