Ak Ilbirs Awards

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Ak Ilbirs Awards
CountryKyrgyzstan, Bishkek
Presented by Ak Ilbirs Academy
First awarded2012;11 years ago (2012)
Website www.facebook.com/akilbirs2017/

Ak Ilbirs , National Film Awards in the Kyrgyz Republic, was established to recognize the best achievements in the cinema in the country and to stimulate the artistic growth of national cinema in all areas of filmmaking. [1]

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Film Award winners in each category are awarded statuettes of a snow leopard (ak Ilibris) a symbol of agility, luck and creative flight, sculpted by Sadyrbek Makeev.

The first film award ceremony of " Ak Ilbirs " was held on 27 October 2012.

History

" Ak Ilbirs Awards " is held annually and takes place in the Kyrgyz Republic, awarding each year's winners in different categories. The main purpose of Ak Ilbirs Awards is to improve the quality of cinema, produced by national film production, as well as to provide an incentive for further development by selecting the best works in each category, approved by authority committee.

Founders of the "Ak Ilbirs" National Film Awards

  1. Artykpay Suyundukov
  2. Aktan Arym Kubat
  3. Marat Sarulu
  4. Sadyk Sher-Niyaz
  5. Taalaibek Kulmendeev
  6. Temir Birnazarov
  7. Nurlan Abdykadyrov
  8. Ernest Abdyjaparov

Management of the National Film Awards Ceremony

  1. Directorate of the Ceremony consists of a Manager, Art director, Accountant and Administrator.
  2. The Manager is accountable to the Directorate of the Founders of the National Film Awards and is responsible for conducting the National Film Ceremony.
  3. Art director is accountable to the founders of the National Film Awards and is responsible for the selection of films nominated for the National Film Award.
  4. Accountant reports to the Manager and is responsible for the financial activities of the National Film Awards ceremony.
  5. The Administrator reports to the Manager and is responsible for conducting the ceremony of the National Film Awards.
  6. The Manager has the right, according to estimates, to hire, as necessary, a technical and creative professionals for the award period of the ceremony.

Sources of Award Ceremony funding

  1. Organization of the Ak Ilbirs Awards Ceremony are financed by personal contributions of the founder and partner support of individuals and entities, public and private initiatives, as well as International organization.
  2. For the purposes of accounting and control of financial contributions and the optimal allocation of funds, the Organization Ceremony Founders established the General Executive Directorate of National Film Awards Ceremony.
  3. The budget of the ceremony is set and approved by the founders of the National Film Awards on the basis of their confirmation on the schedule of the ceremony.

Ak Ilbirs statuette

The Scythian snow leopard, made of gold and bronze in the first half of the 5th century. BC, was the inspiration for the statuette. It is made of bronze and black marble monolith, weighing 2.0 kg. The name of the National Film Award is carved on it in ancient Kyrgyz alphabet.

Nominations

  1. Best Film
  2. Best Short Film
  3. Best Documentary
  4. Best Screenplay
  5. Best Director
  6. Best Cinematography
  7. Best Artist
  8. Best Composer
  9. Best Sound
  10. Best Actor
  11. Best Actress
  12. Best Producer
  13. Audience Award
  14. Best Film of Central Asia
  15. Best Actor of Central Asia
  16. Best Actress of Central Asia
  17. Outstanding Contribution to National Cinema
  18. Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema

Basic rules and criteria for the selection of nominees

Date, place and format of the ceremony

Interesting facts

Any article about Kyrgyz cinematography, film, or portraits of filmmakers published in the national media can participate in a competition.
The prize fund of 200 thousand soms was established by the General Partner of the "Perspective" contest, Aitysh Public Fund, and is distributed as follows:

  1. "Grand Prix" – 75,000 Soms.
  2. "The Best Analytical Article on Kyrgyz Cinema" – 55,000 Soms
  3. "The Best Analysis of the Kyrgyz Film" – 35,000 Soms

Organization of Jury – 35,000 Soms

The contenders may send electronic versions of their articles with the title "Perspective" - Ak Ilbirs and a link to the published article. If it is printed, then provide the edition, where this article was published.
Articles published from 1 January to 30 April can participate in the competition.
The Award Ceremony of "Perspective" competition is held the day before Ak Ilbirs National Film Award Ceremony, in the first half of the May.
The Jury and assessment criteria are determined by the founders of the "Ak Ilbirs" National Film Awards
"Perspective"contestants cannot be members of the Jury.

Original records

Winners

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

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References

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  2. "Film Journalism Competition "Perspective"" . Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  3. "National Film". Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.