Alternativa Film Awards & Festival 2024: Press-release on Russian

The Alternativa Film Awards & Festival 2024 proudly presents its official shortlist, showcasing the best of innovative storytelling from across Asia. The Selection Committee undertook an extraordinary task, reviewing over 1000 submissions, twice as many as last year. After careful consideration, 25 exceptional films have been chosen, including 13 full-length and 12 shorts. 

Alternativa Film Awards & Festival 2024: Yogykarta, Indonesia, 22-29.11.2024

The Gift (Belek) from Kyrgystan

Madina from Kazakhstan

Short list: two films from Central Asia in short list

MADINA / МАДИНА, Aizhan Kassymbek / Kazakhstan, 2023, 1 h 13 min / Drama / Themes: #Women's rights, Empowerment, Gender inequality, Gender discrimination in patriarchal societies, #Children’s & teens’ rights / Languages: Kazakh / Key Cast: Madina Akylbekova, Alibek Adiken

THE GIFT / БЕЛЕК, Dalmira Tilepbergen / Kyrgyzstan, 2023, 1 h 28 min / Drama / Themes: #Women's rights, Empowerment, Gender inequality, Gender discrimination in patriarchal societies, #Children’s & teens’ rights / Languages: Kirghiz / Key Cast: Jannat Kuruchbekova, Talaikan Abazova