Kalikova & Associates, for the 5th time in a row, contributes to selecting winners of Ak Ilbirs National Film Award

The 5th Annual Ak Ilbirs National Film Award ceremony took place at Manas cinema theater on May 13, 2016. The awarding ceremony took place after the demonstration of films shot in 2015 and nominated in 2016. The demonstration of nominated films was held at Chingiz Aitmatov Cinema House in early May. The jury included the members of the Union of Cinematographers of the Kyrgyz Republic. Based on the voting results, Sutak, a film directed by Mirlan Abdykalykov, was announced as the best film of 2015. It previously won Nika Film Award of the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts in the category "Best Film of CIS and Baltic countries."

Home for Mermaids, Uzbekistan, won Ak Ilbirs award in the category “The best film in Central Asia”. The prize for an outstanding contribution to the National Cinematography was awarded to cameramen, Mr. Nurtai Barbiev, the People’s Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic. The prize for an outstanding contribution to the World cinema was awarded to Mrs.Natalia Arinbasarova, the Honored Artist of the RSFSR, the USSR State Prize laureate and a holder of Volpi gold cup at the 26th Venice International Film Festival.