Kyrgyz short film "On a boat" wins prize at Danish IFF

Bishkek, Sept. 1, 2020 / Kabar /. The Kyrgyz short film "On a boat" won a prize at the International Film Festival in Denmark, film critic Gulbara Tolomusheva said.

She said that the film festival was held from 24 to 30 August in the Danish city of Odense. “As you know, it was in the city of Odense that the famous writer-storyteller Hans-Christian Anderson was born. The competition program included a film by a young Kyrgyz director Baizak Mamataliev "On a boat", which won the prize for the best script ( EUR 2 thousand ). We congratulate Mamataliev with the award,” Tolomusheva said.

The Odense International Film Festival (OFF) is Denmark's oldest and largest short film festival with a long and successful tradition, bringing together film fans every year from all over the world and from all genres not normally seen on the big screen. Since its inception, it strives to be the coziest, most risky and daring short film festival, challenging its audience and at the same time encouraging them to immerse themselves in something unfamiliar and discover a new world of creativity and beauty there.

The festival offers a varied film program full of thought-provoking experiences, as well as discussions, workshops, concerts and much more. Since 2013, it has also been the first Danish film festival to be accepted as an Oscar qualifier for the short films category.