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Since 2014, Cinema Concept Production has taken films from idea and investment through the shoot and premiere to cinemas and streaming platforms.

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A full-cycle studio

We take a film project from concept and the shaping of the idea to wide commercial release: we find the idea, raise the investment, build the team, see the film through and bring it to audiences.

  • the year the studio was founded
  • projects led by the founder, in film since 1998
  • feature films: “11:41” and “Pastures of the Gods”
  • countries showing “Pastures of the Gods”
About the studio

How we work

Six stages the studio takes every film through. Each is shown through the story of “Pastures of the Gods,” from the first meetings in Dushanbe to the Shanghai film market.

Full chronicle
  1. A room in a Pamiri house with a portrait on the wall
    stage of six

    Idea and investment

    We look for a story and its audience: the producers study what people care about, and the marketer runs the numbers. Around the idea, we raise investment and find partners on location.

    How it went with “Pastures of the Gods,” April–May 2023

    • Meeting with Tcell in Dushanbe
    • Meeting at the Tajikfilm studio
    • Interview on ASIA-Plus radio
    • “Let’s Talk” on Tajikistan’s Channel One
  2. Shooting in the mountains, a boom mic over the actors
    stage of six

    Production

    We assemble a creative team for each specific film and shoot where the story is real, even on an expedition to the Pamir.

    How it went with “Pastures of the Gods,” July 2023, May 2024

    • First day of filming in Tajikistan
    • Expedition to the Pamir
  3. The film crew in the Pamir mountains
    stage of six

    Post-production

    Editing, music and the first industry screenings. The film is tuned to its audience before it ever reaches a cinema.

    How it went with “Pastures of the Gods,” October–December 2024

    • Screening of the film’s edited cut
    • #Poisk pitch session at the film market
  4. Night scene: people in a room by lamplight
    stage of six

    Festivals and markets

    We take the film to festivals and film markets: selection, competition, meetings with distributors and cinema chains.

    How it went with “Pastures of the Gods,” November–December 2025

    • The film is selected for the Zimniy festival
    • The 4th Zimniy Film Festival opens in Moscow
    • Premiere screening in the Zimniy festival competition
    • Closing of the 4th Zimniy Film Festival
    • Presenting the film at the Moscow film market
  5. Two men fighting by a mountain river
    stage of six

    Premiere and release

    We close the deal with a distributor, hold the premiere and release the film in cinemas. “Pastures of the Gods” opened in six countries.

    How it went with “Pastures of the Gods,” March 2026

    • A grand film premiere in central Moscow
  6. The wounded hero by a mountain river
    stage of six

    Online and worldwide

    After its cinema run, the film lives on streaming platforms and in international markets, from Okko to Shanghai.

    How it went with “Pastures of the Gods,” April–June 2026

    • “Pastures of the Gods” premieres on Okko
    • Shanghai International Film & TV Market

Projects

The studio’s films, each with its own story, and an empty frame for the next one.

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Film · 2026

Pastures of the Gods

Genre
Survival thriller
Director
Anar Abbasov

An epic adventure film with touches of mysticism and detective story, directed by Anar Abbasov.

Premiered March 26, 2026, in Russia and the CIS

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Film · 2014

11:41

Genre
Disaster film
Director
Artak Zilfimyan

The film tells the story of the 1988 Leninakan earthquake: a young mother and her daughter, trapped under the rubble, fight to survive, while a Russian rescue pilot becomes their hope and binds their fates together for decades.

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Have an idea? Let’s talkTell us about it, and together we’ll work out how to bring the story to the screen.
Ibex horns on a rock

“Pastures of the Gods”: from Dushanbe to Shanghai

Anar Abbasov’s survival thriller about the sacred ibexes of the Pamir. The studio took it through all six stages: idea and investment, two mountain expeditions, editing, festival, theatrical release and online.

  • people worked on the film for two years
  • expeditions to the Pamir, in 2023 and 2024
  • entries for the Zimniy festival; the film made the final eight in competition
  • countries in cinemas, plus three online platforms
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Scenes and shoot days from our films, from the Pamir to Leninakan.

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Balancingpoetryandmath

Since 2014, Cinema Concept Production has been determined to drive a revolution in film.

Our company’s core mission is to guide a creative film project from concept and the shaping of the idea through to wide commercial release.

Cinema Concept Production balances “poetry” and “math” and can quickly weigh up the different ways creative work can turn a profit.

About the studio
  • Alek ShakhbazyanAlek ShakhbazyanFounder of the film company
  • Edgar ShakhbazyanEdgar ShakhbazyanCEO

Behind the scenes

Interviews with the cast and TV reports about the film.

Anton Filipenko on his plans for the future

Moscow 24 TV, May 7, 2026, 4:56

  • “Film Industry” on the thriller “Pastures of the Gods”

    Russia-24, by Ivan Kudryavtsev, 2:56

  • Cinema in Detail

    Interview, 1:15

  • By the Way

    Show, 1:40

  • All videos

Partners

We are proud to work with our partners.

Have an idea for a film?

We’re looking for stories, partners and investors. Let’s discuss your project, release or partnership in person.

Discuss a projectinfo@cc-pr.ru+7 (925) 741-80-01

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