A special screening of the feature film Kurak by directors Erke Dzhumakmatova and Emil Atageldiev, which was set to become the movie’s national premiere during the 4th Bishkek International Film Festival, has been canceled.
The U.S. Embassy in Bishkek announced an expansion of the review of online activity of applicants for nonimmigrant visas.
A fan zone for the live screening of Portugal—Uzbekistan football match will be set up at Turdakun Usubaliev Square in Bishkek on June 23, the Bishkek City Hall reported.
The film Kara Kyzyl Sary had its European premiere in Germany as part of the main competition program of the International Film Festival goEast. The screening was personally presented by director Aktan Arym Kubat, the film’s creative team reported.
On June 9-12, a special non-competition program, Mongolian Film Week, will be held as part of the IV Bishkek International Film Festival. Screenings will be held in the main hall of the Ala-Too cinema, the Ministry of Culture reported.
Violations for over 1 million soms were found at construction sites in Chui region.
The feature-length AI film Hell Grind, which debuted at Cannes and was featured in the WSJ, BBC, and Variety, premiered in Bishkek on June 17.
A total of 1,204 people in Osh and Osh region are registered with viral hepatitis B and C, data from the Osh Regional Center for the Control of Blood-Borne Infections, Viral Hepatitis, and Human Immunodeficiency Virus say.
A total of 554 infants under 12 months old died in Kyrgyzstan between January and April 2026, a report by the National Statistical Committee of Kyrgyzstan says.
A working meeting on sanctions policy, improvement of compliance and internal control mechanisms, as well as further strengthening of measures to minimize sanctions risks for the Kyrgyz Republic was held under the chairmanship of Bakyt Sydykov, Special Representative of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic for Special Assignments (on sanctions policy and sanctions risk mitigation). The Presidential Administration reported.
The Director of the State Civil Aviation Agency, Daniyar Bostonov, answered on Birinchi Radio whether flights from Kyrgyzstan to the United States could be launched.
From January to March 2026, at least 425 children under 12 months old died in Kyrgyzstan, a report from the National Statistical Committee says.
The CIS Film Forum Central Asia+ has been opened in Almaty. Representatives of the film industries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan are participating in the forum.
A ceremonial opening of the Mongolian Film Week took place in Bishkek on June 9. The event is aimed at developing cultural cooperation between the Kyrgyz Republic and Mongolia, as well as strengthening friendly ties between the two nations, the Ministry of Culture of Kyrgyzstan reported.
People’s Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic, actor and artist Dogdurbek Kydyraliev will become the laureate of an award for outstanding contribution to Kyrgyz and world cinema at the 4th Bishkek International Film Festival, the festival’s PR service reported.
Tajikistan Culture Days will be held in Kyrgyzstan from May 17 to 22. The Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports, and Youth Policy announced.
The 20th International Festival of Traditional Culture and Crafts OIMO-2026 will take place in Bishkek from May 27 to 31.
Women from Central Asia are being recruited into Georgia’s surrogacy market through social media, adding a new labor channel to an industry already under pressure from foreign demand and inadequate supervision. A University of Oxford study published in Mobilities identifies Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, U
The Kyrgyz film Kara Kyzyl Sary (Black, Red, Yellow) has won the Grand Prix at the inaugural International Film Festival of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states.
