Festivals: call for entries

XIII Forum of the young cinema Umut-2026

 

Dates & place: 03.03-07.03.2026, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Organizer: Cinema Department with support: Interstate humanitarian cooperation fund
Participants: Ex-Soviet countries
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Call for Entries – 38th Film Festival Dresden

 

FILMFEST DRESDEN is looking forward to new short films! We are now accepting submissions for the 38th festival edition in 2026.

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Call for Entries – 43rd Fajr International Film Festival

 

I'm delighted to announce that submissions are now open for the 43rd edition of the Fajr International Film Festival, taking place from November 26 – December 3, 2025, in Iran.

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Kyrgyz Cinema
Almaz

Almaz

 

  

Director: Elnura Osmonalieva
Genre: documentary full-length film
Director of photographer: Evgeniy Krohmalenko
Editor: Evgeniy Krohmalenko
Production designer:  
Scriptwriter: Elnura Osmonalieva
Sound: Evgeniy Krohmalenko 
Producer: Elnura Osmonalieva, Tolondu Toychubaev, Ulan Isakbekov
Line producer:  Jyrgalbek Duisheev
Actors (main roles)  Almaz Suyunbekov
Budjet: $48 000
Shooting: September 2009 - May 2010
Length: 53 min
Release date:
May 2010
Synopsis:
This is story about one boy from Dordoy market. His parents moved from Naryn region to capital years ago. But life in the city is very difficult. Almaz has to work to help his family and he doesn’t have any time to lean. In a few time he gets learning and finds oneself at Holland. Almaz's life is changing, he wins a victory over poverty and hopeless.
Festivals: International youth festival «Stars of Shaken», Almaty, Kazakhstan, 2008
Open festival «Kinoshok» of CIS and the Baltic countries, 2010
Open All-Russian Documentary film festival «Salt of Earth», Samara
IV International Festival for Human Right documentaries «One World Kyrgystan», Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Awards & Prizes:
Prize The best no feature full-length film at International youth festival «Stars of Shaken», Almaty, Kazakhstan, 2008
Jury diploma at the III Open All-Russian Documentary film festival «Salt of Earth», Samara
Jury diploma For contribution in raising questions about Human Right at theIV International Festival for Human Right documentaries «One World Kyrgystan», Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Production: "Keremet Film"
Distribution:

"Keremet film"

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