Festivals: call for entries

Cinema Department: New contest of scripts dedicated Ormon Khan
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Kyrgyz Serial: The contest of scripts (2023_3_kg)
 
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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.

 
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Saturday, 25 August 2018 00:00
 Aurora
 
 
 
Director
Bekzat Pirmatov - info about director here
Type of the film: 
feature full-length film, 2K, DCP
Directors of photography:

Mirlan Satkymbaev

Erkinaly Kyshtobaev

Rysbek Bokeev

Editors: 
Erkinaly Kyshtobaev, Rysbek Bokeev
Production designer
 
Genre:
Black comedy
Scriptwriter: 
Bekzat Pirmatov
Sound: Bakyt Niyazaliev
   
Composer: Alexander Yurtaev
Producer: 
Iskhak Pirmatov
 
 
Actors: 

Albina Imasheva, Marat Amiraev, Bolot Tentimyshov, Baktybek Mamytov, Jenishbek Nazaraliev, Dina Jakob, Jyldyzbek Kaseinov, Kumar Jalilov

Line producer: 
Izat Moltoev
Production period: 
from 28.09.2016 to september 2018
Length: 
100 min.
World premiere:  

October 6, 2018 - 23rd Busan Int.Film Festival, 4-13.10.2018, New Currents Competition

Synopsis: 

Built during the Soviet era, the Aurora sanatorium serves as a mirror of the country of Kyrgyzstan. The events all occur over one day, reflecting current national problems such as Chinese expansion, infringement of women’s rights, poverty, corruption and lost youth.

National release

1) 02-09.09.2019, at the Cinema 'Russia', Bishkek

2) From 26.09.2019 - all cinemas in Kyrgyzstan

Awards & Prizes: 
1) Best direction at the IV Silver Akbuzat IFF, Ufa, Russia, 24-27.08.2019 
2) Special jury prize at the 5th Asian World Film Festival, LA, USA, 6-14.11.2019
3) NETPAC Award at The 14th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 19-23.11.2019
 
Production: 
Production studio "toptash" with support of Cinema Department, 2018, Kyrgyzstan, On Kyrgyz and Russian languages with English subtitles
Festivals: 

1) 23rd Busan IFF - 4-13.10.2018, New Currents

2) 29th Tromsø IFF -14-20.01.2019, East Horizon

3) 20th Black Movie IIFF - 18-27.01.2019, The Underside of History

4) 15th Eurasia IFF (Nur-Sultan) - 30.06 - 06.07.2019, main competition

5) 4th Silver Akbuzat IFF (Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia) - 24-27.08.2019, competition, award for the best direction

6) 20th Asiatica Film Festival (Roma, Italy) - 1-10.10.2019,  Nuovo Cinema Sacher in Trastevere

7) Oscar-2020: Long-list

8) Moscow premiere IFF (Moscow) - 29.10-03.11.2019, competition

9) 5th Asian World Film Festival, LA, USA, 06-14.11.2019, main competition

10) The 14th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 19-23.11.2019, competition

11) 8th Bastau International Film Festival, Almaty, Kazakhsan, 3-7.12.2019, competition

 

 

 

First review here

 

 

Second review here