Reviews, opinions-Kyrgyz Cinema

Tuesday, 10 December 2019 00:00

Today in VB: Ad Astra!

Kinoproba: "Far Away" - Best student film in documentary competition

Title of the festival: XVI International Festival-Workshop of Film Schools Kinoproba

Dates: 01 - 05.12.2019

Place: Yekaterinburg, Russia

Documentary jury: Anna Bulgakova (Russia), Jonathan Marlow (USA), Ivan Golovnev (Russia)

Tuesday, 03 December 2019 00:00

Today in VB: Discovery of Indonesia

Aurora won NETPAC Award at the 14th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival

Dates of the festival: 19-23.11.2019

Place: Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Aurora made by Bekzat Pirmatov (Kyrgyzstan) was shown at the Asian Feature Competitive program

Festival jury members - NETPAC Award: Paul Agusta (Indonesia), Gulbara Tolomushova (Kyrgyzstan), John Torres (Philippines)

Tuesday, 12 November 2019 00:00

Today in VB: the article about results of the VII Forum Umut (Hope)

Dates of the Forum Umut: 6-10.11.2019

Place: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Forum Umut is dedicated to the memory of the famous Kyrgyz actor Suymenkul Chokmorov

Winner of the National competition: 'Ayana' by Aidana Topchubaeva

Winner of the International competition: 'The Chairs' by Orkhan Agazade, Azerbaijan

Tuesday, 05 November 2019 00:00

Today in VB: 'A Hidden Life' - column about "Carousel" & "On the Border"

Dates of the VII Forum Umut: 6-10.11.2019

Place: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Forum Umut is dedicated to the memory of the famous Kyrgyz actor Suymenkul Chokmorov

These two short fiction from International competition: "Carousel" & "On the Border"

Tuesday, 29 October 2019 00:00

Today in VB: 'With great hope' (With great dream) - column about 'Asiya' & 'Air'

Dates of the Forum Umut: 6-10.11.2019

Place: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Forum Umut is dedicated to the memory of the famous Kyrgyz actor Suymenkul Chokmorov

Column is dedicated to two short fiction from International competition: 'Air' by Aizhana Kasymbekova & 'Asiya' by Dinara Abdrashitova because these two film were included to the final list of nominees for the best Asian short fiction Award at the 5th Asian World Film Festival in Los-Angeles

Friday, 25 October 2019 00:00

Today in VB: the article about VII Forum Umut (Hope) - 'Rosebud - 2019'

Dates of the Forum Umut: 6-10.11.2019

Place: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Forum Umut is dedicated to the memory of the famous Kyrgyz actor Suymenkul Chokmorov

Programs: two competitions (National & International)

Film of the opening: 'Once in Trubchevsk' by Larisa Sadilova

Tuesday, 22 October 2019 00:00

Today in VB: my column about 'Running to the Sky'

Movie from Kyrgyzstan "Running to the Sky" directed by Mirlan Abdykalykov won the International Critics Prize at the 24th Busan international Film Festival (Korea, November 3-12, 2019). Jury FIPRESCI members: Premchand Pottangadi (India), Elaine Guerini (Brazil), Seo Kok-Suk (South Korea). Motivation: "For it’s delicate portrait of a struggling country through the eyes of a boy who runs to transcend his limitations". Original title: Joo Kuluk, length - 89', 2019, Kyrgyzstan, director - Mirlan Abdykalykov

Monday, 07 October 2019 00:00

Today in Kinokultura: my article about IV Silver Akbuzat IFF, Ufa

From Ufa with Love!

From 24-27 August 2019 the IV International Film Festival Silver Akbuzat took place in Ufa, the capital of Bashkortostan. Akbuzat is a mythological, winded horse from the Bashkir epos and from fairy tales. For the first time it was described in the epos Akbuzat. The winged, heavenly horse is a symbol of goodness and justice, of true obedience to the powerful warriors, the batyrs, who fight for general happiness.

Wednesday, 02 October 2019 00:00

Almaty Film Festival - 2019. Second column about impressions