Filming in Kazakhstan, client reviews:
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  • Taylor Guedes
    Producer, England
    So, we've just worked with Colibri Films. It's just wrapped on a shoot here in Almaty, Kazakhstan. So, we're a production company, an agency in the UK called Some Bright Spark, and I'm their lead producer. So, I reached out to Naryn and his team just for support on the ground and help with the crew and kit, and they did a fantastic job. We felt very looked after, very welcome. All of the crew was so professional, and everything was just fantastic. So, yeah, we're really looking forward to getting the edit in the house, and we're also collaborating with them on the edit. So, yeah, full collaboration on a brand film.”
  • Adam De Silva
    Director, England
    Hello, my name is Adam De Silva, and I'm a director, and I've just wrapped a week's shoot with Colibri Films here out in Kazakhstan, and it's been a great week, really successful. Our producer, Naryn, has been on hand to help us day and night with all the requests. The pre-production was super smooth, you were super helpful, great kit selection was sent through. Any questions with regards to transport, any of the logistics has been top-notch. He's also a really lovely guy, so he's great to have on set, he brings a really good vibe, and can step into multiple roles, which is really helpful, especially with our shoot, where we were having to do a stripped-back approach at times due to having to shoot on a construction site. He provided an amazing crew, they all were super lovely, a lot of them spoke amazing English, and even the ones that didn't speak amazing English, they really tried, which was really sweet. And yeah, it's been a really successful time. A big shout-out to Naryn especially, who arranged a last-minute picture car for us, and pulled it out of the bag, we dumped it on him that we needed a picture car. Within 24 hours, he turned it around and got us a classic Lada, which was exactly what we needed. And we took that to the mountains, and yeah, it's been a great shoot, really, really impressed, and I'd definitely come back to Kazakhstan. The selection of locations is insane, the people are brilliant, and the food is my new favourite cuisine. So yeah, I highly recommend coming to Kazakhstan, I highly recommend Colibri Films, and thank you to Naryn and his team.
  • Andy Hampton
    DOP, England
    Hi, my name's Andy Hampton. I'm a DOP from England, residing in London. I'm over here in Kazakhstan, in Almaty, on a shoot with Colibri Films. The experience has been fantastic. We have our amazing line producer, Naryn, who has helped us throughout this whole process. From pre-production through to production, he supplied me with an amazing camera team and lighting team. Everything's been seamless from start to finish. The transport has been brilliant. The timings of everything have been brilliant. Getting up for early mornings, no problems. Everybody's here on time, which is always a tricky one sometimes. You never know. So it's been fantastic, especially the kit and the crew. You never know what to expect when you're coming from abroad. So to be greeted with a great rental company, a brilliant first AC, gaffer, and all the lighting equipment, and everyone being so hands-on is fantastic in this country. We love the landscapes, such an amazing selection of locations, mountains, city, suburban, whatever you want. You've got it here in Kazakhstan, in Almaty, alone, let alone the rest of the country. Didn't even get to touch the surface. So we're hoping to come back, bring lots more UK productions here. Everything's perfectly affordable. It's brilliant. The crew are amazing. Everybody's beautiful. The food's incredible. Come soon.
  • Sebastian Peiter
    Producer, England
    “Colibri Exec Naryn is a great Line Producer understanding needs of foreign crews and pulling together complex historic drama shoots. Since we have a very busy schedule of filming the trilogy on three continents, we were looking for an independent private film studio in Kazakhstan. So, we went to the director of COLIBRI FILMS Naryn Igilik, who has behind him such famous films as “Mongol”, “Shal”, “Kazakh Khanate”. I am glad that Naryn and his team have fully met our expectations. In a very short time they were able to shoot realistic scenes in very high quality!”
  • Alastair Mackintosh
    Director, England
    “For any film and TV crews looking to shoot in Kazakhstan I’d recommend working with Naryn as a local fixer and translator without hesitation. He provided us with excellent support throughout the planning and shooting, always one step ahead & always with a smile. Thanks for a great shoot!”
  • Miles Rowland
    Cinematographer, Australia
    “We used the Colibri team for a factual TV series in Kazakhstan. Naryn was our fixer and translator. It was brilliantly executed, with great content and access. We had a lot of fun in the process. Can’t recommend enough.”
  • Natasha Moses
    Producer, England
    “Colibri films helped us make a short documentary piece of content, the team were amazing. Given the COVID restrictions we weren’t able to travel to the shoot, but we were in safe hands. Naryn kept us informed at all stages and the resulting film was everything we’d hoped for – happy clients! I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Naryn and his team.”
  • Jay Sunny
    Producer, USA
    “I’m Jay Sunny from Narrator Group located in Colorado, USA. I hired Colibri Films to help us with this film here in Kazakhstan. It’s been a great decision. If you’re considering hiring Colibri Films, I highly recommend you do that. They’ve been great, very professional, very helpful. Wonderful product, wonderful experience.
  • Gandhikrishna Agenati
    Director, India
    “Nice locations! Good service! You coordinated perfectly! Thank you!.”
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