01 · Ventures
Stories that matter.
Auteur-driven cinema from Switzerland: development, production and distribution with a long-term perspective.
Film
Films for a more open world.
Alpine Ascent produces theatrical films. Our focus is auteur cinema: material with its own voice, carefully developed and rigorously executed.
We accompany projects across the full cycle — from material development through production to distribution.
Services
Development and screenwriting
Production of feature and documentary films
Co-production and international collaboration
Distribution and festival strategy
Contact
For submissions and enquiries: info@alpine-ascent.ch
Selected work
Kurak (2025)
A feature drama interweaving several women’s stories in contemporary Kyrgyzstan — based on true events. In Kyrgyz, “kurak” means patchwork.
Images · KurakFilm.com / OYMO Studio
- Directors: Erke Dzhumakmatova, Emil Atageldiev
- Screenplay: Erke Dzhumakmatova
- Runtime: 89 minutes · Languages: Kyrgyz, Russian
- Co-production: Kyrgyzstan / Switzerland / Serbia / France / Luxembourg / Netherlands / Italy
- Swiss production: OYMO Studio GmbH (among others)
- World premiere: 30th Busan International Film Festival (2025)
- Awards (selection): Bangladesh July Memorial Prize; Vision of Jiseok Award (Busan 2025)
