Ak Ilbirs, National Film Awards in the Kyrgyz Republic, was established to recognize the best achievements in the cinema in the country and to stimulate the artistic growth of national cinema in all areas of filmmaking.
The main purpose of Ak Ilbirs Awards is to improve the quality of cinema, produced by national film production, as well as to provide an incentive for further development by selecting the best works in each category, approved by authority committee.
The Scythian snow leopard, made of gold and bronze in the first half of the 5th century.
Any article about Kyrgyz cinematography, film, or portraits of filmmakers published in the national media can participate in a competition.
The prize fund of 200 thousand soms was established by the General Partner of the "Perspective" contest, Aitysh Public Fund, and is distributed as follows: Organization of Jury – 35,000 Soms The contenders may send electronic versions of their articles with the title "Perspective" - Ak Ilbirs and a link to the published article.