From July 16 to 19, 2026, the city of Cholpon-Ata will host the International Film Festival of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states. This large-scale cultural project is being held as part of the celebrations for the 25th anniversary of the SCO and the chairmanship of the Kyrgyz Republic in the Organization.

Audiences will be presented with a panorama of national cinema from 2024–2026

Kyrgyz panorama (list of films):

♦ «Moment», Kyrgyzstan, 2026 

♦ «Fate», Kyrgyzstan, 2026

♦ «Mergen», Kyrgyzstan, 2025

♦ «Deal at the Border», Kyrgyzstan, 2024 

♦ «Ashygym», Kyrgyzstan, 2025

♦ «Berekem», Kyrgyzstan, 2026

The film festival is supported by the Ministry of Culture, Information and Youth Policy of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic.

Press-release here