Festivals: call for entries

Alternativa invites: Impact Distribution Lab

 

Deadline: 30.09.2025

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Almaty Series Festival and Series Mania Open New Horizons

 

Almaty, Kazakhstan / September 22-26, 2025

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The upcoming Alternativa Film Festival will take place in Colombia in 2026, with Latin America as the focus region 

 

Guadalajara, Mexico, June 10, 2025 – Alternativa has announced that the 3rd edition of the Alternativa Film Festival will take place in Colombia in Q2 2026, with an expanded prize fund of120,000 USD (an increase of 20,000 USD from the previous edition) and a new award categoryfor a feature film from the focus region, bringing the total number of awards to seven. The opencall for submissions runs from June 10 to October 10, 2025. Feature-length films of all genresare accepted from Latin America and Asia, while the short film categories are reservedexclusively for Latin America.
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Home Film News "Deal At The Border”: There was National premiere
Tuesday, 07 January 2025 00:00

"Deal At The Border”: There was National premiere

 

Place: Manas cinema, Bishkek

Date: 07.01.2025

Start of National release: 09.01.2025

"Dear At The Border" made by Dastan Zhapar Ryskeldi from Kyrgyzstan in 2024

 

"Deal At The Border", drama, 2024, Kyrgyzstan, 104'

World premiere: Busan IFF, 2024

Director: Dastan Zhapar Ryskeldi

Production: Kyrgyzfilm studio named after T.Okeyev, Creative Center & CTR 

Starring: Abylai Maratov, Omurbek Izrailov, Meerim Atantaeva, Begaiym Asanakunova etc.

Sinopsis: 

Aza and Samat, two drug runners navigating the secret routes in the mountains of Central Asia, stumble upon Nazik, a young girl fleeing from slavery. When Nazik is recaptured by a local criminal, facing a grim return to captivity, Aza resolves to rescue her, whatever it takes.

 

 

Deal At The Border