Kyrgyz film enters Oscars long-list

Bishkek, Oct.10, 2019. /Kabar/. Bekzat Pirmatov's Aurora film has been included in the Oscars long-list, the website of the Motion Picture Academy has published a list. Pirmatov’s film is competing for the award in the "Best International Feature Film” category (given as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020). The Academy’s press service reported that 93 films had been submitted, with Ghana, Nigeria and Uzbekistan submitting applications for the first time. The short list will be released on Dec.16, with the final list of nominees on Jan. 13. The winners will be announced on Feb. 9, 2020, the award ceremony will take place on the same day. Aurora’s main action takes place in the sanatorium of the same name in Issyk-Kul, which was built back in the Soviet era. Since then, it has not changed at all. The tragic and at the same time funny situations in which the heroes find themselves reflect the main problems of the country. The Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in the film industry. Given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the awards are an international recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy's voting membership.