Kyrgyzstan and China to film two series with budget of USD 63 million

Bishkek, May 22, 2023. /Kabar/. Kyrgyzstan and China are planning to shoot two film series "The Far Wind of the Silk Road" and "Bishkek Love".

According to the Ministry of Culture, the Chinese side is the initiator of the project.

An agreement on the filming of the series "The Far Wind of the Silk Road" was signed between the Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports and Youth Policy of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Shaanxi Tianhan Shengdian Film Company Ltd.

According to the Chinese side, the movie script consists of 40 episodes. Filming is planned to start in the second half of 2023 (filming will be carried out throughout the country, including in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan). The budget of the series will be USD 38 million.

An agreement was also signed on the implementation of a project in the field of cinematography on the project of shooting the joint series "Bishkek Love" between the Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports and Youth Policy of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Beijing Zhongyi Boyue Culture Media Co. The project budget will be USD 25 million.