Festivals: call for entries

Submissions are now open for the Thesan International Short Film Festival

 

The festival will take place on 6 and 7 November 2026 in the splendid setting of the Lea Padovani Theatre in Montalto di Castro (VT).
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Submissions are now open for the 23rd Marrakesh Festival

 

Call for Film Entries: Submissions are now open for the 23rd Marrakesh Festival, November 20th–28th, 2026.

Deadline for submissions: 31.07.2026
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Submissions for the 2027 Tampere Film Festival competitions will open on Friday, 1 May 2026

 

Submissions for the 2027 Tampere Film Festival competitions will open on Friday, 1 May 2026.
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Kyrgyz Cinema
Manas

Manas

 

 

Director: 
Kanybek Omurbekov
Genre: 
animation
Director of photographer: 
 
Editor: 
 
Production designer: 
Baiyshbek Ismanov
Photographer: 
 
Designer: 
Tolgobek Koichumanov
Designer-animator: 
Jekshenbek Jumashov
Animators: 
Mairam Kalygulova, Dilaram Mamajanova, Erkin Kyrkbaev
Make-up artist: 
 
Producer: 
  
Line producer: 
 
Actors (main roles): 
Ulan Usein uulu, Anastasiya Kolesnikova
Budjet: 
100 000 – 150 000 $
Shooting: 
2010-2011
Length: 
50-60 min
Release: 
 
Synopsis: 
Every man should know his roots and origin. Animation film «Taitoru» is about this idea. It dedicated to the episode «Taitoru’s races» of Grade Trilogy «Manas». Semetey doesn’t know that he is Kyrgyz and son of the Grate Manas, his sister Kanykey is his mother and his Home is Ala-Too. He is brought up as a son of Bokharan khan. Kanykey can not tell him a secret about his origin. She proposed a horse Taitoru for races and decided if it come first she will tell him a truth. 
Festivals: 
 
Awards & Prizes: 
   
Production: 
Cinema studio “Aitysh Film”
Distribution: 
Cinema studio “Aitysh Film”
1, Dinara Asanova Street,
Bishkek, 720030, Kyrgyzstan