In 1984 the film studio was named after the outstanding figure of national cinematography Shaken Kenzhetayevich Aimanov.

[citation needed] In 2005, Kazakhfilm launched its first big production, Nomad, which involved investments in technology and talent amounting to $37 million.

[4] In 2020, the film studio appeared on the seventh episode of The Amazing Race 32 as the site of a Detour task.

[5] The newest project of Kazakhfilm is the film named Томирис (Tomiris) based on the life of the Scythian Queen Tomyris directed by Akan Satayev in 2019.

The goal of the new school is to train professionals who meet the modern requirements of the media and film market and the development of the creative industry in the country.

[9] The studio has a workshop for the preparation of filming, which has areas for the production of various game props, sewing costumes, and texturing materials.

In addition to the main buildings there are the following facilities:[10] Since its inception, the studio has been under the control of the central government authorities.

In 1996, due to the liquidation of Goskino Kazakh SSR, the State Company Kazakhkino under the Cabinet of Ministers (since 1997 under the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan) became the owner and manager of the film studio.

[11] In 2000, the "Kazakh film factory named after Shaken Aimanov", the National Production Center of Kazakhstan, Kazkino-Production (Kazakhkino) and Gosfilmofond were reorganized by merging into the Republican State Enterprise - the Republican State Enterprise National Company "Kazakhfilm" named after Shaken Aimanov under the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan.