The cinema of

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is part of the

cinema of Central Asia The Cinema of Central Asia usually refers to the cinema of five Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan). Central Asian cinema can further be divided into three historical periods, Soviet Central Asi ...

History

In 1998, ''

Beshkempir ''Beshkempir'' (released as ''Beshkempir the Adopted Son'' in Anglophone countries, ''Le fils adoptif: Beshkempir'' in Francophone countries) is a 1998 Kyrgyz language film. Shot and produced in Kyrgyzstan, it is representative of the first wave ...

'', by

Aktan Abdykalykov Aktan Arym Kubat (; born March 26, 1957, Sokuluk District, Kyrgyzstan), also known as Aktan Abdykalykov, is a Kyrgyzstani director, screenwriter and actor. Member of the National Film Academy of the Kyrgyzstan, acting Member of the European Film A ...

, won the Best Film Grand Prix at the 1st

Eurasia International Film Festival Eurasia International Film Festival is an international film festival held in Kazakhstan. With the exception of the fifth, held in Astana, all the editions were held in Almaty Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, А ...

, in

Almaty Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to ...

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

. In 2005, at the 2nd Eurasia IFF, '' Saratan'', by

Ernest Abdyzhapparov Ernest is a given name derived from Germanic word ''ernst'', meaning "serious". Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: People *Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553–1595), son of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor *Ernest, M ...

, won the Special Jury Prize. In 2008, at the 5th Eurasia IFF, ''

Unknown Route Unknown or The Unknown may refer to: Film * ''The Unknown'' (1915 comedy film), a silent boxing film * ''The Unknown'' (1915 drama film) * ''The Unknown'' (1927 film), a silent horror film starring Lon Chaney * ''The Unknown'' (1936 film), a ...

'', by

Temir Birnazarov Temir ( kk, Темір, ''Temır'') is a town in Aktobe Region of western Kazakhstan. It serves as the administrative center of Temir District.National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Geonames GeoNames (or GeoNames.org) is a user editable ...

, won the Special Feature Film Jury Award; ''Bridge'', by

Tina Ibragimov Tina may refer to: People * Tina (given name), people and fictional characters with the given name ''Tina'' Places *Tina, Iran, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran *Tina, Tunisia, a town in Sfax Governorate, Tunisia *Tina, Guadalcanal, Solomon ...

, and ''Debt'', by Temir Birnazarov, won the Special Short Film Jury Award; Bolotbek Zhamshiev won the An Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema Art development award.

Films

Directors

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Izya Gershtein Izya Abramovich Gershtein (Russian Изя Абрамович Герштейн; born on 22 June 1923 in Kiev, USSR – 13 February 2013 in Haifa, Israel) was a notable Kyrgyz Soviet documentary filmmaker, cameraman and director. People's Artist ...

* Bakyt Karagulov *

Janysh Kulmambetov Janysh Osmonovich Kulmambetov (Kyrgyz and Russian: Жаныш Осмонович Кулмамбетов;) (born 1955) is a Kyrgyz writer-screenwriter, playwright, stage and film director, screenwriter, producer, editor, journalist, and thea ...

Tolomush Okeyev Tölömüsh Okeyevich Okeyev (; 11 September 1935 – 18 December 2001) was a Kyrgyz screenwriter and film director born in Bokonbayevskoye. In 1973, he was a member of the jury at the 8th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1975 film, ' ...

* Bolotbek Zhamshiev

Studios

Kyrgyzfilm Kyrgyzfilm (russian: Киргизфильм) is a Kyrgyz film studio in Bishkek Bishkek ( ky, Бишкек), ), formerly Pishpek and Frunze, is the capital and largest city of Kyrgyzstan. Bishkek is also the administrative centre of the Chü ...

References

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