24th Busan IFF: Kyrgyz movie "Running to the Sky" directed by Mirlan Abdykalykov won the International Critics Prize

Dates of the festival: 03 - 12.10.2019

World premiere of the film: 08.10.2019

Participant of competition: New Currents

Jury FIPRESCI members: Premchand Pottangadi (India), Elaine Guerini (Brazil), Seo Kok-Suk (South Korea)

New Snow Leopard award for best Asian short fiction: from 12 finalists - 5 films from CIS!

5th edition of AWFF to run 06 - 14.11.2019.

The winning finalist will be announced in Los Angeles on November 13, 2019 at the HFPA Award Ceremony in downtown Culver City, following the screening of all twelve films at Culver City Arclight Cinemas. 

24th Busan IFF: There was World premiere of the film 'Running to the Sky' 

Dates: 03 - 12.10.2019

World premiere: 08.10.2019

Kyrgyz participants: Mirlan Abdykalykov, director of the film 'Running to the Sky' & Altynai Koichumanova, producer of this film

'Running to the Sky': The film is in New Currents competition

Soon coming in Bishkek: 'The Sun Above Me Never Sets' - film from Yakutia - Sakha

Date of the screening: 11.10.2019 at 12.00

Place of the screening: Manas cinema, entry free

With participation: Lyubov' Borisoav (director of the film) & Sardana Savvina (producer) & Stepan Petrov (actor)

Master-class: AUCA, 11.10.2019 at 10.00, entry free

Gold Derby: 2020 Oscars: International Feature Film entries from A (Albania) to V (Vietnam)

Written by Paul Sheehan, 07.10.2019

A record 93 countries submitted entries in the International Feature Film race at the 2020 Oscars. That is up by six from last year,when the category was still called Best Foreign-Language Film, and eclipses the record 92 submissions in 2018. The nations represented ranged from A (Albania) to V (Vietnam). Predicting the eventual five Oscar nominees is made difficult by the two-step process.

24th Busan IFF : dir. Mirlan Abdykalykov & prod. Altynai Koichumanova at the Red Carpet 

Dates: 03 - 12.10.2019

Opening: 03.10.2019

Kyrgyz participants: Mirlan Abdykalykov, director of the film 'Running to the Sky' & Altynai Koichumanova, producer of this film

'Running to the Sky': The film is in New Currents competition 

12th Vistula Polish Film Festival: Opening of the 2nd Festival Polish Films in Kyrgyzstan (photos)

Dates: 05 - 11.10.2019

Opening: 05.10.2019

Film of the opening: 'Kamerdyner' by Filip Bajon

Place: Bishkek, Cinema House, Logvinenko, 13

Entry: Free

2nd Festival Polish Films in Kyrgyzstan: 'Cold War' by Pawel Pawlikowski

At the frame: 12th Vistula Polish Film Festival

Dates of the festival: 05 - 11.10.2019

Date of the screening 'Cold War': 06.10.2019

'Cold War': Best direction at the Cannes IFF 2018, Oscar nomination 2019 etc.

Place: Bishkek, Cinema House, Logvinenko, 13

Entry: Free

November 9, 2019 - Day of memory famous Kyrgyz actor Suymenkul Chokmorov

He was born November 9, 1939 in Kyrgyzstan, died Semtember 26, 1992. This year is hold many events dedicated to 80 anniversary of the famous actor here in Kyrgyzstan.

Winners of the project '48 Hour Film Race' will fly to New-York to study at the Digital Film Academy!

WINERRS: