Festivals: call for entries

XIII Forum of the young cinema Umut-2026

 

Dates & place: 03.03-07.03.2026, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Organizer: Cinema Department with support: Interstate humanitarian cooperation fund
Participants: Ex-Soviet countries
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Call for Entries – 38th Film Festival Dresden

 

FILMFEST DRESDEN is looking forward to new short films! We are now accepting submissions for the 38th festival edition in 2026.

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Call for Entries – 43rd Fajr International Film Festival

 

I'm delighted to announce that submissions are now open for the 43rd edition of the Fajr International Film Festival, taking place from November 26 – December 3, 2025, in Iran.

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Thursday, 26 August 2010 16:02

Film premiere «Manas birth as a premonition» of Nurbek Egen will take place in Kyrgyzstan
 
The premier of new full-length documentary film «Manas birth as a premonition» will take place in metropolitan «Ala-Too» cinema 30 August, 2010. Film was made on «Sanjyra» studio by young director Nurbek Egen.
 
The main author's aim was an attempt to create a portrait of modern Kyrgyzstan  through the eight nationals destinies from different classes of society. This film is addressed to younger generation. Nurbek Egen assumes that at present just young people have to think about national morale and define their own place in a society.
 
When Nurbek Egen addressed to Manas he continued a tradition of such famous Kyrgyz directors like Bolot Shamshiev and Melis Ubukeev.
 
In film creation took a part Kyrgyz and Russian filmmakers, scientists, historians, consumerists, statesmen ,  businessmen, painters, national art masters, musicians.
 
In future this film will be demonstrated on foreign TV channels and festivals. Since 31 August, 2010 «Manas birth as a premonition» is starting in «October» cinema (Bishkek) and Osh dramatic theater. The film will be shown Kyrgyz and Russian languages.
 
Source: Press release of Sanjyra studio, August, 26, 2010