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.
Artur Amanaliev, Nasret Dubashev, Talant Apyev, Jamilia Sydykbaeva, Taalaikan Abazova
Line producer:
Jyrgal Duysheev
Production period:
2018-2020
Length:
86 min.
World premiere:
25.07.2020 - Spectrum-Alternatives at the 23rd Shanghai IFF
Synopsis:
The film Shambala based on the story White Ship written by Chingiz Aitmatov.
On a forest cordon, lost high in the mountains, an old man with an old woman and an old man's daughter with a husband live with a patriarchal way of life. It is a peculiar model of society - four adults and the fifth is the seven year old grandson of an old man, named Shambala. "Sham" by Kyrgyz means "candle", and "bala" means "a boy", "child". That is, literally "boy candle" or "a boy emitting glow". Shambala firmly believes into the ancient fairy tale - the myth about Mother Deer, who saved the last baby of their kinship from its enemies and fed it with her milk. Despite the fact thet over time people have killed Deer, the boy believes and looking forward that someday deer will still return to their edges.
National release:
Awards & Prizes:
Production:
National film-studio Kyrgyzfilm after the name T.Okeyev, 2020, Kyrgyzstan, On Kyrgyz language with English subtitles
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