Karlovy Vary International Film Festival currently looking for projects for Works in Progress selection
Work in Progress 2023:
At this event, producers and directors from the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the former Soviet Union, the Middle East and North Africa will introduce new films that will premiere after the Karlovy Vary IFF.
Anvar Osmonaliev, Nurjigit Kanaev, Talaykan Abazova, Munara Dooronbekova etc.
Budjet:
around six million soms
Production period:
from the beginning of the 2014
Length:
88 min.
Date of National premiere:
24th of the April 2015
Synopsis:
Two brothers - Kerim and Aman doing heavy business - mined from the quarry material for monuments on the graves. Older brother take the easy money that you can make a quick profit in trading drugs. Junior also wants to build a house and stay in their places with a modest girl named Saltanat. However, she falls in love with Kerim. But Kerim did not hesitate throwing the girl and went to the city.
Meanwhile, his father died and Saltanat wants to commit suicide due to pregnancy and Aman buries his father and saves Saltanat from dishonor, offering her to be his wife.
Returning Kerim cannot accept these changes. It is filled with jealousy and anger at his brother. His thoughts with words is enough to happen irreparable ...
Festivals:
1) First Films World Competition at the 39th Montreal World Film Festival, from August 27 to September 7, 2015 - World premiere
2) Competition of movies of Turkish and Mongolian speaking countries at the 3rd Yakutsk International Film Festival, 1-5 of the September, 2015, Asian premiere
3) Eleventh Eurasia International Film Festival (Almaty), competition at the Asian program “Shaken’s Constellation”, 19-25 of the September, 2015
4) The First Asian World Film Festival in Los Angeles, 26 October - 2 November, 2015
5) Asian Cinema Competition of the International Film Festival of Colombo 2015 scheduled to be held from 06 – 11 November 2015, South Asian Premiere
6) II IFF Silver Akbuzat, Ufa, Bashkorotstan, Russia, Out of Competition, 9-12.12.2015
7) Competition of the Cinema Avvenire IFF, Roma, 11-20 December, 2015
8) Competition "Women film-directors" at the XIV Dhakka IFF, 14-22.01.2016
9) Asian Competition at the Bengaluru IFF, 26.01 - 04.02.2016
Awards & Prizes:
1) Special Mention of the First Feature Film Jury of the 39th Montreal World Film Festival, 27.08 – 07.09.2015
2) Diploma for the best actor’s debut for Mr. Anvar Osmonaliev (who played main role of Kerim) at the 3rd Yakutsk International Film Festival, 1-5 September 2015
3) Two awards at the IFF Bengaluru (26.01-04.02.2016): Best Asian film and prize NETPAC
Production:
Kyrgyzfilm, 2015, Kyrgyz language with English subtitles
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