Festivals: call for entries

Reception of applications for Kazan International Muslim Film Festival is still in progress

 

On February 1, submission for the XX Kazan International Muslim Film Festival started. The submission will last till June 1, 2024. The Selection Committee will finish its work by the beginning of July. After this, the official selection will be announced.

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ALTERNATIVA FILM PROJECT call for entries: Development Lab

 

Deadline: 28.04.2024

Bukhara, Almaty and online, June-October 2024

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Kyrgyz Serial: The contest of scripts (2024_kg)
 
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Thursday, 22 March 2018 00:00

Meerim Dogdurbekova in France

 

Short fiction Bakyt made by young Kyrgyz film-director Meerim Dogdurbekova was shown at Official Short Film Competition at 40th International Women's Film Festival that was run on March 9-17, 2018 in Creteil, France. 

 
             
                                        Meerim Dogdurbekova in Creteil
 
                 
 
 
Meerim Dogdurbekova: during shooting Bakyt
 

Bakyt's synopsis. The film tells a story of a relationship between horse and a 10 year old boy. Bakyt is son of a village roughrider. After school he spends time with his horse. Both him and his friend like the same girl. His dad is training Bakyt for the races. But the night before the races his horse gets stolen. He can't get over it, because he and his horse are a whole.

 
Bakyt
 
 Marta Meszaros and Meerim Dogdurbekova in Creteil
 
 
Meerim Dogdurbekova thanks the Soros Foundation-Kyrgyzstan for support