The President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Mr. Sadyr Zhaparov, has signed the Decree “About Measures for the Development of the National Film Industry and Further Improvement of the System of State Support for the Cinematography of the Kyrgyz Republic”. Among the tasks set by the President for cinematographers of the KR is to hold annually a Bishkek IFF.

First Bishkek IFF: International competition

10 feature ilms will compete in the International competition. The jury consists of Semih Kaplanoglu (Turkey), Philip Cheah (Singapore), Elena Dulgheru (Romania), Park Sung Young (Korea) and Gulsara Azhibekova (Kyrgyzstan).

National competition: List of films:

 - "The Lake" by Emil' Atagel'diev, 2020

 - "Shambala" by Artyk Suyundukov, 2020/2021

 - "The Road To Eden" by Bakyt Mukul & Dastan Japar Uulu, 2021

 - "God Sent" by Temir Birnazarov, 2021

 - "The Scent of Wormwood" by Aibek Dayirbekov, 2022

 - "Home for Sale" by Taalaibek Kulmendeev, 2022

 - "Narrator" by Ernest Abdyjaparov, 2022

 - "God's Gift" by Asel Juraeva, 2023