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Kyrgyz Director Wins Asian Film Awards Grant for Short Film

From 24.kg · () Russian

Translated from Russian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Kyrgyz director Tynystan Temirzhan received a grant from the Asian Film Awards (AFA) for his short film "Forgive Me, Friend."
  • The film was developed during an International Film Camp in Macau, where filmmakers worked with mentors on their scripts.
  • The AFA selects 16 scripts from thousands submitted, then chooses 8 to receive grants for production.

Kyrgyz director Tynystan Temirzhan has secured a grant from the Asian Film Awards (AFA) for his short film, "Forgive Me, Friend" (Kechir meni, dosum). The film, which has completed production, is set to premiere at an upcoming international film festival.

The project's journey began when Temirzhan and producer Suyum Sulaymanova submitted the script to the AFA. This led to an invitation to participate in the International Film Camp in Macau. There, they collaborated with mentors, refining the script and learning about the contemporary film industry.

The AFA's International Film Camp is a competitive program. Thousands of scripts from filmmakers across Asia are submitted, with the top 16 being selected for the camp. From this group, only eight scripts receive grants to fund the creation of their films. Temirzhan's film was shot in the Naryn region of Kyrgyzstan.

This film camp is supported by AFA, Asian Film Awards. Filmmakers from the Asian continent send their works here. From thousands of scripts, the top 16 are selected, from which the scripts for 8 films are further chosen, and they are awarded a grant to create the film.

— Suyum SulaymanovaThe producer explained the selection process for the AFA grant.
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