MUMBAI, November 20. /TASS/. Russia is negotiating the issue of Kazakhstan’s participation in setting up the Eurasian film academy, which will have its own award, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Union of Cinematographers Oleg Ivanov told TASS on Friday. Ivanov has taken part in the first Days of Russian Cinema in Mumbai, India.

"We are currently discussing this issue with Kazakhstan where its own film academy is being created," he said.

According to him, the Eurasian film academy "should be open to other participating countries." "The most appropriate format is the open one, however, the issue has not been finalized yet," Ivanov added.

Head of the Cinema Department of the Russian Ministry of Culture Vyacheslav Telnov earlier said that the Eurasian film academy award was considered to be "an equivalent of the Academy Award."