Aitysh Film


The film production company ‘Aitysh Film’ was founded by public figure, producer and director Sadyk Sher-Niyaz in 2006 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan as a branch of Aitysh Public Fund. The purpose of the film company is the development of Kyrgyz cinema by supporting the creativity of talented young people. The company produces art-house, animation and documentary films.
Apart from Sadyk Sher-Niyaz, the other founders of Aitysh Film are , and . The Director of the film company is .

Filmography

№Film TitleCategoryGenreTimeYearDirector
1Born KyrgyzDocumentaryBiography45 minutes2006
2NarrativeDrama23 minutes2007
3First FrameNarrativeComedy60 minutes2007Sadyk Sher-Niyaz
4CityNarrativeDrama50 minutes2007Ulan Jukenov
5FlowerAnimationSocial4 minutes2007Izat Abdraimov
6Everything’s OKNarrativeDrama17 minutes2008Akjol Bekbolotov
7StringsNarrativeHistorical10 minutes2008Sadyk Sher-Niyaz
8The BridgeDocumentaryIconic15 minutes2008Bakytbek Turdubaev
9ChordNarrativeDrama14 minutes2008Marina Ilina
10CarouselNarrativeComedy15 minutes2008Vladimir Shakeldyan-Zaharin
11Force MajeureNarrativePsychological Drama6 minutes2009Sadyk Sher-Niyaz
12Dancing on AirDocumentarySocial25 minutes2009Bakytbek Turdubaev
13I Also Want to go to KindergartenDocumentarySocial12 minutes2009Bakytbek Turdubaev
14We Believe in TomorrowDocumentarySocial16 minutes2009Bakytbek Turdubaev
15Don’t Let the Star of Chingyz Stop Shining!DocumentaryRequiem10 minutes2009Sadyk Sher-Niyaz
16Letter to Santa ClausNarrativeDrama17 minutes2010Akjol Bekbolotov
17TrolleybusNarrativeDrama10 minutes2010Ernest Abdyjaparov
18Answers for YouDocumentaryReportage7 minutes2010Sadyk Sher-Niyaz
19A MotherNarrativeDrama18 minutes2011Nurlan Abdykadyrov
20Cup of SongsNarrativeComedy10 minutes2011Nurlan Asanbekov
21SaltNarrativeDrama45 min2011Marat Sarulu
22RainNarrativeDrama17 minutes2011Aigul bakanova
23KairatNarrativeDrama12 minutes2011Venera Jamankulova
24A GiftNarrativeDrama7 minutes2011Jaken Chotonov
25Different RoadsAnimationDrama2,5 minutes2011Tolgobek Koichumanov
26The Old WomanNarrativeComedy15 minutes2011Nazym mendibairov
27In the RainNarrativeDrama14 minutes2011Aibek Daiyrbekov
28Gold NestTV spectacularMusical40 minutes2011Akjol Bekbolotov
29Running to the FireDocumentaryBiography19 minutes2011Bakyt Turdubaev
30Dragon from the CaveAnimationFairytale8 minutes2011Kanybek Omurbekov
31Year of FireDocumentaryReportage26 minutes2011Dalmira Tilepbergenova
31Lazy manAnimationFairytale8 minutes2013Kanybek Omurbekov
32The SeagullNarrativeDrama15 minutes2013Elizaveta Stishova
33BachelorNarrativeComedy80 minutes2013Akjol Bekbolotov
34A wish to see herNarrativeDrama75 minutes2013Nurbek Musaev
31I am a Big BoyNarrativeComedy60 minutes2014Mirlan Abdulaev
3AkuAnimationDrama60 minutes2014Tolgobek Koichumanov
31Queen of the Mountains NarrativeEpic Drama131 minutes2014Sadyk Sher-Niyaz

Awards and Festival participation

‘A Son’s Duty’
- Participation in Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival and

- Special Jury Prize: International Tehran Film Festival

- Selected in the French Catalogue of Short Films 2007

- Special Prize: Eurasia International Film Festival, Astana, Kazakhstan
‘First Frame’
- Diploma for Best Music: International Festival of the ‘Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’ countries

- Diploma for Best Screenplay: 4th International Film Festival of the CIS and Baltic States ‘New Cinema’
‘City’
Diploma for Best Debut: International Festival of ‘Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’ countries
‘Everything’s OK’
- First prize: ‘Odan’ International Festival of Student Works

- Special Jury Prize: ‘Start’ Festival of Student Works

- Grand Prix prize: 15th International Tehran Film Festival

- 2nd prize:

- ARTE prize:

- Grand Prix prize: ‘Kyrgyzstan-Germany-France’ Festival

- Special Jury Prize: ‘Urban’ International Film Festival

- Grand Prix prize: 1st National Film Festival Young Cinema ‘Umut’

- Special Jury Prize Film Festival of SCO member countries

- Participation in International Film Festival Rotterdam

International Film Festival ‘Kyrgyzstan - Land of Short Films’

Since 2011, Aitysh Film, together with the Department of Cinematography of the Kyrgyz Republic and with the assistance of the has hosted an annual international film festival ‘Kyrgyzstan - Land of Short Films’ for the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Baltic States and Georgia. The festival has two competition programs, National and International, and awards are given in 4 categories: ‘Best Film’, ‘Best Director’, ‘Special Jury Prize’ and ‘People's Choice Award’. By tradition, the opening of the festival on 12 December marks the birthday of the famous national author Chingiz Aitmatov who died in 2008. Aitmatov was also a screenwriter and former Head of the Union of Filmmakers of Kyrgyzstan.