Kyrgyz movie "Running to the Sky" won two awards at the 24th Rabat IFF

Dates: 16 - 22.11.2019

Place: Rabat, Morocco

Awards: Special Jury mention & Prize for the male role gone to Ruslan Orazakunov who played Father of the boy in this film.

Aurora won NETPAC Award at the 14th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival 

Dates of the festival: 19-23.11.2019

Place: Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Aurora made by Bekzat Pirmatov (Kyrgyzstan) was shown at the Asian Feature Competitive program

Festival jury members - NETPAC Award: Paul Agusta (Indonesia), Gulbara Tolomushova (Kyrgyzstan), John Torres (Philippines)

About NETPAC Award: A film by Asian director who shows important contributions to the new Asian cinema movement will get the NETPAC Award from Network for the Promotion of Asia Pacific Cinema (NETPAC).

Winged horse of the IV Silver Akbuzat IFF flew to Yogyakarta!

From 24-27 August 2019 the IV IFF Silver Akbuzat took place in Ufa, the capital of Bashkortostan - the Turkic-speaking autonomic republic in Russia Federation. Akbuzat is a mythological, winged horse from the Bashkir epos and from fairy tales. There are two direction in a concept of the festival: national & ethnic cinema and social & motivation cinema.

Today in program at the 14th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival: Aurora from Kyrgyzstan 

Dates of the festival: 19-23.11.2019

Place: Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Aurora by Bekzat Pirmatov will be shown at the Asian Feature Competitive program

Today in program at the 14th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival: Fortitude from Uzbekistan 

Dates of the festival: 19-23.11.2019

Place: Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Foritude by Rashid Malikov will be shown at the Asian Perspectives Non-Competitive program

The Hollywood reporter about Running to the Sky

12:02 PM PDT 10/11/2019 by Elizabeth Kerr

'Running to the Sky' ('Jo Kuluk'): Film Review | Busan 2019

'Heavenly Nomadic' director Mirlan Abdykalykov’s sophomore effort is another elegant slice of Kyrgyz life.

Screen Daily about Running to the Sky

24/10/2019 by Allan Hunter

A highly attractive coming-of-age story set in a remote Kyrgyzstan village

Screen Daily & The Hollywood reporter about Running to the Sky

Celebration of the 80th anniversary of Chokmorov in Kyrgyz National Philharmonia

15.11.2019 - Event in Kyrgyz National Philharmonia  dedicated to 80 anniversary of Suymenkul Chokmorov

Suymenkul Chokmorov - famous Kyrgyz actor and painter. He was born on the November 9, 1939 in Kyrgyzstan, died September 26, 1992. This year is hold many events dedicated to 80 anniversary of the famous actor here in Kyrgyzstan.

Chokmorov's ten-day preiod in Kyrgyzstan: Week of the films with participation of famous actor

06-10.11.2019 - Forum Umut was dedicated to Chokmorov

11.11-15.11.2019 - Week of the films with participation of Chokmorov

15.11.2019 - Event in Kyrgyz National Philharmonia  dedicated to 80 anniversary of Suymenkul Chokmorov