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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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