Programme 2027

Ten days, two halls, one restoration. The seventeenth Talas International Film Festival.

1. Fri 10 SepOpening night: Guide of the Sands (1981), new restoration
   Introduced by Kadyrbek Asylbekov's daughter. 19:00, invitation and 400 somOktyabr
2. Sat 11 SepVisions of Irad (1984), the 31 places, on a big screen again
   16:00Oktyabr
3. Sat 11 SepChildren's morning, free: Tulpar Tales and a short about horses
   11:00Palace of Culture
4. Sun 12 SepZarina (1968), the 2014 restoration
   12:00 and 18:00Oktyabr
5. Mon 13 SepRussian cinema today: four new films from Moscow and St Petersburg
   17:00 and 20:00, RussianPalace of Culture
6. Tue 14 SepThe Silver Horseshoe (1984): the comic Eastern, with the bookkeeper's grandson
   19:00Oktyabr
7. Wed 15 SepKazakh and Kyrgyz shorts
   18:00, with Russian subtitlesPalace of Culture
8. Thu 16 SepVengeance Rider (1986), the 2023 restoration, with Lyudmila Tsoi in conversation
   19:00Oktyabr
9. Fri 17 SepHome movies of Talas: films people brought us, 1958 to 1991
   18:00, freeOktyabr
10. Sat 18 SepChildren's morning, free: cartoons
    11:00Palace of Culture
11. Sat 18 SepRise of Glory (1979), both parts with an interval
    14:00 to 19:00Oktyabr
12. Sun 19 SepClosing night: Russian premiere to be announced in August
    19:00, invitation and 400 somOktyabr

Tickets

Screenings

150 som; students 80 som

Opening and closing

400 som, with a glass of wine in the foyer

Festival pass

1,200 som, every screening except the two nights; free for members

Children

Free at the children’s mornings

Box office

Oktyabr cinema, Cinema Boulevard, from 1 September, 12:00 to 20:00. Cash.

Venues

Oktyabr cinema, Cinema Boulevard: the premiere house of Talasfilm since the 1950s and the Talasfilm Archives’ cinematheque since 1996. 620 seats. Palace of Culture: the small hall, 240 seats, for the new films and the children.

The programme is subject to the screening permits, which are issued in August. Films may change.