Festivals: call for entries

Open Call: Script Lab in Almaty

 

Deadline: 07.08.2025

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Alternativa invites: Impact Distribution Lab

 

Deadline: 30.09.2025

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Almaty Series Festival and Series Mania Open New Horizons

 

Almaty, Kazakhstan / September 22-26, 2025

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News

  • Friday, 11 July 2025

    "New Cinema in Kyrgyzstan": Special edition of Kinokultura

     

    The book published with the support of the Bishkek International Film Festival in June 2025.

     

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  • Sunday, 06 July 2025

    "Deal at the Border" wins Best film award in Vietnam!

     

    “Deal at the Border” made by Dastan Zhapar Ryskeldi wins Best film award a film festival in Vietnam.

    Dates of Danang Asian Film Festival: 29.06 - 05.07.2025

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  • Wednesday, 02 July 2025

    The upcoming Alternativa Film Festival will take place in Colombia in 2026, with Latin America as the focus region 

     

    Guadalajara, Mexico, June 10, 2025 – Alternativa has announced that the 3rd edition of theAlternativa Film Festival will take place in Colombia in Q2 2026, with an expanded prize fund of120,000 USD (an increase of 20,000 USD from the previous edition) and a new award categoryfor a feature film from the focus region, bringing the total number of awards to seven. The opencall for submissions runs from June 10 to October 10, 2025. Feature-length films of all genresare accepted from Latin America and Asia, while the short film categories are reservedexclusively for Latin America.

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  • Tuesday, 01 July 2025

    "Deal at the Border": Two awards for best direction in Russia!

     

    “Deal at the Border” made by Dastan Zhapar Ryskeldi wins Prize for best direction at the "Golden Raven" IFF in Anadyr' and Prize for Best direction at the Eurasia Festival, Sochi. Dastan is currently taking part in a film festival in Vietnam.

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  • Monday, 30 June 2025

    Today in Forum plus: Article about XIII IFF "Kyrgyzstan - the land of short movies"

     

    Place: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

    Dates: 22-25.04.2025

    Author: Gulbara Tolomushova

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