Festivals: call for entries

Submissions are now open for the 23rd Marrakesh Festival

 

Call for Film Entries: Submissions are now open for the 23rd Marrakesh Festival, November 20th–28th, 2026.

Deadline for submissions: 31.07.2026

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Submissions for the 2027 Tampere Film Festival competitions will open on Friday, 1 May 2026

 

Submissions for the 2027 Tampere Film Festival competitions will open on Friday, 1 May 2026.

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The Kyrgyz Filmmakers Union announces a competition

 

 

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Tuesday, 22 November 2011 00:00

Festival of the Kyrgyz cinema in Berlin (November 17-24, 2011)

Places: Laika & Finchan, Berlin.

 

This Festival devote to 70-anniversary of the Kyrgyz cinema. It's Echo of International Film Festival Bishkek (also known as Kyrgyzstan-Germany-France-Espana). Curator of the project: Mr. Matthias Maiwald. He prepared this event with the support of the Kyrgyz Embassy in Germany and Deutsch-Kirgisischer Kulturverein e.V.

 

 

Mr. Matthias Maiwald informed us on the November 21st 2011: "Everything is working unbelievable, so many people every day. Today Mr. T. Makeyev visit us. He is the Ambassador of the Kyrgyzstan in Germany. All kyrgyz people love it. Today we had also visitors from London and a old filmmaker visit us. He work together with Tshingiz Aitmatoy an Aktan Arym Kubat. It was a great evening". 

Some famous Kyrgyz films include into the program:

 

1. Circles in the sand by Nayzabek Sydykov, Kyrgyzfilm, head of the studio – Taalaybek Kulmendeev
2. Pencil against ants by Mirlan Abdykalykov, Oy Art & Cinema Development Fund – producers Altynai Koichumanova & Ulan Isakbekov
3. The earrings by Nargiza Mamatkulova, Kyrgyzfilm & KTU Manas – Taalaybek Kulmendeev
4. Almaz by Elnura Osmonolieva – Cinema Development Fund, Ulan Isakbekov
5. Pure coolness by Ernest Abdyjaparov.  Oy Art, producer Altynai Koichumanova
6. Svet ake by Aktan Arym Kubat, you can find Germany producers, - Oy Art
7. Everthing is ok by Akjol Bekbolotov, Cinema Development Fund, Ulan Isakbekov

8. Letter to the Santa by Akjol Bekbolotov, Aytysh-film
9. Live and Dead (Jivoi and Mertvyi) by Sanjar Abdyjaparov,  Studio Ernest Abdyjaparov
10. Thank you (Raxmat) by Ruslan Akunov, Cinema Development Fund, Ulan Isakbekov
11. Incomplete dreams by Tynchtyk Akimaliev, Aytysh-film, Sadyk Sher-Niyaz
12. Tengri (blue heaven) - Kg-De-Fr – Frank Muller producer

13. Pereval by Alexey Sakharov based on Ch. Aitmatov novel, Kyrgyzfilm, Taalaybek Kulmendeev

14. Red Apple by Tolomush Okeyev based on Ch.Aitmatov novel, Kyrgyzfilm, Taalaybek Kulmendeev

 

Places in Berlin where it will be the Festival of the Kyrgyz cinema 17-24.11.2011:


Laika : http://www.laika-neukoelln.de/

 

Finchan: http://www.fincan.eu/

 

The webside is now running, also our facebook account:

kyrgyzfilmfestival.com

 

All the best - Gulbara Tolomushova